The HSBC World Sevens Series Sydney Sevens was held on January 31-Feb. 1, 2020 in Sydney, Australia. This was a combined Women’s and Men’s event that had modified determination of place finishes as the Quarterfinal round has been eliminated. The latter has created an uproar in the rugby community. The USA won their pool with victories over Scotland, Japan, and Australia. They had a narrow loss to South Africa and then defeated England for the bronze. The HSBC Sevens Series now moved to Los Angeles for the LA Sevens on February 29-March 1. USA 32-14 Scotland The USA Men’s Sevens…

The HSBC World Sevens Series Sydney Sevens will be held on January 31-Feb. 1, 2020 in Sydney, Australia. This is a combined Women’s and Men’s event that has modified determination of place finishes as the Quarterfinal round has been eliminated. The latter has created an uproar in the rugby community. Head Coach Mike Friday has made two changes to the roster for Sydney. Ben Broselle will fly home after being pulled out of Hamilton due to Head Injury Assessment (HIA) protocol; Marcus Tupuola will take his place. Cody Melphy will jump in for Madison Hughes who was pulled out as…

The third tournament of the HSBC Sevens Series took place in Hamilton, New Zealand on January 24-26 ET. The USA Men’s Sevens defeated Scotland, lost to New Zealand and beat Wales in pool play. Tournament adjustments to the competition structure for Hamilton led to the team facing Canada in the fifth-place final and then leaving for Sydney after a loss. Tournament Changes for Hamilton & Sydney No Cup Quarterfinals will be held and teams who finish first in their respective pools will advance directly to the Cup Semifinals. The two highest-ranked teams remaining will face one another in the 5th Place…

The third tournament of the HSBC Sevens Series will take place in Hamilton, New Zeland on January 24-26 ET and will be broadcast on NBC Sports Gold.  Head Coach Mike Friday has made three changes from the Cape Town tournament with Ben Pinkelman, Martin Iosefo, and Marcus Tupuola returning to the group. Both Pinkelman and Iosefo were rested after competing in Rugby World Cup Japan 2019. Tupuola will be an injury reserve with all three players preparing for their first tournament of the season. In a USA milestone, captain Madison Hughes will play in his 50th World Series event. Hughes is the highest…

The USA Men’s Sevens team will compete in their second tournament of the 2019-2020 HSBC Sevens Series in Cape Town from December 13-15 on NBC Sports Gold. The USA Men currently are in eighth place in the 2019-2020 HSBC Sevens Series standings. This year’s format of teams exiting the tournament after a loss in the quarterfinals is controversial. Places 5-8 are then determined based on team point differential in all matches. It means that four of the sixteen teams play six matches while the others play four. It provides fewer opportunities for reserves to gain valuable playing time and will…

U The USA Men’s Sevens Team entered the 2019-2020 HSBC World Sevens Series ranked second in the world and faced Ireland, Scotland, and Australia in Pool B at the 2019 Emirates Airlines Dubai Sevens. The USA won their first two matches, 24-19 over Ireland and 31-21 over Scotland. Penalties and a yellow card had Australia capitalizing to win the pool 24-12. The USA will face Pool C winner New Zealand in the Cup Quarterfinals at 2:36 am ET on Saturday, while Australia meets Samoa. Other Cup Quarterfinal matches include France vs England and South Africa vs Argentina. Noteworthy is Fiji…

The USA Men’s National Team Sevens opens the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series 2019-2020 season in Dubai on 5-7 December 2019. The matches will be broadcast live on NBC Sports Gold. The Eagles Sevens finished second in the world last year and were the most consistent team on the circuit last season. In ten tournaments, the USA was the only nation to reach every semifinal and held a No. 1 world ranking for seven stops. The Four straight silver, one gold and two bronze medals they achieved, matched the number of podium finishes the U.S. had claimed in its entire…

The Men’s Eagles Sevens Head Coach has named his squad for the ninth tournament of the ten round HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series in London, May 25-26,show liveLIVE on ESPN Networks. The top four teams at the next two legs will qualify for the 2020 Olympics in Japan. The Eagles Sevens traveling team will include a 12 player roster with two traveling reserves for London.The team currently is in first place in the HSBC Sevens Series standings and can clinch a spot in the Olympics in London. Perry Baker, Danny Barrett and Martin Iosefo return from injury and and will…

The USA Men’s Eagles went undefeated in Pool C, beating Wales 31-12, Kenya 17-14, and England 22-7 at the HSBC Singapore Sevens. The team will face Argentina in the Cup Quarterfinals on April 13 at 11:52 ET, with England, also advancing out of Pool C to face Australia. The USA Men’s Eagles left Hong Kong with high hopes and their sixth medal of the season, a Bronze. The team is ranked first in the world and based on their performance, could qualify for the Olympics prior to the Series conclusion. Matches are broadcast LIVE on ESPN+. The USA vs Wales…