France men, New Zealand women win finals at L.A. Sevens
9 months, 2 weeks ago

France men, New Zealand women win finals at L.A. Sevens

Hindustan Times  

LOS ANGELES — France beat an injury-hit Great Britain 21-0 in the men’s final of the Los Angeles Sevens on Sunday to claim its first title in the rugby sevens World Series in 19 years. New Zealand beat Australia 29-14 in the women’s final but Australia retains a four point lead over New Zealand in the standings after five of eight rounds. Mikaela Blyde scored three tries as New Zealand overwhelmed Australia by five tries to two in the women’s final. Australia lost Madison Levi to the sin-bin in the last minute of the first half and New Zealand opened the second with a try in the first minute to Pouri-Lane.

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South Africa men finally win home sevens title and New Zealand takes women’s final
2 weeks, 2 days ago

South Africa men finally win home sevens title and New Zealand takes women’s final

Associated Press  

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — South Africa won its hometown rugby sevens title for the first time in nine years after beating France 26-14 in the men’s final on Sunday. The men’s final was tied on 14 at halftime but South Africa pulled away as Olympic champion France conceded penalties and errors under pressure. A minute later, Van Wyk’s tap …

Australia women win the Dubai Sevens again and Fiji men end their title drought
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Australia women win the Dubai Sevens again and Fiji men end their title drought

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A 90-meter intercept try by women’s sevens player of the year Maddison Levi clinched Australia’s fifth successive Dubai title against archrival New Zealand in the final on Sunday. Her 15th try gave her the women’s record for a single tournament in the world series, eclipsing the 14 by New Zealand’s Portia Woodman-Wickliffe in 2015 in …

Unbeaten Fiji to face Dupont-less France in Dubai Sevens quarters
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Unbeaten Fiji to face Dupont-less France in Dubai Sevens quarters

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Fiji set up a rematch of the Paris Olympics final with France after sweeping its pool games in Dubai Sevens rugby on Saturday. Fiji beat New Zealand, the United States and Spain in its pool and will look forward to France, which dashed Fiji hopes of a third consecutive gold medal in Paris in July. …

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 …

‘We just made history.’ U.S. women’s rugby sevens revel in bronze-medal showing
4 months, 3 weeks ago

‘We just made history.’ U.S. women’s rugby sevens revel in bronze-medal showing

LA Times  

Every four years the world pauses for two weeks to cheer on rowers, fencers, archers and weightlifters, who win and lose in anonymity for most of their careers. For the U.S. women’s rugby sevens team, that moment may have come Tuesday at a sold-out Stade de France stadium when replacement Spiff Sedrick burst out of a crowd of defenders and …

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 …

France takes its first gold at Paris Olympics as Antoine Dupont leads stunning men's rugby sevens win
4 months, 3 weeks ago

France takes its first gold at Paris Olympics as Antoine Dupont leads stunning men's rugby sevens win

ABC  

France has claimed its first gold medal at its own Olympics — and the first of any kind in men's rugby sevens when — with skipper Antoine Dupont leading Les Bleus to a stunning 28-7 win over double-defending champions Fiji. He might have been on the pitch for only seven minutes but Dupont's impact was immense, tearing open a game …

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 …

France struggles in Day 1 of the Olympic rugby sevens tournament
4 months, 4 weeks ago

France struggles in Day 1 of the Olympic rugby sevens tournament

Associated Press  

PARIS — France’s powerhouse rugby sevens team had a shaky start on Day 1 of the Paris Olympics. New Zealand 40, Japan 12 New Zealand played a physical match and scored six tries to defeat Japan in its first match of the day. New Zealand 17, South Africa 5 Thanks to two tries from Moses Leo, the All Blacks moved …

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 …

Dupont’s Olympic selection confirmed as French rugby federation announces squads for Paris Games
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Dupont’s Olympic selection confirmed as French rugby federation announces squads for Paris Games

Associated Press  

PARIS — Antoine Dupont, Olympian. One of the world’s best rugby players will get to use the new epithet after being included in the French sevens squad for the Olympics in Paris starting later this month. He only had to stay healthy through his regular club commitments to have his selection confirmed when the French rugby federation announced its men’s …

France rugby sevens raises expectations for home Olympics after its first world series win
6 months, 3 weeks ago

France rugby sevens raises expectations for home Olympics after its first world series win

Associated Press  

MADRID — High expectations on the France rugby sevens side for its Paris home Olympics will intensify after it won its first world series title in Madrid on Sunday. Since the world series began in 1999, France had never finished in the top four until last year. We have a big target in a few weeks and maybe win the …

Fiji and Ireland start sevens world series finale with last-gasp wins in Madrid
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Fiji and Ireland start sevens world series finale with last-gasp wins in Madrid

Associated Press  

MADRID — Fiji and Ireland pulled off last-gasp comeback wins against New Zealand and South Africa to begin the grand final of the rugby sevens world series in Madrid on Friday. New Zealand crushed Britain 49-14 with a hat trick of tries from the women’s series all-time leading try-scorer Portia Woodman-Wickliffe, and Australia thumped Ireland 33-14 with braces from sisters …

New Zealand wins women’s and men’s Singapore 7s finals; Argentina takes men’s regular season title
7 months, 2 weeks ago

New Zealand wins women’s and men’s Singapore 7s finals; Argentina takes men’s regular season title

Associated Press  

SINGAPORE — New Zealand won back-to-back doubles to close out the regular season in the world rugby sevens series, adding the men’s and women’s Singapore titles on Sunday to their dual successes last month in Hong Kong. Michaela Blyde scored a hat-trick in the 31-21 win over Australia in the women’s final, giving the New Zealanders a fourth consecutive title …

New Zealand teams win men's and women's titles at the Hong Kong Sevens
8 months, 2 weeks ago

New Zealand teams win men's and women's titles at the Hong Kong Sevens

Hindustan Times  

HONG KONG — New Zealand won the men’s and women’s titles at the Hong Kong Sevens on Sunday to cap off a tournament that sets a scene for rugby at the Paris Olympics. Michaela Blyde scored three tries in a player-of-the-final performance and Mahina Paul crossed for a late double in New Zealand’s 36-7 win over the United States for …

New Zealand teams win men’s and women’s titles at the Hong Kong Sevens
8 months, 2 weeks ago

New Zealand teams win men’s and women’s titles at the Hong Kong Sevens

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — New Zealand won the men’s and women’s titles at the Hong Kong Sevens on Sunday to cap off a tournament that sets a scene for rugby at the Paris Olympics. Michaela Blyde scored three tries in a player-of-the-final performance and Mahina Paul crossed for a late double in New Zealand’s 36-7 win over the United States for …

France men, New Zealand women win finals at L.A. Sevens
9 months, 2 weeks ago

France men, New Zealand women win finals at L.A. Sevens

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — France beat an injury-hit Great Britain 21-0 in the men’s final of the Los Angeles Sevens on Sunday to claim its first title in the rugby sevens World Series in 19 years. New Zealand beat Australia 29-14 in the women’s final but Australia retains a four point lead over New Zealand in the standings after five of …

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 …

Argentina, Australia win Cape Town Sevens titles for the first time
1 year ago

Argentina, Australia win Cape Town Sevens titles for the first time

Associated Press  

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Argentina’s men and Australia’s women won their first sevens titles in Cape Town on Sunday and lead the world series. France upset New Zealand, the defending two-time Cape Town champion, in the semifinals to reach its first final since January. France closed to 22-19 in Cape Town with a try by captain Carla Neisen from …

France stun NZ 40-25 for first time in Paris since 1973
3 years, 1 month ago

France stun NZ 40-25 for first time in Paris since 1973

Associated Press  

PARIS — A moment of genius by Romain Ntamack overturned a New Zealand fightback and returned France on course to a stunning 40-25 victory in their gripping rugby test on Saturday. “We will remember this win for sure.” France topped the All Blacks in Paris for the first time since 1973, and for the first time anywhere at home since …

New Zealand beats France to clinch gold in women’s rugby 7s
3 years, 4 months ago

New Zealand beats France to clinch gold in women’s rugby 7s

Associated Press  

TOKYO — After five long years, Portia Woodman has finally been able to shake the mental image of herself in tears, standing under the goalposts. She’ll always have the memory of that 2016 final loss to Australia in Rio de Janeiro, because missing out on the first Olympic gold medal ever awarded in women’s rugby sevens was the motivating force …

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