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HSBC Canada Women's Sevens 2022
4 min read

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
4 min read
Madagascar Women's Sevens
3 min read

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
3 min read
HSBC Spain Sevens Seville 2022 - Women's
4 min read

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
5 min read

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
5 min read
Dubai Emirates Airline Rugby Sevens 2021 - Men's
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HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series

Perfection, not silverware, the focus for South Africa and Selvyn Davids

We caught up with the Blitzboks star, who has helped guide his side to the top of the men’s HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series standings as the countdown continues to their home Rugby World Cup Sevens.

HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series

Tue 5 April, 2022
3 min read
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
Women's Six Nations
Thursday 24 March, 2022
4 min read

Women's Six Nations 2022: Players to watch

Ahead of the return of the Women's Six Nations, we look at six players we are excited to see take the field over the next five weeks.
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Some of Europe’s best players will take the field this weekend as the Women’s Six Nations 2022 gets underway in Edinburgh, Dublin and Grenoble.

England are again the team to beat, but there is reason for optimism for the chasing pack as a huge year for women’s rugby continues with the five-week tournament.

So, as preparations intensify ahead of the opening weekend, and fans put together their fantasy teams, we take a look at six players we are looking forward to seeing in action between now and 30 April.

Ball ripped, tackle burst, 35 metre sprint = TRY TIME!

A great finish from @CyrielleBanet as the winger scores just before half-time for Les Bleus. #WomensSixNations #IREvFRA pic.twitter.com/vVZx1h8jCr

— TikTok Women's Six Nations (@Womens6Nations) April 17, 2021

Cyrielle Banet (France)

Try-scorers do not come much more prolific than Les Bleues winger Banet, who touched down on her test debut in November 2017 and then her first Women’s Six Nations appearance three months later.

A near constant threat to defences, Banet scored twice against Ireland during last season’s shortened Championship to take her tournament tally to 10 tries in only 11 matches.

Banet heads into this year’s Championship in fine form, too, having helped Les Bleues to back-to-back victories against the Black Ferns in November, scoring twice in the first of those.

As they go in search of a first title since 2018, Les Bleues and Banet may feel they have a point to prove following last season’s narrow final defeat to England. Defence coaches, you’ve been warned.

Nichola Fryday (Ireland)

All eyes will be on Dublin on Saturday as Ireland attempt to move on from their Rugby World Cup 2021, playing in 2022, qualification disappointment under a new coach and captain.

Exeter Chiefs second-row Fryday has been handed the captain’s armband for the Championship, a sign of both her recent form and growing influence in the squad.

Fryday made her test debut against Canada in 2016 and has since become a mainstay of the Irish forward pack, putting in a Player of the Match performance as her team ended 2021 with a 20-10 defeat of the USA in November.

The 26-year-old moved to England with the Chiefs following that match and has made an immediate impact, helping Susie Appleby’s side challenge for a place in the Premier 15s play-offs.

The try that clinched it...

Stunning from @SadiaKabeya ⭐️#Premier15s pic.twitter.com/yYOgycKUm9

— Allianz Premier 15s (@Premier15s) February 19, 2022

Sadia Kabeya (England)

“Sadia Kabeya is probably one of the most naturally talented athletes I've ever had the joy of playing alongside, her ability as a rugby player is phenomenal.”

High praise indeed, especially when it comes from the captain of England’s first opponents, Scotland. Rachel Malcolm knows Kabeya well, the pair are Loughborough Lightning team-mates, and she could not be more effusive about her potential.

England coach Simon Middleton is also a fan, having handed the flanker her test debut against Canada at Twickenham Stoop last November.

Kabeya subsequently started the win against the USA the following weekend and her performances in the Premier 15s have put her in the mix to earn a Women’s Six Nations debut this month.

Jade Konkel (Scotland)

Having missed the Women’s Six Nations 2021 as she completed her training to become a firefighter, Konkel has since returned to the Scotland back-row with a bang.

An ever-present as Bryan Easson’s side finished second at September’s RWC 2021 Europe Qualifier and then secured their passage to New Zealand via the Final Qualification Tournament, her physicality on both sides of the ball is integral to how Scotland want to play.

Konkel’s last Championship appearance came at the end of 2020, as she helped Scotland to an historic 13-13 draw against France in Glasgow.

“It’s brilliant to have her back, both on and off the pitch,” Malcolm said. “For any team to have a player like that to bring in and get that go-forward, it gives you an amazing attacking platform.”

Sara Barattin ➡️ Michela Sillari 🏉

🎯 Pinpoint perfection from @Federugby to create this brilliant try! #RWC2021 pic.twitter.com/7gxCx2YIQD

— Rugby World Cup (@rugbyworldcup) September 25, 2021

Michela Sillari (Italy)

Italy head into this year’s Championship hoping to maintain the momentum they built up in winning the RWC 2021 Europe Qualifier in Parma last September.

No one contributed more to that success than Michela Sillari, who notched 27 points across the Azzurre’s three matches, including a try in each of the victories against Scotland and Spain.

Sillari and her distinctive scrum cap have been a mainstay in the Italy midfield for the last decade, and her centre partnership with Beatrice Rigoni will be pivotal to how Andrea di Giandomenico’s side fare this year.

The high point of the 29-year-old’s Women’s Six Nations career came three years ago, when she kicked 31 points to help Italy finish second in the standings behind England, the only team to beat them in that year’s Championship.

Sisilia Tuipulotu (Wales)

Tuipulotu has enjoyed a meteoric rise through the ranks having earned a retainer contract with Wales only two years after taking up rugby properly.

It should, perhaps, come as little surprise that the 18-year-old is talented though, given she has family ties to male stars Taulupe Faletau, Carwyn Tuipulotu and Billy and Mako Vunipola.

Her performances in the Premier 15s for Gloucester-Hartpury caught the attention of Wales coach Ioan Cunningham – who has described her potential as “unbelievable” – and she made her senior debut at second-row in a non-cap match against the USA Falcons earlier this month.

Anticipation for Tuipulotu’s test debut is understandably building ahead of this season’s Championship.

“She is going to be amazing,” her Gloucester-Hartpury club-mate Zoe Aldcroft said. “She’s so powerful, so strong, there’s no stopping her. I’m really excited to see her at the Six Nations.”

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Commonwealth Games

All the build-up to rugby sevens at the Commonwealth Games 2022

Now that the line-ups are complete in both the men’s and women’s tournaments, we take a look at who has won gold in the past and the sides competing to add their names to the roll call of honour in July.

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Wed 11 May, 2022
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Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022

Discipline and hard work at the heart of Madagascar's success on the road to Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022

The Madagascar women's sevens team has achieved their historic dream of qualifying for a Rugby World Cup Sevens tournament for the first time. At the heart of this achievement lies a lot of hard work, determination and discipline.

Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022

Wed 11 May, 2022
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HSBC Canada Women's Sevens 2022
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HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series

Seven women’s HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series players to watch in Toulouse

Following an exciting weekend in Langford we look at seven women’s stars who could light up Toulouse between 20-22 May.

HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series

Thu 5 May, 2022
4 min read
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
4 min read
Madagascar Women's Sevens
3 min read

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
3 min read
HSBC Canada Women's Sevens 2022
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HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series

Australia clinch overall 2022 series title while late Lily Dick try gives them Cup win in Langford

Hosts Canada took fifth place while Ireland flyer Amee-Leigh Murphy Crowe bagged 12 tries as they won bronze in the HSBC Canada Sevens in Langford.

HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series

Mon 2 May, 2022
7 min read
HSBC Canada Women's Sevens 2022
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HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series

Australia edge towards HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series glory in Langford as New Zealand provide thrills on return

Australia are closing in on the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series title after a perfect start to the penultimate event of the season in Canada, while the Black Ferns came back with a bang at the Starlight Stadium.

HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series

Sun 1 May, 2022
5 min read
HSBC Canada Women's Sevens 2022
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HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series

Captains on top of the world ahead of the HSBC Canada Women's Sevens in Langford

The HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series returns to the home of Rugby Canada after a 1,083 day break as Australia look to clinch their first Series title since to 2018.

HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series

Fri 29 April, 2022
3 min read
Santiago Gómez Cora
5 min read

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Santiago Gómez Cora: “You have to be patient, trust a lot and do the hard work”

World Rugby caught up with Los Pumas Sevens coach about Argentina’s recent win in the HSBC Canada Sevens and what it means to him going forward.

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Thu 28 April, 2022
5 min read
Charlotte Caslick
3 min read

HSBC Sevens Series

Series title within Australia’s reach as the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series returns to Langford

We spoke to Australia co-captain Charlotte Caslick about her team's mindset heading into this weekend's HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series stop in Langford knowing they can wrap up the series title.

HSBC Sevens Series

Wed 27 April, 2022
3 min read
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