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.

  • Saturday, 11. May, 2013

    Champs make a perfect start

    Series champions New Zealand were the only side to win all three of their matches on Day One of the 2013 London Sevens.

  • Thursday, 9. May, 2013

    Preview: Half-ton for Horne

    New Zealand have already claimed the 2012/13 IRB Sevens World Series, so the real battle at Twickenham this weekend is for core team qualifying.

  • Wednesday, 8. May, 2013

    Another blow for BlitzBokke

    Another member of the victorious Springbok team has been forced out of the London leg of IRB Sevens World Series.

  • Wednesday, 8. May, 2013

    Kiwis call in reinforcements

    All Black players Kurt Baker and Belgium Tuatagaloa have been ruled out of this weekend's London leg of the IRB Sevens World Series, after being injured during the Glasgow tournament last week.

  • Tuesday, 7. May, 2013

    Blitzbokke lose influential Delport

    The Springbok Sevens team suffered a setback on Tuesday ahead of the final tournament when veteran playmaker Paul Delport was ruled out due to a knee injury.

  • Monday, 6. May, 2013

    Kiwis a model of consistency

    Plaudits flooded in for the New Zealand team after they claimed their 11th ITN Sevens World Series title.

  • Monday, 6. May, 2013

    Afrika, Kok to join BlitzBokke

    Ace playmaker Cecil Afrika and debutant Werner Kok will join the Springbok team ahead of the last tournament of the IRB Sevens World Series.

  • Sunday, 5. May, 2013

    Blitzbokke bag Glasgow title

    South Africa won their third Cup Final of the IRB Sevens World Series, beating New Zealand 28-21 in the Final of the Glasgow Sevens on Sunday.

  • Saturday, 4. May, 2013

    Bokke blitz Samoa in Glasgow

    Fiji, Wales, South Africa and New Zealand all progressed to the Cup quarterfinals of the Glasgow leg of the IRB Sevens World Series.

  • Thursday, 2. May, 2013

    Preview: Glasgow Sevens

    The European climax of the IRB Sevens World Series kicks off in Scotland with Round Eight this weekend.

  • Thursday, 25. April, 2013

    Mikkelson takes NZ sevens reins

    New Zealand Sevens coach Gordon Tietjens has handed the captaincy of his New Zealand Sevens side to Tim Mikkelson for the Glasgow and London legs of the series.

  • Wednesday, 24. April, 2013

    Playmaker blow for BlitzBokke

    Niggling injuries to regular stalwarts Cecil Afrika and Branco du Preez have forced the hand of Springboks Sevens coach Paul Treu.

  • Wednesday, 10. April, 2013

    USA's Berard among 17 referees for Rugby World Cup Sevens

    The International Rugby Board announced today the panel of match officials to preside over the 100 matches at Rugby World Cup Sevens 2013 in Moscow June 28-30. The world’s top 24 men’s and 16 women’s teams will showcase their credentials for Olympic qualification to the Rio 2016 Summer Olympic Games at the sixth Rugby World Cup Sevens.

  • Wednesday, 10. April, 2013

    Refs for RWC Sevens

    The International Rugby Board has announced the match officials for the Sevens World Cups, male and female, at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow in June.

  • Monday, 1. April, 2013

    SA in pool of death

    Tokyo winners South Africa have been rewarded with a proverbial 'pool of the death' in the next round of the IRB Sevens World Series.