Sevens World Series Rugby News

The IRB Sevens World Series is the annual series of international rugby union sevens tournaments that are hosted around the globe and draws the top teams.  The rugby teams compete for the overall title by accumulating points based on their finishing position in each tournament.  The event has nine stops - Gold Coast Sevens, Dubai Sevens, South Africa Sevens, Wellington Sevens, USA Sevens, Hong Kong Sevens, Japan Sevens, Scotland Sevens, London Sevens.

  • Thursday, 11. October, 2012

    Preview: Gold Coast Sevens

    A new-look Fiji side will be determined to defend their Gold Coast Sevens title at the first of nine rounds on the 2012/13 Sevens World Series this weekend.

  • Wednesday, 10. October, 2012

    Ryan’s rumblings: Gold Coast Sevens

    England Sevens coach Ben Ryan reports from Australia on the eve of the Sevens World Series which starts on the Gold Coast this Saturday.

  • Tuesday, 9. October, 2012

    Prolific Turner welcomes pressure

    England’s South African-born speedster Mat Turner is happy to be a marked man going into the start of the Sevens World Series.

  • Thursday, 4. October, 2012

    Eagles Headed to First HSBC Sevens Stop

    Men’s national team coach Alex Magleby has named his roster for the opening round of the HSBC Sevens World Series at Skilled Park in Gold Coast, Queensland.

  • Thursday, 4. October, 2012

    Fresh faces in Blitzbok squad

    Coach Paul Treu has included two new caps in his 12-man Springbok Sevens squad for round one of the Sevens World Series at the Gold Coast on 13 and 14 October in Australia.

  • Friday, 28. September, 2012

    England name strong Sevens squad

    England on Friday announced their 12-man squad for the first leg of this season’s Sevens World Series.

  • Wednesday, 19. September, 2012

    Mbovane back with BlitzBokke

    The South African Rugby Union named a Springbok Sevens squad of 16 players for the warm-up tournament in Middelburg.

  • Tuesday, 18. September, 2012

    Coach reinforcement for Fiji Sevens

    Former Sevens star Timoci Wainiqolo has been named Fiji's interim coach for the Australia and New Zealand legs of the world series.

  • Monday, 17. September, 2012

    BlitzBokke paired with Kiwis

    Hosts Australian have been drawn for a showdown with 2011 champions Fiji on day one of the Gold Coast Sevens.

  • Wednesday, 12. September, 2012

    England bolster Sevens squad

    England Sevens have increased the size of their full-time squad to 19 and added two new faces to their management team ahead of this season’s HSBC Sevens World Series.

  • Monday, 10. September, 2012

    Weekend slot for PE Sevens

    The Nelson Mandela Bay South African Sevens tournament in Port Elizabeth has moved to a weekend format due to popular demand.

  • Thursday, 16. August, 2012

    Argentina Sevens leg postponed

    The International Rugby Board on Thursday confirmed that the Unión Argentina de Rugby (UAR) has postponed hosting its round of the 2012/13 HSBC Sevens World Series.

  • Saturday, 11. August, 2012

    Tietjens eye the Olympics

    New Zealand Sevens coach Gordon Tietjens has named his squad for a training camp for the upcoming IRB World Series.

  • Wednesday, 8. August, 2012

    Referees for IRB Sevens

    Paddy O'Brien, the IRB's manager of Sevens referees has announced the referees for the expanding Sevens Series which starts in Australia in October this year.

  • Tuesday, 26. June, 2012

    Argentina on Sevens map

    The IRB have expanded the World Sevens Series by adding La Plata in Argentina as the tenth venue for the upcoming 2012/13 season.