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August Round Up
A summary of worldwide women's rugby news over the last two weeks (with many thanks to ugrugbychiclet for her contribution):Springboks fall to NomadsThe Springbok women's team lost both matches to the...
MacKay hungry for more success
from irb.comAustralian Women’s Sevens coach Shawn MacKay, who's team won the Oceania Sevens title and confirmed their place in the inaugural Rugby World Cup Sevens in Dubai next year, is hungry for ...
Canada name 7s squad
Canada Women’s Sevens coach Natascha Wesch has named a pool of 20 players who will attend a training camp in Montreal over the next five days as they continue their preparations for the NAWIRA (Nort...
Fiji suffer setback
The Fijiana rugby side suffered a setback with Unaiasi Vatulili being ruled out of the squad to the Rugby World Cup 7s women's Oceania World Cup 7s qualifiers scheduled to be held in Samoa this weeken...
NZ name 7s squad
New Zealand women's rugby sevens coach Darryl Suasua has named a squad of 12 players for the World Cup qualifying tournament in Samoa this weekend.Only three players named in the New Zealand squad hav...
Spain win FISU title
Spain are the new FISU World University Sevens champions, having beaten two-time defending champions Canada 17-12 in the final at the University of Cordoba on Saturday.The hosts were deserving champio...
Samoa name 7s squad
The Manusina team – the Samoa women’s side – for the Oceania regional qualifier for Rugby World Cup Sevens 2009 will break new ground with two thirds of the squad named made up of locally based ...
Seru takes test
The Fiji Times reports that Flying Fijiana winger Atasa Seru has been taken for a medical test to prove her gender before the Fiji team flies out to Samoa next week for the Women's Rugby World Cup Sev...
Spain now favourites for FISU title
Hosts Spain look to be favourites to win the the 3rd FISU World University Rugby Sevens Championships currently taking place at the University of Córdoba.Only five teams are taking part in the women'...
Tikoisuva to lead Fijiana
from the Fiji TimesFiji coach Elenoa Kunatuba has named Salote Tikoisuva as captain ahead of the Rugby World Cup Sevens Oceania qualifiers scheduled to be held in Samoa next weekend.Kunatuba said Tik...
All set for FISU 7s
The 3rd FISU World University Rugby Sevens Championships are set to take place At the University of Córdoba in Spain later this week.Six teams have entered the women's competition which begins on Thu...
Kenya names 7s squad
Coach Sammy Kemmey has named twenty players in the Kenyan national women's sevens training squad to prepare for tournaments in South Africa and Uganda.Kenya will participate in the inaugural Africa Wo...
Australia name 7s squad
The Australian Rugby Union has named a 12-woman team for the Oceania World Cup Sevens qualifiers to be played in Samoa on 25th/26th July..Selection trials for the squad were staged in Sydney and Brisb...
Fiji seeded ahead of NZ
Fiji have been drawn as the top seed for the women's Rugby World Cup Sevens Oceania qualifiers in Samoa later this month.The qualifiers will be held in Apia on 25th/26th July.The seeding were released...
Fijiana name squad
Fiji have named three new caps in the Fijiana squad for the International Rugby Board Women's Rugby World Cup qualifiers in Samoa.The new caps are New Zealand-based Sera Tokakece, Tavaita Ravouvou (QV...
Sevens clinic at U20 Nations Cup
A skills clinic for girls will take place on 11th July at the inaugural Under-20 Nations Cup at Appleby College in Oakville, Ontario.The clinic will be dedicated to sevens and provide the opportunity ...
Fiji getting fitter
The Fiji women's rugby squad preparing for the IRB Rugby World Cup Sevens qualifiers - to be held in Apia on 25th and 26th July - has been working worked extra hard to lift fitness levels."They had be...
New Zealand name 7s coach
Former women's team coach Darryl Suasua has been appointed coach of the New Zealand women's sevens side for the 2009 rugby World Cup in Dubai.Suasua coached the Black Ferns for seven years during whic...
South Africa win Réunion 7s
By ugrugbychiclet France, Mayotte, South Africa, Madagascar and hosts Réunion played a 5 team round robin tournament at the Stade de la Redoute, St. Denis, Ile de la Réunion held on 28th and 29th Ju...
Queensland squad announced
The Queensland Women's team will be hoping to capitalise on the home advantage when the National Women's Rugby Union Championship is played out on the Gold Coast next month.It's the first time the nat...
England win Euro 7s
England won the European 7s yesterday in Limoges, France to qualify in fine style for the inaugural women’s Rugby World Cup 7s to be held in Dubai in March 2009.England defeated the Netherlands 52-0...
Sarah Beaney 'Bubbles Cup' Memorial 7s
The 4th annual Sarah Beaney Memorial Event hosted by Murrayfield Wanderers will take place on Saturday 9th August 2008.In previous years the event, in memory of the former Wandies and Scotland player ...
Portugal name 7s squad
The Portuguese squad for the FIRA-AER Women's European Sevens Championship, to be held in Limoges, France this weekend, has been announced: Joana Borlido - Agrária de CoimbraMaria João Campos - Ag...
Italy win Madrid 7s
Italian coach Giampiero Granatelli hailed the success of his Italian Women's sevens team in the Madrid Sevens at the weekend.“It was our first success of season and the girls performed at their best...
Scots explain Euro 7s withdrawal
with thanks to "andorrafanclub" on the FIRA forum.The SWRU have given the following explanation for the late withdrawal of the Scottish Women's Sevens team from the FIRA-AER Women's European Sevens Ch...
England name Euro 7s squad
The England Women’s 7s squad to compete in the European 7s later this month, a qualifying tournament for the 2009 IRB Rugby World Cup 7s, has been announced.England Head Coach Simon Amor has named a...
Amor impressed
England Women's Sevens coach Simon Amor is convinced that his England team is on the verge of big things.England won the Home Nations tournament in Edinburgh at the weekend to follow up their victory ...
Zambia beat Zimbabwe at 7s
Zambia's Women's Sevens team took on their counterparts from Zimbabwe ahead of the men's 15-a-side international in Kitwe on Saturday, winning 36-0.Tries by Lome Phiri, Agness Mtambalika, Gladys Matey...
Scotland withdraw from Euro 7s
It appears that Scotland have withdrawn from the FIRA-AER Women's European Sevens Championship to be held on 14th and 15th June in Limoges, France.No explanation has been given for the short-notice wi...
England wrap up Home Nation 7s
England Women picked up their third consecutive 7s win of the season on Sunday after winning the Home Nations tournament at Murrayfield in Edinburgh.The 7s side, coached by Simon Amor and Mike Friday,...