7:17 AM BST ESPN staff The United States Eagles rounded out the opening day of action at the Rugby World Cup Sevens with an impressive performance to defeat Wales 35-0 in the men’s Round of 16 at AT&T Park in San Francsico. Eagles superstar Perry Baker, who had written in his exclusive tournament preview for
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1:50 AM BST ESPN staff Former All Blacks centre Ma’a Nonu appears to be closing in on a return to Super Rugby, with the Chiefs and Blues emerging as the most likely destination. Nonu signed off on a three-year stint with Toulon earlier this year, the 103-Test veteran citing family reasons as to why he
2:31 PM BST Dewald Human will again have to take control of matters for the Springboks Sevens side in the continued absence of Cecil Afrika and Branco Du Preez at the Rugby World Cup Sevens. Cecil Afrika and Branco du Preez are established names, South African sevens legends, and the pint-sized Human from the little
2:08 PM BST Experienced Kenya player Collins Injera says it’s time for the team to go a step better and get to the finals of the World Cup Sevens. The Kenya Shujaa take the field on Friday in the first game against 24th-ranked Tonga at San Francisco’s AT&T Park. “We have reached the semi-finals before
Jul 19, 2018 Gareth Bale led tributes to Sam Warburton after the former Wales and British and Irish Lions rugby captain announced his retirement on Wednesday. Bale went to the same school as Warburton, and the pair played on the same football team at Cardiff’s Whitechurch High School. Sam Warburton’s career was far too short,
12:18 PM BST Mathrin Simmers is one of only two ladies in the Springboks Women’s Sevens team with Rugby World Cup Sevens experience. Simmers and playmaker Zenay Jordaan are the only remaining members of the squad that participated at the 2013 tournament in Russia, and coach Paul Delport will lean on the duo to provide
Jul 20, 2018 I believe we can win the Rugby World Cup Sevens, and home support is going to be so important. All of the U.S. Sevens players want to make history at AT&T Park in San Francisco from July 20 to 22. There is incredible excitement around the World Cup and I truly believe
6:30 AM BST Former Wallabies centre Rob Horne is still coming to terms with life with a paralysed arm after a tackle ended his career while playing in the UK three months ago. The 28-year-old says he has full paralysis of his right arm and is in chronic pain after detaching nerves from his spinal
3:00 PM BST Sam Warburton’s career was far too short but as he draws a line under a bruising nine-year spell, his legacy in the game rivals any in the northern hemisphere and in the British & Irish Lions’ fine history. Aged 29, it seems unfathomable that Warburton will not be leading Wales into the
2:35 PM BST Elton Jantjies has played a massive part in the Lions’ recent success, being pivotal in their successful ball-in-hand approach that helped them reach the past two Super Rugby finals. But he should also take a lot of responsibility for them not getting over that final hurdle in 2016, against the Hurricanes, and