Sydney Sevens

Both Ireland squads are in action at the Sydney leg of the HSBC World Sevens Series this weekend. The Women's side go into the weekend in 4th place overall ...

Béibhinn Parsons (Blackrock College RFC) Emily Lane (Blackrock College RFC) Australia are the reigning men’s and women’s Series champions and are determined to put on a good show in front of their supporters. Parsons, who was named DHL Impact Player of the match, added her second of the day while Natasja Behan, who was capped at 15s in Japan in August, added the fourth. Ireland opened their account in the Women’s Series with a 14-12 victory over Spain. Both Ireland squads are in action at the Sydney leg of the HSBC World Sevens Series this weekend.

Blitzbok captain Siviwe Soyizwapi, who is playing in his 45th World Rugby Sevens Series, said they conceded too many penalties, something they need to ...

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SYDNEY, Australia - Canada's men fell victim to a furious Argentina comeback on Friday, conceding three late t...

Canada stands 14th, down in the relegation zone. SYDNEY, Australia — Canada’s men fell victim to a furious Argentina comeback on Friday, conceding three late tries to lose 24-19 at the HSBC Sydney Sevens. Argentina rallies for three late tries to defeat Canadian men at Sydney Sevens

SYDNEY (AP) — Argentina's men and New Zealand's women carried their recent winning form into the first day of the Sydney Rugby Sevens tournament on Friday.

The semifinals and final will be played Sunday. Australia, second behind New Zealand in the World Series standings, beat Brazil 28-12 and Spain 46-0. Rodrigo Isgro scored two tries as Argentina rallied from a 19-5 deficit early in the second half.

The All Blacks Sevens fell painfully short of a fairytale finish in Hamilton last weekend, and the feeling of heartbreak and defeat hasn't gone away.

“They really got up to that. As for the win over Kenya early on Day Two, the All Blacks unleashed an avalanche of points on one of the fallen giants of the Sevens World Series. The Hamilton Sevens was an opportunity for players to honour the legacy of New Zealand Sevens one more time on home soil, by playing their hearts out in front in front of their roaring supporters. After starting their Sydney Sevens campaign with emphatic wins over Uruguay and Kenya, the men in black appear to be tracking well ahead of a titanic clash against South Africa. Playing against Argentina in the decider, the All Blacks Sevens performed admirably and were so nearly rewarded for their efforts – only to be denied by a Tobias Wade conversion with a minute to play. After more than two decades of Sevens events in the rugby-mad nation, New Zealanders farewelled the World Series for the final time last weekend.

France gave the Black Ferns Sevens a sharp reminder of their need to focus from the outset in their second pool game of the HSBC World Series Sevens in ...

Fluhler scored again to open the second half while Portia Woodman-Wickliffe scored the final try in the 29-14 win. Stacey Fluhler scored the first in response and then Jazmin Felix-Hotham and Jorja Miller scored to give the Black Ferns a 19-7 halftime advantage. France scored first when Ian Jason scored in the second minute, the first of her two tries.

The All Blacks Sevens side beat Uruguay 45-7 in its only match on Friday, while Olympic champion Fiji beat Tonga 52-7. Dietrich Roache and Henry Paterson scored ...

The semifinals and final will be played Sunday. Australia, second behind the Black Ferns Sevens in the World Series standings, beat Brazil 28-12 and Spain 46-0. Rodrigo Isgro scored two tries as Argentina rallied from a 19-5 deficit early in the second half.

On the eve of the Sydney Sevens Australia's men's coach John Manenti said defence was the hallmark of any successful side in the World…

We love each other and that’s why we do it.” When they’re hot, they’re red hot, but they’ll still have a bad game occasionally. Australia conceded the first try and trailed 7-5 at half-time before scoring three unanswered tries in the second half. “Some of the top teams are still struggling for consistency. When using Facebook to create or log in to an account, you need to grant The Roar permission to see your email address You must provide an email address to create a Roar account

SYDNEY, Australia — Looking to rebound after a painful loss to Argentina, Canada's men started well against Australia but conceded 17 second-half points in ...

On the women's side, Buisa and Corrigan scored tries in Canada's 14-12 loss to the U.S. Trailing Canada 19-5 with under three minutes to play, Argentina appeared to have scored when speedster Marcos Moneta crashed over in the corner. Rodrigo Isgro scored from the ensuing scrum to cut the margin to 19-12 with less than 90 seconds remaining. Argentina won the restart again and laid siege on the Canadian try-line after a slashing run by Luciano Gonzalez. Turner scored a second, touching down in the corner, early in the second half to put the Australians ahead 10-7. 17-14, scored twice in the first half with Canada reduced to six players and led 17-0 at the break. Canada stands 14th, down in the relegation zone. The 15th-ranked core team following the 10th round in Toulouse in May will be relegated. The relegation playoff will be round-robin format with the top two teams then playing a final. Darby Lancaster, a 19-year-old, and Hutchinson scored tries with Canada reduced to six men. Australian captain Henry Hutchinson was yellow-carded for a professional foul at the breakdown midway through the first half. Canada started well, getting within two metres of the Australian try-line from the kickoff.

After overwhelming Papua New Guinea 48-0 in the tournament opener, the NZ women extended their winning streak on the world series with a 29-14 result over the ...

Payton Spencer, son of former All Black Carlos Spencer, scores double on debut for All Blacks Sevens. The Black Ferns Sevens team have advanced through the pool ...

On Saturday the winners of last weekend’s tournament in Hamilton defeated Japan 27-10. *

Canada's men started well against Australia but conceded 17 second-half points in a 22-7 loss Friday at the HSBC Sydney Sevens in Sydney, Australia.

On the women's side, Buisa and Corrigan scored tries in Canada's 14-12 loss to the U.S. Trailing Canada 19-5 with under three minutes to play, Argentina appeared to have scored when speedster Marcos Moneta crashed over in the corner. Turner scored a second, touching down in the corner, early in the second half to put the Australians ahead 10-7. 17-14, scored twice in the first half with Canada reduced to six players and led 17-0 at the break. Canada stands 14th, down in the relegation zone. Darby Lancaster, a 19-year-old, and Hutchinson scored tries with Canada reduced to six men.

The New Zealand men's team will play Samoa in their quarterfinal at the Sydney Sevens on Saturday night, while the women's team take on Japan.

On Saturday the winners of last weekend’s tournament in Hamilton defeated Japan 27-10. The ball was moved to the right, where the Kiwi defence was weaker and Shilton van Wyk ran in to score. Blade brought up her hat-trick early in the second half, as Japan were unable to cope with the way New Zealand moved the ball from side to side close to their line. * South Africa’s Jaiden Baron was sent to the bin early in the second half and within a minute New Zealand made their numerical advantage count as Roderick Solo took a high kick from Weber and had only the try line in front of him. After a tight start, where South Africa had plenty of the ball but couldn’t find a way through the New Zealand defence, it was the All Blacks Sevens that struck first with Joe Weber crossing the line in the fifth minute.

The New Zealand men were beaten 17-14, going down to a late Blitzboks penalty shot at goal after both sides had scored two tries.

The Blitzboks showed a never-say-die attitude in their Pool B clash against New Zealand at the Sydney Sevens on Saturday as they ran out 17-14 winners ...

Another yellow card, this time for a deliberate knock-down by Impi Visser, had the Blitzboks down to six men and on the backfoot for the final two minutes. New Zealand made that extra man count by employing a kick-pass to find Roderick Solo, who beat Impi Visser to the ball and scored a converted try under the uprights for a 14-7 lead. Following a period when both sides had possession but made little progress, New Zealand opened the scoring after five minutes when Joe Webber stepped off his right foot to beat the Blitzboks' defence and speed away for a converted try under the uprights.

All Blacks Sevens will face Samoa in the quarter-finals of the Australian leg of the World Series, after falling 17-14 to South Africa in their final pool ...

The New Zealand women's team defeated Japan 33-0 in their quarterfinal of the Sydney Sevens tournament on Saturday night. Despite having Stacey Fluhler was ...

The ball was moved to the right, where the Kiwi defence was weaker and Shilton van Wyk ran in to score. * South Africa’s Jaiden Baron was sent to the bin early in the second half and within a minute New Zealand made their numerical advantage count as Roderick Solo took a high kick from Weber and had only the try line in front of him. With both tries converted, the score was 7-7 at the break. After a tight start, where South Africa had plenty of the ball but couldn’t find a way through the New Zealand defence, it was the All Blacks Sevens that struck first with Joe Weber crossing the line in the fifth minute.

Reigning World Series champions Australia are out of the Sydney Sevens after being beaten 5-10 by France in the first women's quarterfinal at Allianz ...

“I can’t fault the way that the girls had a crack. “Creep up as far as we can on the World Series.” “In that last place, she put the kick on the dime, we got it back, so we gave ourselves every chance to at least walk away (with a result).”

The Springbok Sevens team secured a dramatic 17-14 win over New Zealand at Allianz Stadium on Saturday to finish undefeated in their pool B fixtures at the ...

The Black Ferns Sevens are within two victories of a second World Series title in a week. The New Zealand women's team defeated Japan 33-0 in their ...

The ball was moved to the right, where the Kiwi defence was weaker and Shilton van Wyk ran in to score. * South Africa’s Jaiden Baron was sent to the bin early in the second half and within a minute New Zealand made their numerical advantage count as Roderick Solo took a high kick from Weber and had only the try line in front of him. With both tries converted, the score was 7-7 at the break. After a tight start, where South Africa had plenty of the ball but couldn’t find a way through the New Zealand defence, it was the All Blacks Sevens that struck first with Joe Weber crossing the line in the fifth minute.

Cup semi-finalists in the men's and women's tournaments have been decided after a brilliant day two in Australia.

They all went through to the Cup quarter-finals. They both progressed to the Cup last eight. -

The Springbok Sevens team secured a dramatic 17-14 win over New Zealand at Allianz Stadium on Saturday to finish undefeated in Pool B at the HSBC Sydney ...

Conversions: Duarttee (3), Darren Adonis. Jaiden Baron was yellow carded and New Zealand worked the numbers to send Roderick Solo over for a converted try. The Blitzboks forced the All Blacks Sevens back into their own territory with dogged defence and when the Kiwis were penalised with 30 seconds left, Ricardo Duarttee stepped up to kick a penalty goal that sealed the win.

It all comes down to this. After two days of unmissable rugby action at Allianz Stadium, the Sydney Sevens enters its final day.

There are no second chances; this is finals footy. But their quarter-final matchup was a different story. Meanwhile, New Zealand have made the semi-finals in both the men’s and women’s competitions, and have a golden opportunity to win some valuable World Series points.

The Black Ferns Sevens and All Blacks Sevens have both advanced to the semifinals of the Sydney Sevens events while the home fans were shattered by two ...

Dalvon Blood slotted a dropped kick from a penalty in the last minute to give South Africa a 17-14 win over New Zealand after both teams scored two tries. Faith Nathan sprinted 85 meters for Australia’s only try in the 13th minute but the score came too late for Australia to snatch victory. Chloe Pelle scored just before halftime and Carla Nelson added a second try in the 11th minute as France kept Australia on defense for most of the quarterfinal.

The final day of action at the Sydney Sevens is underway, bringing to a close three action-packed days of Rugby.

13th Place SF: Loser 9th Place QF 2 v Loser 9th Place QF 3, 2:50 pm 9th Place SF: Winner 9th Place QF 2 v Winner 9th Place QF 3, 1:44 pm 9th Place SF: Winner 9th Place QF 1 v Winner 9th Place QF 4, 1:22 pm

But the NZ women will not have to face archrivals Australia on their way to the title.

The All Blacks Sevens and Black Ferns Sevens will contest semi-finals at the Sydney leg of the world series tonight.

The other men's semi brings together Fiji and South Africa. Their semi-final opponents are an improving Ireland team while France and the United States square off on the other side of the draw. The women's team maintained their unbeaten record for the week with a 33-0 hammering of Japan in the quarter-finals -- that match coming just hours after they beat the same opponents 27-10 in their final pool match.