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Dec 3, 13 •
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Comments Off on Scotland 7s squad to compete in South Africa 7s
Mark Bennett has been called into Stephen Gemmell’s Scotland Sevens squad for this weekend’s South Africa Sevens in Port Elizabeth, the third round of the HSBC Sevens World Series. The 20-year-old back, who was involved in the Scotland squad for...
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Dec 3, 13 •
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Comments Off on Ticket giveaway – Nelson Mandela Bay Sevens
25 Lucky Rugby 15 readers will win a set of double tickets to the Nelson Mandela Bay Sevens held in Port Elizabeth on the 7th and 8th of December. This competition runs from Tuesday the 3rd December until 1pm sharp on the 4th December. How to enter: Answer...
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Dec 2, 13 •
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Comments Off on Get involved with the Cell C Nelson Mandela Bay Sevens 7-8th Dec
ITS GO TIME! Are you ready for the biggest party of the year? It’s not long to wait until summers hottest party hits the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, as the HSBC IRB Sevens World Series powers into town. Not What You’re Expecting If you’re ready for the...
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Dec 2, 13 •
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Comments Off on Springbok Sevens injury update
Stephan Dippenaar was ruled out of next weekend’s Cell C Nelson Mandela Bay Sevens tournament in Port Elizabeth with a hamstring injury and his replacement will be named on Tuesday, the Springbok Sevens have confirmed. Dippenaar was one of three South...
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Dec 2, 13 •
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Comments Off on Port Elizabeth gears up for Sevens arrival
The Springbok Sevens and the other 15 international teams participating in this weekend’s Cell C Nelson Mandela Bay Sevens will arrive at the Port Elizabeth International Airport on Monday evening at approximately 20h30. The 16 teams will arrive on two...
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Dec 1, 13 •
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Comments Off on Nelson Mandela Bay Sevens Fixtures
Fixtures: December 2013 07 11:00 New Zealand vs Portugal Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, PE HSBC Sevens World Series South Africa 07 11:22 Wales vs USA Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, PE HSBC Sevens World Series South Africa 07 11:44 England vs Samoa Nelson Mandela...
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Dec 1, 13 •
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Comments Off on The IRB has confirmed the pool draw for the Cell C Nelson Mandela Bay SA Sevens
The IRB has confirmed the pool draw for the Cell C Nelson Mandela Bay SA Sevens, the third round of the HSBC Sevens World Series in Port Elizabeth on 7-8 December. The draw was conducted just before the Cup final of the Emirates Dubai Rugby Sevens, won by...
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Dec 1, 13 •
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Comments Off on Fiji win the Dubai7s Cup for the first time
On a thrilling night of Rugby Sevens Fiji beat first New Zealand 44-0 and then injury-hit South Africa 29-17 in the Cup final to win a first Emirates Dubai Rugby Sevens title since 1998. Fuelled by the support of an appreciative crowd at 7he Sevens Stadium,...
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Dec 1, 13 •
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Comments Off on QANTAS Woman Sevens storm to cup victory while QANTAS Mens Sevens hit back to win the Bowl final in Dubai
The Qantas Women’s Sevens team pulled off one of the greatest come backs in Sevens Rugby history to win round one of the IRB Women’s Sevens World Series, while the Men made an impressive bounce back to claim the Bowl Final in their second World...
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Dec 1, 13 •
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Comments Off on SA Select Women go down in Dubai International Invitational final
The SA Select Women on Saturday suffered a disappointing defeat against the Kazakhstan Almaty in the final of the International Invitational Sevens tournament in Dubai following an impressive run throughout the series. The team registered a clean-sweep of...
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Nov 30, 13 •
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Comments Off on Fiji outclass brave Bok Sevens to clinch Dubai title
Despite a courageous fight back in the second half, which saw them scoring three tries, the Springboks Sevens were outplayed by Fiji who deservedly won their first Dubai Sevens title on Saturday evening. They beat South Africa 29-17 in an absorbing final...
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Nov 29, 13 •
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Comments Off on Unbeaten quartet through to Dubai quarters
New Zealand, Fiji, South Africa and Wales each won all three of their pool matches to progress with 100% records to the Cup quarter-finals at the Emirates Dubai Rugby Sevens, round two of the HSBC Sevens World Series. The in-form quartet are joined in the...
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Nov 29, 13 •
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Comments Off on SA Select Women advance to Dubai International Invitational semifinal
The SA Select Women’s team on Friday started the International Invitational Sevens Tournament in Dubai with a bang by registering victories in all three of their round-robin matches to advance the semifinal on Saturday. The team got their campaign off to an...
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Nov 29, 13 •
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Comments Off on Bok Sevens book quarterfinal spot in Dubai
The Springbok Sevens scored three wins on Friday to top Pool D and book a quarterfinal spot against Kenya at the Dubai Sevens, Round 2 of the HSBC Sevens World Series. South Africa outscored powerful Samoa by four tries to one in their final pool encounter to...
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Nov 29, 13 •
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Comments Off on Dubai Sevens: Reaction
Colin Gregor, Scotland captain (after victory over Australia): “It is nice to get the win. It is a cliche but we have been training hard at home and come out and down what we’ve been working on which is great. It’s certainly good to be...
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Nov 29, 13 •
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Comments Off on IRB celebrates Keep Rugby Clean Day in Dubai
The International Rugby Board has announced USA Rugby star Carlin Isles as a new IRB Anti-Doping ambassador on ‘Keep Rugby Clean’ day at the Emirates Dubai Rugby Sevens. The IRB’s Keep Rugby Clean programme is an awareness campaign to...
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Nov 28, 13 •
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Comments Off on Woman’s Sevens World Series results Day 1
Latest Results: 18. 28 Nov 2013 – 20:46 England 0 – 12 Russia Pool B 17. 28 Nov 2013 – 20:24 Spain 45 – 0 Tunisia Pool B 16. 28 Nov 2013 – 20:02 New Zealand 31 – 0 United States Pool A 15. 28 Nov 2013 – 19:40 Ireland...
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Nov 28, 13 •
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Comments Off on Final men’s Sevens squads declared for Dubai
The coaches of all 16 countries set to compete in round two of the HSBC Sevens World Series, the Emirates Dubai Rugby Sevens, have declared their final squads of 12. Among the top four seeds, Gillies Kaka – player of the World Cup in Moscow –...
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Nov 28, 13 •
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Comments Off on Bring on Dubai! New Zealand Women’s Sevens team ready to defend title
The New Zealand Women’s Sevens team kick off their 2013/2014 World Series campaign and have their sights on defending their Dubai Sevens tournament title, later today. As New Zealand prepares to open their campaign against Fiji late tonight (NZT), Coach...
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Nov 27, 13 •
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Comments Off on South Africa aim for better showing in Dubai
The Springbok Sevens will aim to improve on their Gold Coast performance of last month when they play in the Dubai Sevens on Friday and Saturday. The tournament marks Round 2 of the HSBC Sevens World Series, which consists of nine tournaments worldwide....
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Nov 26, 13 •
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Comments Off on Nelson Mandela Bay Tourism and Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium ready for kick off
It’s go time for Nelson Mandela Bay as Sevens fever overtakes the city, for the third leg of the 2013/14 International Rugby Board’s (IRB) World Sevens Series – and the city is champing at the bit ahead of the fast-paced rugby spectacle. Nelson Mandela...
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Nov 25, 13 •
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Comments Off on John makes three changes for Wales Sevens
Wales head coach Paul John has made three changes to the Welsh Sevens side for the second round of the 2013/14 HSBC Sevens World Series in Dubai. Will Thomas broke his jaw during the season opener on Australia’s Gold Coast and is replaced by Ashley...
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Nov 25, 13 •
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Comments Off on Injera: Kenya to ‘tick the boxes’ in Dubai
On this year’s HSBC Sevens World Series fans will once again have their chance to get involved through social media by voting on their favourite try from each of the nine rounds. Collins Injera was the first recipient of this award in the new season...
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Nov 25, 13 •
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Comments Off on New Zealand complete the perfect year
Julian Savea and Aaron Smith lead the celebrations after New Zealand snatched victory in Dublin For the fourth year in a row New Zealand have finished their season as the number one side in the IRB World Rankings after a perfect record of 14 wins from 14...
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Nov 25, 13 •
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Comments Off on Dubai Pool D profile: RSA, SAM, ARG, RUS
We run the rule over the four men’s teams in Pool D at the Emirates Dubai Rugby Sevens, South Africa, Samoa, Argentina and Russia, including thoughts and predictions from broadcaster, Nigel Starmer-Smith. South Africa Coach: Neil Powell Last 10 games:...
