Rugby Sevens

Hong Kong handed tough draw for sevens World Cup

1 Mar 2013

Hong Kong were brought down to earth - soon after a cosmonaut up in the heavens had read a message for the VIP audience before yesterday's Rugby World Cup Sevens draw in Moscow - as they were...

Brazil, Uruguay qualify for Hong Kong Rugby Sevens

28 Feb 2013

At last week's Sevens draw, organisers left two spots open in the 12-strong pre-qualification tournament for the finalists at the Consur Sevens (South American Confederation of Rugby) in Rio de...

Sealed with a hiss as hosts get dream draw for Hong Kong Sevens

22 Feb 2013

Hong Kong will rub shoulders with the 15 core teams at the sixth leg of the HSBC Sevens World Series from March 22-24. They have been invited to do so by the International Rugby Board, not because...

Sonny Bill Williams keen to play sevens at Rio Olympics

19 Feb 2013

Former All Black Sonny Bill Williams admits the chance to win Olympic gold could tempt him to switch to rugby sevens for the 2016 Rio Games as he weighs up his future in the boxing ring.

Hong Kong eye place in 2014 Nanjing Youth Olympic Games

17 Feb 2013

Asian champions Hong Kong are in with a realistic chance of making an Olympic appearance in rugby sevens two years before the sport makes its first appearance at the Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro...

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US Eagles under pressure to perform ahead of Hong Kong Sevens and World Cup

This weekend's Las Vegas tournament is the fifth leg of the nine-stop series, and rankings points at its conclusion will determining seedings for the World Cup in Moscow in June.

40,000 fans vie for 4,000 Hong Kong Sevens tickets via ballot system

The odds of landing two tickets - the maximum number each successful applicant is allowed - in the electronic draw are not high, but everyone from the public to top Hong Kong Rugby Football Union...

Sport Digest, February 7, 2013

All Black Liam Messam is considering switching to Sevens rugby as the chance to win Olympic gold threatens to lure players from the 15-a-side ranks for the 2016 Rio Games.

RUGBY SEVENS

Tourneys next month key to Hong Kong's HSBC core team bid

Hong Kong have entered the 12-team Spur Sevens in Harare - a fortnight before the Cathay Pacific/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens - in an effort to ramp up preparations for the London Sevens in May, the...

RUGBY SEVENS

England wins Rugby Sevens Cup after extra time try against Kenya

England turned around a dismal season when they scored twice late in a tense final to deny Kenya a first ever victory in a World Series tournament.

RUGBY SEVENS

Hong Kong bid to be core Sevens World Series team starts in March

Hong Kong's campaign to become a core team in the annual HSBC Sevens World Series starts on home soil at its "bigger and better" event in March when the hosts will be in the company of the big...