Dates announced for 2016 Cathay Pacific/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens

Follow @RedefinedRugby World Rugby announced new locations and dates for the 2015/16 HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series today in Paris.  Hong Kong will again play a pivotal role on the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series schedule which has been expanded to ten locations for the upcoming season. World Rugby announced new locations and dates for…

Women’s Sevens added to 2018 Commonwealth Games

Follow @RedefinedRugby The International Rugby Board believes that Women’s Rugby Sevens will be a hit when it debuts at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games in 2018. Confirmation by the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation, the Games organizing committee, follows earlier approval by the Commonwealth Games Federation and fulfils the IRB’s objective to see Women’s…

All Blacks Sevens to feature in Sunshine Coast Oceania Sevens

Follow @RedefinedRugby For the first time in the tournament’s history, the All Black Sevens are set to compete in Oceania’s regional Sevens competition. The Federation of Oceania Rugby Unions (FORU) has announced that the 2014 Oceania Sevens will be played on 3-4 October, alongside the Noosa International Sevens on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast. One week before…

Dates set for Olympic qualifying World Series

Follow @RedefinedRugby South Africa and New Zealand are locked in a battle for the 2013/14 Series title The International Rugby Board (IRB) has announced the dates for the HSBC Sevens World Series 2014/15, which has gained in significance with the recent announcement that the top four-ranked nations will qualify from it directly for the Olympic…

25 Unions vie to host Sevens World Series

Follow @RedefinedRugby Sevens World Series dates for 2014/15 announced Sevens is a thriving sport that is taking place in full stadia and to ever-growing broadcast audiences 25 Unions interested in hosting IRB Sevens World Series 2015/16 season 14 Unions interested in hosting Rugby World Cup Sevens 2018 Record interest underscores Sevens prestige ahead of Rio…

Olympic Rugby Sevens Qualification Confirmed

Follow @RedefinedRugby  The International Rugby Board has announced that the Brazil men’s and women’s teams will automatically qualify for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Rugby Sevens events. Confirmation follows ratification by the International Olympic Committee of the inaugural Rugby Sevens qualification process that will feature a blend of the existing men’s and women’s Series structures,…

Historic first Bolivarian Games for Rugby

Follow @RedefinedRugby  (IRB.COM) Colombia are one of seven nations taking part in the historic first Bolivarian Games for rugby Rugby makes an historic first appearance over the coming days at the Bolivarian Games in Peru, with the Rugby Sevens being staged in Chiclayo on 16-19 November. Peru is hosting the 17th edition of the Games,…

Sevens Series to be streamed live online

Follow @RedefinedRugby (IRB.COM) Thursday 10 October 2013 Tim Mikkelson starts the new 2013/14 HSBC Sevens World Series as the IRB Sevens Player of the Year The International Rugby Board has announced that, for the first time, the HSBC Sevens World Series will be streamed live online. Uninterrupted action of all nine rounds of the 2013/14…

One up one down for HSBC Sevens World Series

Follow @RedefinedRugby (IRB.COM) Wednesday 9 October 2013 A new nation is guaranteed to be competing for the HSBC Sevens World Series trophy in 2014/15 In the build-up to the opening round of the HSBC Sevens World Series in Australia this weekend, the International Rugby Board has announced details of the new promotion / relegation structure…

Pacific nations battle for Wellington spot

Follow @RedefinedRugby (IRB.COM) The participating countries  American Samoa Fiji Nauru Niue    Papua New Guinea  New Caledonia Samoa Solomon Islands   Tokelau Tonga  Tuvalu Wallis & Futuna Tonga are one of the teams vying for a place at round 5 of the HSBC Sevens World Series in Wellington The Kafika Stadium is set to play…