Olympic Men’s Sevens – finals There we have it. Fiji win a gold medal at the Olympic Men’s Sevens for the second time in their history, powering away from New…
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Fiji win gold medal at Olympic Men’s Sevens for second time
Fiji win gold medal at Olympic Men’s Sevens for second time They’ve done it – Fiji have won back-to-back gold medals at the Olympic Games. A 27-12 win over New…
Argentina win bronze medal at Olympic Men’s Sevens
Argentina win bronze medal at Olympic Men’s Sevens Argentina edged out Great Britain’s men in the third-place match at the Olympic Men’s Sevens, with the South American’s taking the bronze…
Ox Nché and Springboks could have fierce future together
Ox Nché and Springboks could have fierce future together SUCH WAS the anticipation of the arrival of South Africa’s fabled Bomb Squad in the first Test against the Lions, that…
USA sevens star Martin Iosefo on his island upbringing
WHILE THE parents were doing full-bore drills on the training pitch, the kids were emulating them exactly. But instead of a ball, Martin Iosefo and the other whippersnappers were using…
Dan Norton: “I’m enjoying the challenge of keeping the tally going”
IT WASN’T until he reached 100 tries on the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series that England’s Dan Norton realised he might be alright at finishing. “It was never part of…
Remote control bus unexpected hit of the Olympic Sevens
Remote control bus unexpected hit of the Olympic Sevens It has proved the surprise hit of the Olympic Sevens competition on day one of action – an automated bus that…
Rassie Erasmus tweets take narrative of Lions tour online
Rassie Erasmus tweets take narrative of Lions tour online It began with a magnanimous gesture from South Africa’s director of rugby Rassie Erasmus taking to Twitter to congratulate the British…
Huge TMO calls by Marius Jonker in first Lions Test
Huge TMO calls by Marius Jonker in first Lions Test The first match of the series is in the books and the British & Irish Lions beat the Springboks in…
Will Cape Town pitch hold up for rest of Lions series?
Will Cape Town pitch hold up for rest of Lions series? It was an incredible second half of action as the British & Irish Lions beat the Springboks in the…