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Andy Vilk, head coach of Italy men's sevens
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RWC Sevens 2022 qualifying

Italy men’s sevens team seeks return to the big stage

The European men's qualification tournament for Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022 is on the horizon with the prize of four tickets to Cape Town, South Africa at stake in July.

RWC Sevens 2022 qualifying

Thu 19 May, 2022
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HSBC Canada Women's Sevens 2022
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HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series

Black Ferns Sevens renew riveting rivalry with Australia on HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series

Australia wrapped up the 2022 Series title in Langford, but the Black Ferns Sevens left Canada with plenty to celebrate as they begin a busy period.

HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series

Tue 3 May, 2022
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Madagascar Women's Sevens
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Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022

Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022: Madagascar latest team to book ticket to Cape Town

Following another intense weekend of qualifying action we now know the identity of 12 women's and 20 men's teams who will compete at RWC Sevens 2022.

Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022

Mon 2 May, 2022
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HSBC Spain Sevens Seville 2022 - Women's
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HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series

Amee-Leigh Murphy Crowe keen to drive Ireland onto Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022

We spoke to the prolific Ireland star about backing up the team’s success in Seville and plotting their path to Cape Town in September.

HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series

Tue 26 April, 2022
4 min read
Rugby World Cup Sevens San Francisco 2018 - Day Two
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Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022

Everything you need to know about Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022

Your guide to RWC Sevens 2022, which will take place in Cape Town between 9-11 September this year.

Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022

Fri 8 April, 2022
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2018 Highlights
Rugby World Cup Sevens 2018
08:29 mins

Highlights: New Zealand win big in San Francisco

New Zealand retained their Rugby World Cup Sevens title in San Francisco
Mon 23 July, 2018
08:29 mins
Rugby World Cup Sevens 2018
07:03 mins

Highlights: New Zealand women's win Rugby World Cup Sevens

Check out all the top action as New Zealand win The Rugby World Cup Sevens in San Francisco
Sun 22 July, 2018
07:03 mins
Rugby World Cup Sevens San Francisco 2018 - Day Two
06:30 mins

HIGHLIGHTS: Men's semi-finals confirmed after thrilling day two

Men's semi-finals confirmed after thrilling day two of action at Rugby World Cup Sevens 2018 #RWC7s
Sun 22 July, 2018
06:30 mins
Rugby World Cup Sevens San Francisco 2018 - Day One
06:51 mins

Highlights: Men's quarter-finals decided

Men's quarter-finals of Rugby World Cup Sevens decided after incredible first day at AT&T Park
Sat 21 July, 2018
06:51 mins
Rugby World Cup Sevens 2018
06:26 mins

Highlights: Women's semi-finals confirmed at Rugby World Cup Sevens

Championship semi-finals confirmed after thrilling day one of action
Sat 21 July, 2018
06:26 mins
World Rankings
Monday 12 July, 2021
3 min read

Australia up to fifth in World Rugby Men’s Rankings

A last-gasp victory in Brisbane sees Australia climb above France, while Portugal move back into the world’s top 20.
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A busy weekend of international rugby resulted in some significant changes in the World Rugby Men’s Rankings, with no less than 11 teams improving their position and 13 losing ground.

Australia and France set rugby fans up for a weekend of drama with a compelling test match in Brisbane that went right down to the wire.

"It means a hell of a lot."

Michael Hooper on how passionate the Wallabies are playing for their country. 💚💛 #9WWOS pic.twitter.com/WWSUHIjgdu

— Wide World of Sports (@wwos) July 11, 2021

An experimental Les Bleus team looked set for a first victory against the Wallabies in Australia in 12 attempts, a run dating back to 1990, when they led 21-20 with only seconds left.

A brace of tries from sevens winger Gabin Villière had put them in pole position but the tourists failed to kick the ball dead when the clock was in the red and ended up conceding a penalty right in front of the posts.

Tries from Brandon Paenga-Amosa and Michael Hooper and Noah Lolesio’s boot had kept Australia within striking distance up until that point and Lolesio made no mistake when presented with the match-winning opportunity.

Australia are now the higher-ranked of the two teams in fifth with Les Bleus slipping down a place to sixth.

Four days later, in a game just as dramatic, Wales and Argentina fought out a 20-20 draw in Cardiff.

The expectation was that Wales would run away with the match once Los Pumas lost full-back, Juan Cruz Mallia, to a red card approaching the half-hour mark.

But the visitors showed tremendous resolve and no little skill to defy the one-man disadvantage and turn a 6-3 deficit into a 20-6 lead, thanks to tries either side of the interval from Pablo Matera and Jerónimo de la Fuente.

Will Rowlands and Tomos Williams responded with tries as Wales rallied and the home side could have won the game had Jarrod Evans not missed with a penalty attempt in the last minute.

Los Pumas picked up 0.61 of a rating point for the draw but remain in ninth place. Meanwhile, Wales drop a place as a consequence of Australia’s victory and their own failure to win.

#TeamOfUs

📺 Two of our latest debutants, 𝗥𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘁 𝗕𝗮𝗹𝗼𝘂𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗲 and 𝗝𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗲, reflect on a memorable night at @avivastadium 🙌 🟢#ShoulderToShoulder #IrishRugby #VodafoneSummerSeries #IREvUSA pic.twitter.com/Cl5eMdxuPF

— Irish Rugby (@IrishRugby) July 11, 2021

Good hook line

The rest of the fixtures involving the teams ranked second to fourth in the rankings did not lead to any positional change because they all went as expected.

However, no-one would have predicted that hookers would have accounted for 11 of the 29 tries (38 per cent) scored by the winning teams.

The All Blacks, who are ranked second behind South Africa, were given a thorough examination by Fiji but a quartet of tries by replacement Dane Coles in the space of 24 second-half minutes saw them pull clear and win 57-23.

Adam Radwan starred on debut with a hat-trick as England produced a result that reflected the 20-place differential in the rankings between themselves and Canada.

The Newcastle flyer became only the sixth England player to achieve the feat and the first since Jeremy Guscott in 1989.

It was a particularly good day for the Newcastle club as hooker Jamie Blamire also touched down three times in the 70-14 win in what was only his second test appearance.

Marcus Smith slotted all nine conversions and then learned he’d been called up by the British and Irish Lions as injury cover for Finn Russell.

Meanwhile, in Dublin, Ronan Kelleher completed a brilliant day for hookers by emulating Coles’ achievement with four tries as Ireland brushed aside the USA Eagles, 71-10.

Debutants Robert Baloucoune and Nick Timoney were also among the tries as Ireland racked up their third-highest score in test rugby.

The visitors had to play with 14 men for more than an hour after flanker Riekert Hattingh was shown a red card. But, even so, the Eagles will be disappointed they were unable to build on a promising showing against England at Twickenham last week.

Advantage Samoa 

In one of several Rugby World Cup 2023 qualifying matches taking place last weekend, Samoa overcame a sluggish first-half performance in Auckland to run in five tries and beat Tonga 42-13.

The teams will engage once again in Hamilton this weekend to decide the Oceania 1 spot but this time with Samoa as the higher-ranked team.

Samoa’s biggest-ever win in a Rugby World Cup qualifier against Tonga sees them move up to 13th after gaining 1.16 points.

Tonga drop down two places to 15th with Italy the other team to benefit.

Other Rugby World Cup 2023 qualifiers to affect the rankings involved teams in Europe, South America and Africa.

Portugal return to the world’s top 20 for the first time in four months after an emphatic 61-28 Rugby Europe Championship win over the Netherlands in Amsterdam.

Chile struck the first blow in the Sudamérica Rugby 3 Naciones, defeating Brazil 23-13 in Montevideo.

The win earned Los Condores 1.39 rating points – enough for them to overtake Switzerland and move into 28th place.

In the Rugby Africa Cup, the results of midweek matches and those played on Saturday led to net gains for Senegal and Madagascar.

The teams enjoyed differing fortunes on the qualification front, however, with Senegal making it through to the next phase – along with Kenya, Namibia and the Ivory Coast – but the Makis are out.

Read more: Allister Coetzee makes international return as Namibia begin Rugby World Cup 2023 qualification >>

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World Rugby talks to the New Zealander about becoming the first female lead commentator on the men’s HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series and her life in sports broadcasting.

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Fri 20 May, 2022
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Andy Vilk, head coach of Italy men's sevens
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Italy men’s sevens team seeks return to the big stage

The European men's qualification tournament for Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022 is on the horizon with the prize of four tickets to Cape Town, South Africa at stake in July.

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Thu 19 May, 2022
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Fiji are in Toulouse to win: “There is still room for improvement,” says Gollings

Gold and silver medals in their last two HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series outings have Fiji feeling good ahead of French tournament

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Thu 19 May, 2022
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Captains ready for lift off at HSBC France Sevens

Toulouse welcomes a full line-up of 16 men’s and 12 women’s teams for the first time in the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series on 20-22 May

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