TRU’s Joe Harvey was in attendance at the Secure Trading National Sevens Series Finals on the weekend and he followed both English Universities sides during the competition.
Former Ulster and Nottingham player Ricky Andrew also had a desire to coach whilst playing and his work in the game has taken him to Spain, who themselves are making strides.
Great British swimmer Adam Peaty is one of the best athletes of his generation - and although he may not know it, he has helped to inspire a Scotland Women’s rugby star to hit new heights in her own career.
Back in April, Eilidh Sinclair watched on television from Australia as her Scotland Women Sevens team-mates came close to securing a World Rugby Sevens Series core spot for 2019/20.
Fiji 7s extended their dominance to beat their New Zealand counterparts 35-24 in the final to win the Paris leg and with it the World Rugby Sevens Series title for the fourth time. Here are all the highlights from the encounter.
Fiji resisted a second-half fightback from New Zealand 7s to register a 35-24 win in the final of the Paris Sevens to claim the World Rugby Sevens Series for the fourth time.
James Rodwell may be making his 93rd and final appearance for England on the World Rugby Sevens Series circuit this weekend in Paris, but for seven of his team mates, it will be just the start of their journey in the sport at the top level.
Fiji retained the London leg in the ongoing Men's HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series after beating Australia 7-43 in the final to move top in the overall standings. Here are the highlights from the second day of the action at Twickenham Stadium.
Fiji have claimed the top standing in the ongoing HSBC Men's World Rugby Sevens Series after they went on to beat Australia 7-43 in the final to claim the London 7s.
Watch live action of the London leg in the Men's World Rugby Sevens Series from Twickenham. Earlier, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, France, USA, Fiji, Canada and Ireland qualified for the knock-out stage.
South Africa, Fiji and USA remained unbeaten in the opening day of the London leg in the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series but England missed out on the Cup Quarter-finals with a narrow margin.
Ahead of the London 7s, TRU’s Joe Harvey caught up Canada’s captain, Harry Jones, as they look to gain some momentum ahead of their Olympic qualifiers.