https://www.scmp.com/rss/513598/feed Organised by World Rugby, the Sevens tournament is held every four years and is the highest level of competition in the sport outside the Summer Olympics. This year's event is being held in Cape Town, between September 9 and 11. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Australia and Fiji were crowned women’s and men’s world champions respectively after claiming exhilarating victories at Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022 in Cape Town, South Africa. The all-conquering Australian women added Rugby World Cup Sevens glory to their recent Commonwealth Games and World Series victories to secure a hat-trick of major titles and cap an unstoppable 2022 with a 24-22 win. The women’s final came to a nail-biting conclusion as a hat-trick of tries from Maddison Levi and one from... https://www.scmp.com/sport/rugby/international-rugby/article/3192163/rugby-world-cup-sevens-2022-results-fiji-and?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/rugby/international-rugby/article/3192163/rugby-world-cup-sevens-2022-results-fiji-and?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 11 Sep 2022 23:10:02 +0000 New Zealand will meet Fiji in a seismic Sunday night showdown for the Melrose Cup at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town. Ngarohi McGarvey-Black scored a slick hat-trick as defending champions New Zealand ended Ireland’s fairy-tale run with a battling 17-10 win. Two-time champions Fiji then ran in six tries in a 38-14 thrashing of Australia to set up a clash between the two most successful teams in the tournament’s history. Stepping up when his team needs him Ngarohi McGarvey-Black... https://www.scmp.com/sport/rugby/article/3192134/rugby-world-cup-sevens-2022-results-new-zealand-end-irelands-fairy-tale?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/rugby/article/3192134/rugby-world-cup-sevens-2022-results-new-zealand-end-irelands-fairy-tale?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 11 Sep 2022 11:08:02 +0000 Hong Kong ended their 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens campaign on a high with a 17-0 victory against Tonga at Cape Town Stadium. The result secured 19th place for Paul John’s side, who finished the weekend in South Africa with two wins and two defeats. Knocked out of main contention on Friday after losing to Uruguay, Hong Kong bounced back by brushing aside Zimbabwe 28-0 – only to struggle in a tight 14-5 loss to Uganda in the Bowl semi-finals. Head coach John revealed several members of his squad... https://www.scmp.com/sport/rugby/article/3192124/rugby-world-cup-sevens-2022-hong-kong-end-final-flourish-against-tonga?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/rugby/article/3192124/rugby-world-cup-sevens-2022-hong-kong-end-final-flourish-against-tonga?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 11 Sep 2022 08:31:37 +0000 Ireland stunned hosts South Africa 24-14 to reach the semi-finals of the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in a dramatic finale to Saturday’ action at Cape Town Stadium. Mark Roche’s try and conversion gave the Irish an early 7-0 lead, but the Blitzboks levelled it up just before the break when Muller du Plessis went over, and Ronald Brown added the extras. But South Africa were stunned as Ireland scored three quick fire tries through Harry McNulty’s effort and two from Jordan Conroy to race into an... https://www.scmp.com/sport/rugby/article/3192103/rugby-world-cup-sevens-2022-results-ireland-stun-south-africa-reach?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/rugby/article/3192103/rugby-world-cup-sevens-2022-results-ireland-stun-south-africa-reach?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 11 Sep 2022 02:28:13 +0000 Hong Kong suffered a second day of disappointment at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens, losing a tight Bowl semi-final 14-5 to Uganda on Saturday evening – with head coach Paul John revealing several players have suffered from food poisoning in South Africa. John’s side had earlier put Friday’s loss to Uruguay in the pre-round of 16 play-offs behind them with a commanding 28-0 win over Zimbabwe. But their second defeat of the weekend left them facing a 19th-place play-off against Tonga on... https://www.scmp.com/sport/rugby/hk-sevens/article/3192068/rugby-world-cup-sevens-2022-hong-kong-bounce-back-thrash?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/rugby/hk-sevens/article/3192068/rugby-world-cup-sevens-2022-hong-kong-bounce-back-thrash?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 10 Sep 2022 09:06:09 +0000 Heavyweights Fiji, New Zealand, Australia and South Africa all cruised into the quarter-finals of the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens at Cape Town Stadium on Friday Ireland also shocked England, France held off Canada, and Samoa thrashed the USA, with Argentina beating Kenya. Defending champions New Zealand ran in seven tries in a thumping 43-5 victory over Scotland. Amanaki Nicole ran in twice either side of Ngarohi McGarvey-Black’s try, with Akuila Rokolisoa converting his own try to make it 24-0... https://www.scmp.com/sport/rugby/article/3192022/rugby-world-cup-sevens-2022-results-ireland-shock-england-france-move?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/rugby/article/3192022/rugby-world-cup-sevens-2022-results-ireland-shock-england-france-move?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 09 Sep 2022 13:41:55 +0000 Hong Kong crashed out of the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens on Friday morning in South Africa, losing 19-7 to Uruguay in the pre-round of 16 plat-offs at Cape Town Stadium. Three first-half tries from the South American side left Paul John’s side too much to do, with Russell Webb’s last-minute consolation try too little, too late. Uruguay’s victory set up a quarter-final clash with Australia later on Friday, with Hong Kong left to fight for the Bowl – they face a quarter-final against Zimbabwe on... https://www.scmp.com/sport/rugby/hk-sevens/article/3191984/rugby-world-cup-sevens-2022-results-hong-kong-crash-out?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/rugby/hk-sevens/article/3191984/rugby-world-cup-sevens-2022-results-hong-kong-crash-out?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 09 Sep 2022 10:34:07 +0000