Olympic champion Caslick set to lead Australia’s charge for rugby sevens gold at Paris Games
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Olympic champion Caslick set to lead Australia’s charge for rugby sevens gold at Paris Games

Associated Press  

BRISBANE, Australia — Charlotte Caslick will lead Australia’s world series champion squad to the Paris Olympics, where she’s aiming to win her second gold medal after taking the honors when rugby sevens made its debut at the Summer Games in 2016. The women’s and men’s Australian squads for Paris were confirmed Wednesday, with Caslick and Sharni Smale on the women’s squad and Nick Malouf and Henry Hutchison on the men’s squad set to become three-time Olympians. We can’t wait to get over there.” After edging New Zealand for the first Olympic gold ever awarded in rugby sevens, the Australian women failed to make it into the medal playoffs in Tokyo. But the women’s team enters Paris as the world series champions after edging Tokyo Olympic gold medalist New Zealand in the semifinals of the series finale last month and then beating France for the title.

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Australia women finish fourth in Cape Town Sevens World Series
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Australia women finish fourth in Cape Town Sevens World Series

ABC  

Rugby sevens superstar Maddison Levi has met her match in the shape of rising American ace Nia Toliver as Australia's women crashed out in the semifinals of the Cape Town World Series event. Levi brilliance sets up Aussie women's sevens win Photo shows Australian women's rugby 7s player Maddison Levi strides away down the field for a try with two …

Pieter-Steph du Toit and Ellie Kildunne win World Rugby player of the year awards
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Pieter-Steph du Toit and Ellie Kildunne win World Rugby player of the year awards

The Independent  

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Pieter-Steph du Toit and Ellie Kildunne named world rugby’s best players
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Pieter-Steph du Toit and Ellie Kildunne named world rugby’s best players

Associated Press  

MONACO — South Africa flanker Pieter-Steph du Toit and England fullback Ellie Kildunne were named World Rugby’s players of the year on Sunday. Antoine Dupont was the best men’s sevens player after helping France win the Olympic gold medal. Du Toit, also the 2019 winner, became only the fourth men’s player to win the award at least twice, after New …

One of Australia's greatest sportswomen takes Ian Thorpe to task over his controversial call on the Olympics
3 months, 1 week ago

One of Australia's greatest sportswomen takes Ian Thorpe to task over his controversial call on the Olympics

Daily Mail  

Alyssa Healy has taken issue with one piece of commentary made by Aussie swimming great Ian Thorpe at the Olympic Games. Thorpe, watching on as the nation's superstar women's freestyle quartet took gold in the relay, was effusive in his praise as they took the top step of the podium for a fourth successive Games. Alyssa Healy has hit back …

Australian rugby sevens captain and 3-time Olympian Nick Malouf retires from the sport
4 months ago

Australian rugby sevens captain and 3-time Olympian Nick Malouf retires from the sport

Associated Press  

SYDNEY — Australia men’s rugby sevens captain and three-time Olympian Nick Malouf has announced his retirement following the Paris Games. The 31-year-old Malouf, who played in 61 world series tournaments and scored 82 tries for 410 points, made the announcement in a Rugby Australia statement Saturday. Originally a flanker with the University of Queensland, Malouf was drafted into the Australian …

Rugby Sevens wins over Olympic crowds and Maher’s US women’s team wants to build on bronze for L.A.
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Rugby Sevens wins over Olympic crowds and Maher’s US women’s team wants to build on bronze for L.A.

Associated Press  

PARIS — Antoine Dupont enhanced his reputation as the world’s premier rugby player when he kicked off the Paris Olympics with a gold medal for the host nation. The men’s rugby sevens tournament started two days before the Paris Games officially kicked off in an unconventional opening ceremony that used the Seine River and the city’s famous landmarks as the …

New Zealand tops Canada for back-to-back Olympic women’s rugby sevens titles. US takes bronze
4 months, 3 weeks ago

New Zealand tops Canada for back-to-back Olympic women’s rugby sevens titles. US takes bronze

Associated Press  

SAINT-DENIS, France — Two Olympic gold medals and a silver around her neck, draped in a flag, Portia Woodman-Wickliffe walked away from the field at the Paris Games content with her rugby sevens career for New Zealand. One of greatest players ever in the women’s game, Woodman-Wickliffe helped New Zealand clinch back-to-back Olympic titles with Tuesday’s 19-12 win over Canada …

Olympic rugby sevens women’s semifinals set: U.S. plays New Zealand and Australia vs Canada
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Olympic rugby sevens women’s semifinals set: U.S. plays New Zealand and Australia vs Canada

Associated Press  

SAINT-DENIS, France — Now that they’ve reached the Olympic semifinals for the first time, Ilona Maher and the U.S. women’s rugby sevens team could be just 15 minutes away from a shot at a gold medal. “Record try scorer sounds pretty good but Olympic gold medalist would sound even better, so hopefully we’ll get that tomorrow,” Levi said. The French …

Maher’s Americans join Kiwis, Aussies and France in an unbeaten bunch in rugby sevens at Olympics
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Maher’s Americans join Kiwis, Aussies and France in an unbeaten bunch in rugby sevens at Olympics

Associated Press  

PARIS — Ilona Maher often uses TikTok and Instagram to draw attention to the U.S. women’s rugby sevens team. The top four ranked teams all finished Sunday on two wins apiece and assured of quarterfinals spots, with defending champion New Zealand leading Pool A following lopsided wins over China and Canada, 2016 gold medalist Australia dominating Pool B and the …

Dupont leads France to a gold medal in Olympic rugby sevens, ending Fiji’s dominance
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Dupont leads France to a gold medal in Olympic rugby sevens, ending Fiji’s dominance

Associated Press  

SAINT-DENIS, France — In a seven-minute clinic that’ll long define his legacy, Antoine Dupont scored two tries and created another to deliver a coveted gold medal for France and end two-time champion Fiji’s Olympic dominance in rugby sevens. “We are really proud to start the Olympics like that.” The French men didn’t qualify for the previous Olympics in Tokyo, but …

Unbeaten Fiji on track for third successive Olympic rugby sevens gold by reaching semis
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Unbeaten Fiji on track for third successive Olympic rugby sevens gold by reaching semis

Associated Press  

PARIS — Fiji stayed on track for a third successive Olympic gold medal in rugby sevens by reaching the semifinals at the Stade de France on Thursday. Host side France and Australia reached the semifinals for the first time, while South Africa, the 12th and last team to qualify only a month ago, was back in the semis for the …

Dupont’s Olympic debut to boost France’s rugby sevens chances. Fiji aims for a three-peat
5 months ago

Dupont’s Olympic debut to boost France’s rugby sevens chances. Fiji aims for a three-peat

Associated Press  

Antoine Dupont had one ambition when he switched his focus to what he described as the French Olympic project: a gold medal for the host nation. The world’s premier rugby player will get France’s Olympic medal campaign underway Wednesday, two days before the official opening ceremony of the Paris Games, when his team takes on the United States in the …

Paris Olympics: What to know and who to watch during the rugby sevens competition
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Paris Olympics: What to know and who to watch during the rugby sevens competition

Associated Press  

A roadmap to follow for the rugby sevens competition at the Paris Olympics: Athletes to Watch —Antoine Dupont, France: The 27-year-old scrumhalf is one of the world’s best rugby players. He has won two Olympic gold medals, a World Cup sevens title and, in 2020, was voted rugby sevens player of the decade. —Fiji’s first-ever Olympic gold medal was delivered …

Australia women suffer historic sevens rugby loss at home
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Australia women suffer historic sevens rugby loss at home

Associated Press  

PERTH, Australia — A red card for Teagan Levi cost Australia women their unbeaten record in the sevens rugby world series in their home tournament on Friday. After sweeping the Dubai and Cape Town legs, Australia must beat Canada, which lost to Britain on a late try, on Saturday to reach the quarterfinals of the Australia Sevens. Men’s series leader …

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