Scotland have followed South Africa in establishing full time professional contracts for a select number of Sevens players. Scotlands move will draw inevitable comparisons with South Africas fully-contracted squad of Sevens players, and with plans afoot to do a similar thing in the USA, but Gemmell is adamant that he must do what is best for Scotland. The Scottish Rugby Union … [Read more...]
Wales take the mens crown in RWC 7’s Dubai
Wales never really looked like they would lose this final. Argentina only held the lead once when following Wales opening try which was not converted they went 7-5 up thanks to a converted try. Wales then came back and led 12-7 at half-time. Both sides touched down once each in the second period and so Wales came out on top to win the Melrose Cup 19-12. The other winners … [Read more...]
Australia Women win 7’s RWC
The Aussie women won the inaugural Rugby World Cup Sevens in extra time. The score at full time was 10-10 but they sealed victory with a sudden death try by Shelly Matcham. The other winners were: Plate: England Bowl: China … [Read more...]
RWC 7’s Mens finals day results and fixtures
Results and fixtures for finals day in Dubai for the men. Results Bowl 37 ZIMBABWE 28-10 GEORGIA BQF 38 JAPAN 12-19 URUGUAY BQF 39 IRELAND 24-5 ARABIAN GULF BQF 40 HONG KONG 14-7 ITALY BQF Fixtures Plate 41 08:58 TONGA 24-7 TUNISIA PQF 42 08:20 UNITED STATES 14-24 AUSTRALIA PQF 43 08:42 FRANCE 19-21 SCOTLAND PQF 44 09:06 PORTUGAL 12 -5 CANADA PQF Cup 45 09:28 NEW ZEALAND … [Read more...]
7’s RWC Womens Finals Day Fixtures and Results
Finals day match's again time is UK time and we will update with results as soon as possible. Bowl 25 07:00 CHINA 21-5 JAPAN BQF 26 07:22 ITALY 17-0 THAILAND BQF 27 07:44 BRAZIL 12-7 UGANDA BQF 28 08:06 RUSSIA 12-5 NETHERLANDS BQF Cup 29 08:28 FRANCE 0-19 UNITED STATES CQF 30 08:50 NEW ZEALAND 33-12 CANADA CQF 31 09:12 SPAIN 7-15 SOUTH AFRICA CQF 32 … [Read more...]