The 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens were held in Moscow Russia over the weekend with the Men and Women's All Blacks winning. The weekend opened with match's on Friday and all went pretty much as expected. Day two and in the mens there were no real surprises, however in the women's England losing to Russia put them up against the New Zealand All Blacks in the quarter finals … [Read more...]
RWC 7’s Russia 2013 – England Tough Pool
The RWC Sevens 2013 in Russia June 28-30, has pulled up a couple of tough pools. Pool 'A' should be fairly straightforward for Australia, though France and Spain may beg to differ, Tunisia will be the bottom side. Pool 'B' South Africa should progress with Scotland and Russia should finish above Japan. Pool 'C' This will be a tussle between Samoa and Kenya with … [Read more...]
RWC Sevens 2013 Asian Qualification – Philippines Qualify With Japan & HK
The Asian qualifying round for the Rugby World Cup Sevens in Russia 2013, is now complete with Hong Kong, Japan and the Philippines through. Regarding the Asian competition Japan beat Hong Kong 14-12 in a tight Cup Final and get revenge for their loss earlier in the year. In the third place play off and against our prediction the Philippines beat Korea 22-19. The … [Read more...]
RWC Sevens 2013 Asian Qualification – Who will go through?
The Asian qualifying round for the Rugby World Cup Sevens in Russia 2013, is now down to the last four. Japan will play the Philippines and Hong Kong will play Korea in the semi-finals. Both winning teams will qualify and the losers will play off with the winner going through. Hong Kong, Korea and Japan came through day one unbeaten, whilst the Philippines lost to Hong … [Read more...]
Russia to host Rugby World Cup Sevens 2013
The IRB Council has awarded Rugby World Cup Sevens 2013 to Russia. IRB Chairman Bernard Lapasset announced: (quote) We are delighted to announce that Rugby World Cup Sevens 2013 will be hosted by Russia. Council Members were extremely impressed with the Rugby Union of Russia bid and we are sure that Moscow will host a special tournament for the 24 men's and 16 women's teams … [Read more...]