With just five months to go until Gold Coast Sevens returns to one of Australia’s most vibrant cities, Australian Rugby Union today launched a new logo and revealed ticket prices for the 2013 event. 

The Qantas Women’s Sevens have finished seventh at the Amsterdam Sevens to claim fifth spot overall in the inaugural IRB Women’s Sevens World Series.

The Qantas Women’s Sevens will look to utilise the final round of the IRB Women’s Sevens World Series as a launching pad for their title defence at Rugby World Cup Sevens in June.

The Qantas Women’s Sevens have finished second in the London Sevens following a 36-7 loss to the hosts in the Cup final on the weekend.

The Qantas Men’s Sevens have finished second in London following a 47-12 loss to New Zealand in the Cup final overnight.

Qantas Women’s Sevens coach Chris Lane has been forced to make one change to his squad for this weekend’s London Sevens, with Shontelle Stowers ruled out due to injury.

Qantas Women’s Sevens coach Chris Lane has named his squad for London and Amsterdam, the final two tournaments before Rugby World Cup Sevens 2013.

The Qantas Men’s Sevens have defeated Kenya 12-5 overnight to claim the Bowl final at the Glasgow Sevens.

The Qantas Men’s Sevens will meet Portugal in the Bowl quarter-final of the Glasgow Sevens as they look to bounce back from a disappointing showing in the pool stage of the tournament.

The Qantas Men’s Sevens are preparing for another important tournament this weekend, as they look to improve on their standings in the second-last round of the HSBC Sevens World Series in Glasgow.

Qantas Men’s Sevens coach, Michael O’Connor, has welcomed the return from injury of two regulars as his side prepares for the penultimate round of the 2012/13 HSBC Sevens World Series in Glasgow, Scotland.

Australian Rugby Union today confirmed the 2013 Gold Coast Sevens tournament would return to one of Australia’s most vibrant cities on Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 October.
 

A spirited second-half fight back has powered the Australian Capital Territory to a 24-22 win over Touch Football Australia in the Cup final of the National Women’s Rugby Sevens Championship at St. Ignatius College, Riverview, today.
 

The second annual National Women’s Sevens Championship kicked off today at St. Ignatius College, Riverview, in perfect weather conditions for running Rugby.
 

Sydney will play host to more than 150 female players across 14 teams this weekend for the second-annual National Women’s Rugby Sevens Championships at St. Ignatius College, Riverview on 13-14 April.
 

Australia’s Anthony Moyes, Matthew O’Brien and Amy Perrett have been selected by the IRB to officiate in the upcoming Rugby World Cup Sevens in Moscow this June.
 

The Qantas Men’s Sevens have defeated France 31-7 to finish third at the Tokyo Sevens today.

Injury to three players has forced the hand of Qantas Men’s Sevens coach, Michael O’Connor, to make late changes to his Australian squad for this weekend’s Tokyo Sevens tournament.

Qantas Women’s Seven coach Chris Lane wants a more physical display from his side this weekend as they look to go one better on their second-place finish in Hong Kong last weekend.

The Qantas Men’s Sevens have been ousted from the Hong Kong Sevens following a 12-5 loss to Samoa in the Plate semifinal on Sunday.

The Qantas Men’s Sevens have finished second in their pool at the Hong Kong Sevens, with two wins from three matches in the opening stage of the sixth round of the HSBC Sevens World Series.

The Qantas Women’s Sevens’ undefeated at the Hong Kong Sevens has come to an end following a 29-0 defeat to Canada in the Cup final on Friday.

With exactly 100 days to go until Rugby World Cup Sevens kicks off at the iconic Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, the match schedule has been announced, revealing some mouth-watering encounters for the thousands of spectators in the ground and millions more around the world to enjoy.
 

Qantas Women’s Sevens coach Chris Lane is looking to this Friday’s Hong Kong Sevens as another building block for his side.

The Qantas Men’s Sevens head to the sixth round of the HSBC Sevens World Series in Hong Kong this weekend with the aim of improving their consistency and mental toughness in the crucial playoff stage of the tournament.

Australian Rugby Union’s Pathway to Gold Talent ID program has unearthed a second national Sevens player, with Perth’s Natasha Haines set to make her international Rugby Sevens debut in Hong Kong. 

The annual Coffs Harbour Ella Sevens has wrapped up another successful two days of competition showcasing some of Australia’s best Rugby Sevens talent.
 

What a fantastic adventure for a group of 12 to 16 year old indigenous children from the far north of Australia when they travel to the Central Coast to play a series of 7-a-side matches against some young players from the Warnervale Wildcats rugby club on Sunday 3rd March, starting at 11am.
 

The Australian Women’s Sevens will start their title defence as World Champions against South Africa, China and Ireland at Rugby World Cup Sevens in Moscow this June.
 

Australia’s Men’s Sevens side have been drawn in Pool A alongside France, Spain and Tunisia for the Rugby World Cup Sevens in Moscow this June.

A festival of sport, music and fun will hit Moscow from June 28-30 as Rugby World Cup Sevens 2013 comes to town. And as the 24 men’s teams and 16 women’s teams prepare to battle it out over those three days, the draw has taken place in the Russian capital, setting the scene for some mouth-watering encounters in the pool stages of the tournament and beyond.
 

The fast-paced action of the new Olympic sport, Rugby Sevens will hit Coffs Harbour this Friday when the first Ella Sevens Rugby tournament kicks off for the year.
 

With Rugby continuing to break new frontiers around the world with its phenomenal growth, it is fitting that the Pool Allocation Draw for Rugby World Cup Sevens 2013 in Moscow will take place in the presence of some of Russia's top cosmonauts, Olympians and officials.
 

Women’s Rugby Sevens competitions are taking place across the country as the rising popularity of the new Olympic sport continues to spread.

The Qantas Men’s Sevens have claimed the Shield in emphatic fashion at the Las Vegas Sevens, securing a 41-0 win over Uruguay on day three of the tournament.
 

The Qantas Men’s Sevens are set to face Kenya in the Shield semifinal after a 26-21 loss to England in the Bowl quarter-final on day two of the Las Vegas Sevens.

Round five of the HSBC Sevens World Series, the USA Sevens, is set to be broadcast live to more homes than ever before in 2013.

The Qantas Men’s Sevens have set their sights on a more consistent performance as they take to the field this weekend in the fifth round of the HSBC Sevens World Series in Las Vegas.
 

Australian debutant Ellia Green has scored a try in sudden-death extra time to help her side claim a 17-12 win over New Zealand for a third place finish at the second round of the IRB Women’s Sevens World Series in Houston.
 

The Qantas Men’s Sevens team has collected the Plate title at the Wellington Sevens with a strong 22-7 win over Scotland in tonight’s final.

The Qantas Women’s Sevens have topped their pool following an undefeated first day of competition in the second round of the IRB Women's Sevens World Series in Houston.
 

The Qantas Women’s Sevens have settled into Houston, USA, ahead of the second round of the inaugural IRB Women’s Sevens World Series.

The Qantas Men’s Sevens are geared up for the fourth round of the HSBC Sevens World Series in Wellington, New Zealand, where they will look to improve on their current ranking of 10th.
 

A corked thigh to Cameron Clark has forced a late change to the Qantas Men’s Sevens for Round 4 of the HSBC Sevens World Series in Wellington this weekend.
 

Fresh from their fourth-successive victory at the Port Elizabeth round of the HSBC Sevens World Series, New Zealand’s men now sit in pole position in the seedings for Rugby World Cup Sevens 2013 in Moscow.
 

LAST year's Mt Druitt-St Marys Standard Junior Sports Star winner continues his ascent to the top of sport's elite competition.

Six months ago, 19 year old Ellia Green, was just another young woman who enjoyed playing a number of different sports. Now she is just days away from the experience of a lifetime, making her Rugby Sevens debut for Australia in the second round of IRB Women’s Sevens World Series in Houston.

Qantas Women’s Sevens coach, Chris Lane, has named his squad for the second round of the IRB Women’s Sevens World Series in Houston, with just three changes to the side which last competed in Dubai.
 

A training injury to Qantas Women’s Sevens stand-in captain Emilee Cherry has forced a change in the line-up to play in Houston for the second round of the IRB Women’s Sevens World Series.
 

The Aussie Thunderbolts development side has defeated Samoa 19-14 to claim the Plate final at the Uprising Fiji International Sevens over the weekend.
 

The Australian Rugby Sevens teams have completed their first Australian Youth Olympic Festival campaign successfully with the Australian women’s team becoming Gold Medal Champions and the Australian men’s side winning the silver medal at St Ignatius College Riverview on Saturday.
 

Australia’s Rugby Sevens teams have impressed on Day 1 of the Australian Youth Olympic Festival held in hot conditions at St. Ignatius College Riverview on Friday.

Aussie Thunderbolt’s coach, Michael O’Connor, has been forced to make two changes to his squad for the Uprising Fiji International Sevens Tournament, being held in Lautoka Fiji this weekend.

The International Rugby Board has announced the invited teams for the remaining three rounds of the inaugural IRB Women’s Sevens World Series, which kicked off in Dubai at the end of November. 

The Qantas Men’s Sevens squad has bounced back from a poor showing in Dubai to claim Bowl honours in Port Elizabeth, South Africa at the final tournament of 2012 as part of the 2012-13 HSBC Sevens World Series.

The Qantas Men’s Sevens squad has taken time out of its training schedule to return to the Sinethemba Orphanage in Port Elizabeth ahead of the third round of the HSBC Sevens World Series.

The Qantas Women’s Sevens have kicked off the first round of the inaugural IRB Women’s Sevens World Series with a fourth-place finish in Dubai, following a 17-5 loss to Spain in their final match.

The Qantas Men’s Sevens fell short of expectations at the second round of the HSBC Sevens World Series circuit, after losing out to England in the Shield semifinal on Day 2 of the Dubai Sevens.

The Australian Men’s Youth Sevens squad has been named today for the Australian Youth Olympic Festival being held in Sydney in January 2013.

Qantas Men’s Sevens coach Michael O’Connor has again been forced to test the depth of Australia’s Sevens ranks, with injury impeding his selection options for Dubai, the second round of the HSBC Sevens World Series.

The first Youth Women’s Rugby Sevens squad of 12 has been named for next year’s Australian Youth Olympic Festival (AYOF) in Sydney. 

Qantas Women’s Sevens coach, Chris Lane, has continued his policy of exposing young talent to international Sevens, naming four uncapped players for the first round of the inaugural IRB Women’s Sevens World series in Dubai.

 The Aussie Pearls women’s development team have emerged victorious from last weekend’s Coral Coast Sevens in Fiji after a nail-biting three point win in the final. 

Rugby Sevens is continuing to grow in popularity in Australia with women’s training sessions now being hosted in Western Australia, NSW, Victoria and Queensland.

The Qantas Women’s Sevens side have been drawn along-side fellow core teams USA and the Netherlands as well as European powerhouse France for the opening round of the inaugural IRB Women’s Sevens World Series.
 

Australian Qantas Men’s Sevens coach, Michael O’Connor has named a well-balanced 12-man squad for this weekend’s Gold Coast Sevens Fever Pitch tournament.

The game of Rugby Sevens means a lot to Australian Women’s Rugby Sevens Star, Bo De La Cruz who recently won the Female Sportsperson of the Year at The 2012 “Deadlys” which recognise the contribution of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders to their community and to Australian society.

The Aussie Pearls (women) and Aussie Thunderbolts (men) domestic Sevens sides have won their respective competitions at the Noosa International Sevens over the weekend.

Qantas Women’s Sevens Captain, Rebecca Tavo and coach, Chris Lane, today welcomed the announcement of the first ever IRB Women’s Sevens World Series, which is set to kick-off later this year.

The Aussie Pearls (women) and Aussie Thunderbolts (men) domestic Sevens sides have been named for the Noosa International Sevens this weekend, Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 October.

RUGBY Sevens captain Ed Jenkins believes halting the player drain within the Australian squad will lift their consistency in this season's IRB world series.

Three schools from Sydney’s West have successfully qualified for the 2012 National Schools Rugby Sevens Tournament on the Gold Coast next month after topping the NSW State Secondary Schools Rugby Sevens finals held in Penrith last week.

The Australian Qantas Men’s Sevens team has been drawn for a showdown with 2011 champions Fiji on day one of the Gold Coast Sevens – Fever Pitch tournament at Skilled Park next month.

The new Olympic Sport of Rugby Sevens has again proven popular with huge numbers participating at Primary School Rugby Sevens competitions in Sydney this week.

Tickets are now on sale for Rugby World Cup Sevens 2013 in Russia and tournament organisers believe that the winning blend of an attractive programme, world-class men's and women's Sevens and the very best of Russian hospitality and culture will make it one of the must-see events of the year.

Students across Sydney are embracing the newest Olympic Sport, Rugby Sevens, with several Schools hosting Rugby Sevens Gala Days in the coming weeks.

The Qantas Women’s Sevens have won the Asia Pacific Women’s Sevens Championships with a 36-17 result against Japan in the tournament decider in Sabah, Malaysia over the weekend.

All sixteen teams for the second edition of Gold Coast Sevens – Fever Pitch in October have been confirmed after Tonga qualified for the opening leg of the HSBC Sevens World Series last weekend.

Qantas Women’s Sevens coach, Chris Lane, has named his side for the 2012 Asia Pacific Women’s Sevens Championships in Sabah, Malaysia this weekend.

After successfully qualifying for the 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens the Qantas Men’s Sevens are now focusing on their path to Russia.

The Qantas Men’s Sevens have qualified for Rugby World Cup Sevens 2013 and claimed top honours at the Oceania Sevens Championships with a 12-7 win over Samoa in the tournament final at North Sydney Oval on Sunday.

The Qantas Men’s Sevens have made an impressive start on Day 1 of the Oceania Sevens Championships, finishing top of Pool B at North Sydney Oval today.

The countdown to Rugby World Cup Sevens 2013 in Moscow is gaining momentum and competition for qualifying spots for the 24-team tournament is hotting up.

Qantas Wallabies 2012 squad member Luke Morahan will make a return to Rugby Sevens this weekend after a two-year absence from the new Olympic sport.

The Qantas Men’s Sevens team are preparing for this weekend’s Oceania Sevens Championships in the hope of securing a place at the 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Moscow, Russia.

 The NSW Schoolgirls Rugby Sevens Squad to compete at this year’s first-ever National Schoolgirls Rugby Sevens Championships has been named. 

The Qantas Men’s Sevens will aim to secure a Rugby World Cup Sevens qualifying spot in front of a home crowd later this month, as North Sydney Oval plays host to the Oceania Sevens Championships.

The Qantas Women’s Sevens continued their strong day one form at the Oceania Women’s Sevens Championships, finishing second after going down to a determined New Zealand outfit in the final.

The Qantas Women’s Sevens today departed for the Oceania Women’s Sevens Championships in Lautoka, Fiji, and with it began their journey to Rugby World Cup Sevens 2013.

Qantas Women’s Sevens coach Chris Lane has named his squad of 12 for the Oceania Women’s Sevens Championships taking place in Lautoka, Fiji, on Friday 3 and Saturday 4 August.

The IRB has announced figures showing that the Olympic sport of Rugby Sevens has gained further ground in the eyes of international broadcasters.

Fans are being encouraged to get in early and secure their tickets to Gold Coast Sevens - Fever Pitch when they go on sale at 9am tomorrow through Ticketek.

Primary school Rugby players across all parts of NSW are being presented with the opportunity of a lifetime, as they look to secure their spot in the curtain raiser for the final Test of the Castrol EDGE Wales Tour at Allianz Stadium this Saturday afternoon.

Australian Sevens star Junior Rasolea has signed with the Emirates Western Force for the 2013 and 2014 FxPro Super Rugby seasons.

The Qantas Women’s Sevens have defeated host side Netherlands 18-14 to claim third place at the Amsterdam Sevens this past weekend.

The Qantas Women’s Sevens are gearing up to take on the world at the Amsterdam Sevens this weekend.

Australian Rugby Union today announced Rugby fans could secure their tickets to the highly anticipated Gold Coast Sevens – Fever Pitch 2012 through Ticketek on Monday 16 July.

IRB Chairman Bernard Lapasset has hailed the global success of another record-breaking HSBC Sevens World Series.

The Qantas Men’s Sevens have concluded the 2011-2012 HSBC Sevens World Series as Plate champions, following a 14-12 win over England in London overnight.

The Qantas Women’s Sevens have finished fourth in the IRB-sanctioned Women’s Sevens Challenge Cup, following a disappointing Day 2 in London.

The International Rugby Board has inducted New Zealand Sevens coach Gordon Tietjens into the IRB Hall of Fame.

On the same night that New Zealand were crowned HSBC Sevens World Series champions for 2011/12, their playmaker Tomasi Cama has been named IRB Sevens Player of the Year in association with HSBC.

New Zealand have retained their HSBC Sevens World Series title, ending the season with a third place finish at the Marriott London Sevens to finish on 167 Series points, six ahead of closest rivals Fiji.

Rugby World Cup Limited (RWCL) and the Rugby Union of Russia have announced that Rugby World Cup Sevens 2013 will take place in Moscow from June 28 to 30 with tournament organisers anticipating an outstanding event on and off the field.

The coaches and captains of the 16 nations set to compete in the final round of the HSBC Sevens World Series gathered at one of London's most iconic venues, the EDF Energy London Eye, to officially launch the event.

The Qantas Women’s Sevens will look to go one better than their runner-up finish in Hong Kong, when they take the field in London this weekend for the final IRB sanctioned tournament for the season.

The Qantas Men’s Sevens have fallen just short of a third-place finish in Glasgow, after missing out on contesting the final for the first time in their last three journeys to Scotland.

Heading into the second-last round of the HSBC Sevens World Series, Qantas Men’s Sevens coach Michael O’Connor and his side have arrived in Glasgow, Scotland as the in-form side following their tournament victory in Tokyo last month that saw them return home with their first Cup since London 2010.

Australia have thrashed trans-Tasman rivals New Zealand 35-19 in their one-off Sevens Rugby international at Allianz Stadium on Sunday.

The Tokyo Sevens-winning Qantas Men’s Sevens will have one last hit out before the final two rounds of the HSBC Sevens World Series when they meet the New Zealand Sevens in an international exhibition match to be televised on Fox Sports 2HD and 2 this Sunday.

Coming off the back of a tournament win in Tokyo, Qantas Men’s Sevens coach Michael O’Connor is confident his side is on the right track, as it continues to build the necessary depth and experience to consistently win tournaments on the HSBC Sevens World Series.

Skilled Park on the Gold Coast is set to light up in mid-October when Gold Coast Sevens – Fever Pitch returns to one of Australia’s most vibrant cities.

An exciting Queensland Red outfit has claimed the inaugural National Women’s Rugby Sevens Championship, following a 31-0 win over Sydney White in the Cup final yesterday at St. Ignatius College Riverview in Sydney.

More than 160 players across 14 teams will descend upon St. Ignatius College, Riverview, this weekend for Australian Rugby Union’s inaugural National Women’s Rugby Sevens Championship, being held 14-15 April.

Australia’s most-capped Wallaroo, Selena Tranter, has named the first-ever National Indigenous Women’s Sevens following a two-day camp at Redfern’s National Centre for Indigenous Excellence over the weekend.

The IRB has confirmed the pool draw for round 8 of the HSBC Sevens World Series, the Emirates Airline Glasgow Sevens to be played at Scotstoun Stadium on 5-6 May 2012.

The Qantas Men’s Sevens have defeated a powerful and resilient Samoan side 28-26 in the Cup Final of the Tokyo Sevens to claim Australia’s sixth-ever HSBC Sevens World Series title.

One day out from the seventh leg of the HBSC Sevens World Series in Tokyo, the Qantas Men’s Sevens are intent on playing with consistency, as they look to improve on their Plate semi-final placing at the Hong Kong Sevens last week.

With an eye on Australian Rugby Union’s inaugural National Women’s Sevens Championships in April, 19 indigenous players will descend on Redfern’s National Centre for Indigenous Excellence this weekend in a bid to make the National Indigenous Women’s Sevens Side.

Australian Rugby Union today announced the dates for 17 NSW Boys Secondary Schools Sevens tournaments set to be held across the state in 2012.

Australian Rugby Union today announced the dates for the 10 inaugural NSW Girls Secondary Schools Sevens tournaments to be held across the state in 2012.

The IRB has confirmed the pool draw for round 7 of the HSBC Sevens World Series, the Tokyo Sevens on 31 March - 1 April 2012.

A rampant Fiji ran in five superb tries to New Zealand's four to win the Cathay Pacific / HSBC Hong Kong Sevens 35-28 and close the gap at the top of the HSBC Sevens World Series to just two points.

The Qantas Men’s Sevens side has been stopped short in its run for a Plate championship in Hong Kong, after falling to England and Argentina on Day 3 of the sixth leg of the HSBC Sevens World Series.

Australia have qualified for the knock-out stages of the World Sevens Series in Hong Kong despite a 22-5 loss to Fiji on Saturday.

The Qantas Women’s Sevens side has fallen agonizingly short of glory at the IRB Women’s Sevens Challenge Cup in Hong Kong, with a last-minute try sealing a 15-10 win for England in the final game of the day.

On the eve of the Cathay Pacific / HSBC Hong Kong Sevens, the coaches of all 24 national teams have declared their final squads of 12 players, with New Zealand dealt a late injury blow.

A hamstring injury to Qantas Men’s Sevens flyer Lewis Holland has opened the door for Australian Rugby Union National Academy player, Matt Lucas, to make his international Rugby Sevens debut.

The Qantas Women’s Sevens side will look to rebound from their third place finish in the Dubai Sevens tournament last December when they head to Hong Kong next week for the second IRB Women’s Sevens Challenge Cup.

Qantas Men’s Sevens Coach Michael O’Connor has made three changes to his squad to take on Fiji, France and Scotland at the Hong Kong leg of the HSBC Sevens World Series.

This year in Hong Kong two 12-team competitions will take place side by side as part of the Cathay Pacific / HSBC Hong Kong Sevens.

The Qantas Women’s Sevens side are set to face the Netherlands and hosts Hong Kong in the upcoming IRB Women’s Sevens Challenge Cup, which kicks-off on Friday 23 March.

Running Rugby was once again a feature at the fifth annual Gambling Help Ella 7s at BCU International Stadium in Coffs Harbour last weekend.

The 2012 Gambling Help Ella 7s Rugby Tournament is set to light up Coffs Harbour this weekend when the fifth instalment of the two-day tournament kicks-off on Friday.

With a month to go before the Hong Kong international sevens kick off, the Qantas Men’s Sevens and the Qantas Women’s Sevens squads are set to spend four days in camp at the Australian Institute of Sport next week.

The official draw has been held for the Cathay Pacific/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens, round six of the HSBC Sevens World Series to be played on 23-25 March 2012 at the Hong Kong Stadium.

The Qantas Men's Sevens side has fallen agonizingly short of a Bowl final win at the Las Vegas leg of the HSBC Sevens World Series after injury took its toll on the Aussie squad.

Qantas Men’s Sevens coach, Michael O’Connor, has made one change to the squad that played in Wellington a week ago, after scrum half Lewis Holland was forced out of the side through injury.

The Qantas Men’s Sevens side have set their sets on the fifth round of the HSBC Sevens World Series in Las Vegas next week after completing their campaign in Wellington today.

Australian Rugby Union today named the Qantas Men’s Sevens squad for this weekend’s Wellington Sevens, which features four changes and will see two members of the 12-man squad making their Australian Debuts.

The SRC Borneo Eagles have taken out the 2012 Heineken Hottest 7s in the World with a 42-10 victory over Fijian side Daveta at Rugby Park Marrara in Darwin.

Brumbies Head Coach Jake White will visit Darwin to help launch the Hottest 7’s tournament on Friday, 20 January.

The newly established SA Sevens Academy team returned from Uruguay on Wednesday where they reached the final of their first official tournament this past weekend, in Punta del Este.

Bay of Plenty’s Sean Horan has been appointed to the newly created role of Head Coach of the New Zealand Women’s Sevens team.

New Zealand Sevens Coach Gordon Tietjens has named 30 players to assemble in Mount Maunganui for the national squad trials starting on Tuesday 17 January.

The Australian Men’s Sevens team has finished the third leg of the HSBC Sevens World Series in Port Elizabeth in seventh position after falling to eventual winners New Zealand in the Cup Quarter finals.

The Australian Men’s Sevens will enter their third tournament of the HSBC Sevens World Series 2011/12, in as many weeks, with a new-look squad after injury forced coach Michael O’Connor to make two changes following their Plate Final win in Dubai last weekend over New Zealand.

Australian Rugby Union will hold its first Junior Gold Girl’s Sevens High Performance training day tomorrow, Friday 9 December, at Easts Rugby Club in Woollahra.

The Australian Men’s Sevens team have run out 3-point winners against South Africa in a thrilling Plate Final at the Dubai Sevens overnight.

Fiji has won the inaugural Gold Coast Sevens Fever Pitch tournament, downing New Zealand 26-12 in a thrilling final at Skilled Park tonight.

2009 World Cup Sevens winner, Rebecca Tavo, has today been named captain of the Australian Women’s Sevens team for the 2011/12 season.

SARU has confirmed a squad of 23 Springbok Sevens players who will now start with full preparations at their base in Stellenbosch for the upcoming HSBC Sevens World Series.

Samoa has claimed the 2011 Oceania Sevens Championship defeating Fiji 19-7 in the mud at Apia Park.

Reigning Oceania Sevens champions Australia begin their Rugby Sevens season proper in Apia on Friday, and Coach Michael O’Connor knows it will be a challenge for his young squad.

Hometown favourites Samoa have both experience and recent form on their side ahead of the 2011 Oceania Sevens Championship in Apia on Friday (local time).

Australian Rugby Union today announced Chris Lane had been appointed as the country’s first fulltime National Women’s Sevens Coach and program Co-ordinator for the next two years.

Australian Rugby Union, the Queensland Government and Gold Coast City Council today encouraged people to be on their toes as tickets to the inaugural Gold Coast Sevens – Fever Pitch tournament go on sale today.

The third instalment of the Fitness First Central Coast Sevens Rugby Festival has been dubbed a major success with the tournament living up to its motto of rugby at its electrifying best on Saturday.

The NSW Open Schoolboys “Road to Rio” Rugby 7s Championship Final Series was held yesterday at St Gregory’s College, Campbelltown.

Australian Rugby Union and the Queensland Government today began the Seven week countdown to the Inaugural Gold Coast Sevens – Fever Pitch tournament at Skilled Park on Friday 25 and Saturday 26 November.

The Federation of Oceania Rugby Unions (FORU) today released the Tournament Draw for the 2011 Oceania Sevens Championship to be held in Apia, Samoa, on Friday 28 and Saturday 29 October 2011.

Australian Rugby Union today marked the 77-day countdown to the inaugural Gold Coast Sevens –Fever Pitch tournament with the announcement of the 16 countries that will battle it out in November at Skilled Park.

Australia‟s U18 7s team has just wrapped up its preparations for the 2011 Commonwealth Youth Games in the Isle of Man 7-13th September.

The Australian Rugby Union today announced a range of attractive ticket prices and packages for the inaugural Gold Coast Sevens – Fever Pitch tournament in November at Skilled Park.

The Federation of Oceania Rugby Unions (FORU) today announced that ten (10) Member Unions have confirmed their participation in the 2011 Oceania Sevens Championship to be held in Apia, on the 28th and 29th of October.

Australian Rugby Union today announced former Gold Coast Titan, Shannon Walker, had signed an Australian Sevens contract with ARU and would join the Australian Sevens Squad this weekend.

The inaugural Essential Energy Sevens Primary Schools tournament has wrapped up with Redfield College taking out the Cup Final and Mascot Primary taking out the Plate Final at ANZ Stadium last Saturday night.

On 4 September 2010 Christchurch was struck by a 7.1 magnitude earthquake, it destroyed houses, businesses and vital infrastructure.

Australian sevens representative Jono Lance is set to be a surprise starter at fullback as the Queensland Reds aim to keep the Western Force guessing right until kick-off on Saturday night.

Australia have suffered a heartbreaking 35-36 loss to South Africa in the final of the Edinburgh Sevens on Sunday.

Australia’s Rugby Sevens team is looking to end the 2010/11 HSBC Sevens World Series on a high with a strong performance in Edinburgh this weekend.

Eventual champions South Africa spoiled Australia’s title defence at the London Sevens on Sunday as semi-finalists New Zealand all but secured the 2010/11 HSBC Sevens World Series crown with a tournament in hand.

Australia’s London Sevens title defence is on track with coach Michael O’Connor’s side progressing through to the finals undefeated at Twickenham on Saturday (Sunday AEST).
 

Boom Wallabies Digby Ioane, David Pocock and James O'Connor are being sized up for Commonwealth Games duty along with Matt Giteau, to bolster Australia's improving Sevens squad.

Australian Sevens coach Michael O’Connor has named his strongest squad of the HSBC Sevens World Series season, with seven of his players set to return Twickenham with the invaluable experience of winning the tournament.

Australian Rugby Union today announced that the Gold Coast had been selected as the new home for the Australian leg of the HSBC Sevens World Series for the next four years.

An injury-hampered Australian side has finished seventh as New Zealand broke through to win the International Rugby Sevens Adelaide in their fifth attempt, defeating South Africa 28-20 to claim the 2011 title at Adelaide Oval on Sunday.

Hosts Australia will take on Samoa in the Cup quarter-finals of the International Rugby Sevens Adelaide tomorrow after showing top form with wins over Tonga and USA on Saturday.

The return of Western Force centre Brian Sefanaia and Queensland Reds back Kimami Sitauti has provided the Australian Sevens team with a significant boost ahead of their home tournament, the International Rugby Sevens Adelaide this weekend (2-3 April).

Australia came close to forcing the Hong Kong Sevens Plate final into extra time but a penalty in the dying seconds has seen South Africa come out on top with a hard-fought 26-19 victory.

Just as racegoers frock up for a day at the Spring Carnival, Rugby Sevens fans love to don fancy dress to ensure the action away from the field is just as eye catching as what’s happening on the pitch.

Australian Rugby Sevens coach Michael O’Connor says there’s no secret formula to winning this weekend’s Hong Kong Sevens but his team will have to be on their game and finish top of their pool to have the best chance of claiming the iconic silverware.

Australian Rugby Sevens captain Bernard Foley has caught a first-hand look at the Rugby talent in South Australian schools by co-hosting a skills and drills session for the Rugby-playing students of Adelaide’s Prince Alfred College.

The Australian Sevens have been knocked out in the semi-finals to finish sixth at the HSBC Sevens World Series at Outeniqua Park Stadium in George, South Africa on Saturday (Sunday AEDT).

Australian Sevens captain Bernard Foley says his side is keen to improve on their opening performance in Dubai as the second event of the HSBC Sevens World Series gets underway at Outeniqua Park Stadium in George, South Africa on Friday (Saturday AEDT).

Eventual champions England have dismantled Australia’s charge at the Dubai Sevens with a try after the siren to knock coach Michael O’Connor’s men out of the race for the title on Saturday.

Captain Bernard Foley is confident a new-look Australian Sevens squad will show the benefits of a solid preparation and hit the ground running when the 2010/11 HSBC Sevens World Series kicks off in Dubai on Friday.

Qantas Wallabies Spring Tourist Nick Phipps has today been named in coach Michael O’Connor’s Australian Sevens squad for the opening two legs of the HSBC Sevens World Series, which gets underway in Dubai next month.

 Adelaide Oval could play host to a Commonwealth Games gold medal rematch when the International Rugby Sevens returns to the city of churches on 2-3 April, 2011

Australian Rugby Sevens coach Michael O’Connor has today unveiled a new-look 13-man squad which will compete as the Aussie Thunder at the Gold Coast and Noosa Sevens tournaments later this month.

Having wrapped up their most successful year in Sevens history, the Australian squad have once again been rewarded with individual honours after having four members of the Commonwealth Games squad selected on the Qantas Wallabies Spring Tour to Hong Kong and Europe.

Australia have recorded their best result in Commonwealth Games Sevens Rugby history with a Silver Medal, after going down narrowly 24-17 to a history-making New Zealand side in Delhi last month.

The International Rugby Sevens Adelaide will be played next year on the weekend of 2-3 April with the event returning to a two-day timeslot for the sixth leg of the 2010-2011 IRB Sevens World Series.

Samoa has swept aside a valiant Australia and then trounced the USA 38-10 in the Cup Final to win the International Rugby Sevens Adelaide on Sunday and record their second-straight tournament victory of the IRB Sevens World Series.

The Australian Rugby Sevens are through to the Cup quarter-finals after notching clinical victories over the USA and England on day two of the Adelaide Sevens on Saturday.

Australian Sevens forward Ed Quirk hopes a top performance from his side at the Adelaide Sevens this weekend will prove youth and inexperience don’t always go hand in hand.

The Australian Rugby Sevens have issued a serious warning to their competitors with a 40-5 thumping of Niue in their opening pool match at the International Rugby Sevens Adelaide on Friday.

Australian Rugby Sevens captain Patrick McCutcheon says he’s determined to give a career-best performance at the International Rugby Sevens Adelaide after revealing the March 19-21 event will be the last time he will compete in the IRB Sevens World Series on home soil.

The Australian Rugby Sevens believe the advantage of playing at home will give them an extra edge as they prepare to tackle fierce competition from 15 nations at the International Rugby Sevens Adelaide which kicks off at Adelaide Oval on Friday night.

Variety, the children’s charity is delighted and proud to be the official 2010 International Rugby Sevens Adelaide Tournament charity of choice.

Australian Rugby Sevens coach Michael O’Connor has plucked West Harbour Sevens standout Sam Latunipulu out of relative obscurity to join his new-look squad for the Adelaide and Hong Kong legs of the IRB Sevens World Series.

Qantas Wallabies coach Robbie Deans has caught a first-hand look at the Rugby talent in South Australia by attending the first training session of the 2010 Adelaide Sevens reserve pool.

The Australian Rugby Sevens have been drawn in a favourable pool for the upcoming IRB Sevens World Series which will be staged in Adelaide from 19-21 March.

The Australian Rugby Sevens have achieved their best result at the IRB Sevens World Series in over two years after they toppled last weekend’s champions Fiji to set up a Cup semi-finals showdown with Samoa in Las Vegas on Sunday.

Australian Sevens centre Brackin Karauria-Henry has scored a hat trick of tries against France to rocket his young team to victory at the IRB Sevens World Series in Las Vegas on Saturday.

Australian Rugby Sevens captain Patrick McCutcheon says after two IRB Plate Final victories his youthful side is determined to improve and achieve a Cup semi-finals berth at the Las Vegas Sevens this weekend.

A late try to Clinton Sills has helped the Australian Rugby Sevens beat reigning champions South Africa 26-22 and claim the Plate trophy in Wellington on Saturday.

The Australian Women’s World Cup Sevens winning coach Jason Stanton is collaborating with South Africa Springbok Sevens coach Paul Treu for the duration of the IRB Sevens World Series which continues in Las Vegas this weekend.
Stanton has coached Australia to three consecutive Touch Rugby world titles and is a former skills coach for the Queensland Reds.
 

The Australian Rugby Sevens have defied injury woes to record two wins from three matches during the opening day of the Wellington Sevens, the third event on the IRB Sevens World Series.

Australian Rugby Sevens coach Michael O’Connor has made three changes to his squad which will take aim at preventing New Zealand from completing a hat-trick of IRB Sevens tournament wins in Wellington this weekend.

Australian Sevens captain Patrick McCutcheon believes Kenya pose the biggest threat to the national side claiming top honours at the two-day Darwin Hottest Sevens rugby tournament starting on Saturday.