The USA winning only one out of five games this past weekend at the George 7′s was a bit of a surprise for everyone. As a team striving to push towards the top of the circuit, a step backwards can be expected from time to time. That is, as long as the steps back aren’t… [Read more…]
December 13, 2010
The USA winning only one out of five games this past weekend at the George 7′s was a bit of a surprise for everyone. As a team striving to push towards the top of the circuit, a step backwards can be expected from time to time. That is, as long as the steps back aren’t… [Read more…]
December 12, 2010
After a thrilling extra-time victory over England in the final of the George 7′s, New Zealand has pulled within four points of series leaders England. With two tournaments (of eight) now complete, the race for the title is already beginning to take shape. The aforementioned England leads the series, but is closely followed by New Zealand, Samoa, and… [Read more…]
December 12, 2010
Just a week removed from a trip to the Cup quarterfinals in Dubai, the USA have gone a very disappointing 1-4 after being defeated by Zimbabwe 19-17 in the Shield semifinal. The USA took a 12-5 lead into halftime behind tries from Marco Barnard and Roland Suniula. Zach Test added a try early in the… [Read more…]
December 12, 2010
After a thrilling extra-time victory over England in the final of the George 7′s, New Zealand has pulled within four points of series leaders England. With two tournaments (of eight) now complete, the race for the title is already beginning to take shape. The aforementioned England leads the series, but is closely followed by New Zealand, Samoa, and… [Read more…]
December 11, 2010
Just a week removed from a trip to the Cup quarterfinals in Dubai, the USA have gone a very disappointing 1-4 after being defeated by Zimbabwe 19-17 in the Shield semifinal. The USA took a 12-5 lead into halftime behind tries from Marco Barnard and Roland Suniula. Zach Test added a try early in the… [Read more…]
December 11, 2010
Extra time continues to haunt the USA in rugby. The USA were defeated in the Bowl Quarterfinals by France 19-17 as the Renaud Dumas touched down at the 9:06 mark in the second half to put the nail in the coffin for the USA. The loss knocked the USA out of any chance of picking… [Read more…]
December 10, 2010
Team USA closed out Day 1 of the George 7′s stop on the HSBC World Series with a 33-7 romp over Namibia. The hangover from the big loss to Fiji may have still been present at the start of their final game. Namibia struck first with a try from Melrid Africa. The conversion gave Namibia… [Read more…]
December 10, 2010
Any hopes of the USA advancing to the Cup Quarterfinals at the George 7′s have been crushed as Fiji rolled to a whopping 43-5 win over the USA. USA got off to a promising start when Mile Pulu scored 17 seconds into the game. Unfortunately, that was the highlight of the game for the USA… [Read more…]
December 10, 2010
Three missed conversions proved costly to the USA as they lost their opening pool game 24-22 to Samoa at the HSBC World Series George 7′s in South Africa. The game was a far cry from the 38-5 defeat the USA suffered to Samoa last week in the Quarterfinals in Dubai. The USA came out of the… [Read more…]
December 7, 2010
The term “Pool of Death” is often bandied about in regards to the IRB HSBC World Series. In a series of events with increasing competition, its inevitable that some teams get the short end of the stick. That’s not to say that there are easy brackets. With competition at an all-time high on the series, easy… [Read more…]
December 6, 2010
The IRB has just launched a new video series titled, Inside Sevens Uncovered and with their first video they went to coaches and players in Dubai to ask them simply… Why Sevens? What about you? As fans, coaches, and players involved in sevens, what is it about the abbreviated version of the game that get your… [Read more…]
December 13, 2010
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