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 the women’s title. To do it again, it’s awesome.” The New Zealand men ousted two-time Olympic gold medalist Fiji with a last-minute try in the quarterfinals on Saturday and had too much firepower for Australia in the semifinals with a 26-7 win. The women's final was lopsided, with New Zealand scoring three tries before the U.S. cut the margin to 17-7 at halftime.

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Race to Women's ODI World Cup: New Zealand in danger after 0-2 defeat vs Australia
2 days, 8 hours ago

Race to Women's ODI World Cup: New Zealand in danger after 0-2 defeat vs Australia

India Today  

The race to qualify for the Women’s ODI World Cup 2025 is heating up with less than a year left for the tournament to begin. Australia, led by Alyssa Healy, topped the ICC Women’s Championship 2022-25 after beating New Zealand 2-0 in the recent three-match series. The top six teams will secure direct qualification for the ODI World Cup next …

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 …

New Zealand Triumphs in T20 World Cup Final, Clinching Maiden Title
2 months ago

New Zealand Triumphs in T20 World Cup Final, Clinching Maiden Title

The Hindu  

New Zealand emerged triumphant against South Africa in the Women's T20 World Cup final, securing its maiden title and second ICC World title. Sophie Devine's valiant performance led the Kiwis to victory, with her exceptional batting and bowling securing the final win. The match showcased the resurgence of the New Zealand women's cricket team, with the old guard finally receiving …

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 …

France struggles in Day 1 of the Olympic rugby sevens tournament
5 months 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 …

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

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, 3 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 …

France men, New Zealand women win finals at L.A. Sevens
9 months, 3 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 …

Argentina men dominate Perth rugby sevens and Ireland women make history
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Argentina men dominate Perth rugby sevens and Ireland women make history

Associated Press  

PERTH, Australia — Argentina’s men maintained their domination of the rugby sevens world series by winning the Australia title after Ireland’s champion women made history on Sunday. The Ireland women won their first title ever on the world series by stunning Australia 19-14 in their final. Just 63 seconds into the second half, German Schulz waltzed to the posts, set …

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 …

Revamped sevens world series produces same Dubai champs as South Africa men and Australia women win
1 year ago

Revamped sevens world series produces same Dubai champs as South Africa men and Australia women win

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Revamped and rebranded, the sevens rugby world series produced the same old champions in the Dubai opening leg when South Africa’s men and Australia’s women triumphed on Sunday. In the women’s final, Australia ended New Zealand’s 41-game winning streak to win a fourth successive Dubai title. Captain Selvyn Davids set up both of South Africa’s …

Australia wins Hong Kong Sevens for first time in 34 years
2 years, 1 month ago

Australia wins Hong Kong Sevens for first time in 34 years

ABC  

Australia's men's rugby sevens team has won the prestigious Hong Kong Sevens for the first time in 34 years, beating Fiji 20-17 in a dramatic final. Key points: Australia had not won the Hong Kong Sevens since the amateur era of rugby, in 1988 Australia are defending World Seven's series champions Australia defeated Fiji in the final with a try …

New Zealand takes L.A. rugby sevens crown; Australia claims World Series title
2 years, 3 months ago

New Zealand takes L.A. rugby sevens crown; Australia claims World Series title

LA Times  

New Zealand players celebrate their victory over Fiji for the L.A. rugby sevens title at Dignity Health Sports Park on Sunday. New Zealand beat Olympic champion Fiji 28-21 in the final of the Los Angeles rugby sevens tournament Sunday immediately after Australia clinched its first World Series title, a championship decided in the penultimate match of a season that began …

Women's World Cup 2022: Australia beats New Zealand by 141 runs
2 years, 9 months ago

Women's World Cup 2022: Australia beats New Zealand by 141 runs

The Hindu  

Favourite Australia showed off the full extent of its depth and talent on Sunday when it overwhelmed host New Zealand by 141 runs at the ICC Women’s World Cup 2022. Even after losing batting stars Rachael Haynes and Meg Lanning relatively cheaply in just over 15 overs, Australia put 269 for eight on the board after batting first at New …

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 …

Tokyo Olympics: New Zealand beats France to clinch gold in women's rugby sevens
3 years, 4 months ago

Tokyo Olympics: New Zealand beats France to clinch gold in women's rugby sevens

The Hindu  

New Zealand won a gold medal that was five years in the making with a 26-12 win over France on Saturday in the women’s rugby sevens title at the Tokyo Olympics. New Zealand lost the 2016 final to Australia when rugby sevens made its Olympic debut at Rio de Janeiro, but have been dominant ever since. The New Zealanders entered …

Faster, brighter: Olympics a ‘game changer’ for rugby sevens
3 years, 5 months ago

Faster, brighter: Olympics a ‘game changer’ for rugby sevens

Associated Press  

BRISBANE, Australia — For six days, fit, strong Olympians hurled themselves at each other and at the try line in short, sharp bursts. The debut of rugby sevens at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro delivered what the sport’s world governing body had hoped to achieve: millions of new and a more diverse range of fans. World Rugby chairman Bill …

Dubai, Cape Town Rounds of 2021 Rugby Sevens Series Cancelled Due to Coronavirus Pandemic
4 years, 4 months ago

Dubai, Cape Town Rounds of 2021 Rugby Sevens Series Cancelled Due to Coronavirus Pandemic

News 18  

The Dubai and Cape Town rounds of the 2021 World Sevens Series have been scrapped due to the COVID-19 pandemic, World Rugby said on Wednesday. The global governing body said it would continue to focus on delivering the remainder of the 2021 series, with a working group formed to review contingency plans and evaluate preparations for the sport's safe return. …

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