The HSBC Sevens Series LA Sevens is being held at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, CA on February 29-March 1. All matches are being broadcast LIVE and On-Demand on NBC Sports Gold. NBCSN will also provide comprehensive coverage from 8 PM ET to 12 AM ET on Saturday, with extended timings on Sunday at 11:30 AM ET to 8 PM ET. The United States is in Pool C with Australia, Scotland, and Samoa with the original Series format restored for the next two rounds (LA and Vancouver). The USA opened pool play with a 19-17 win over Samoa, who…

The HSBC Sevens Series LA Sevens will be held at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, CA on February 29-March 1. All matches are broadcast LIVE and On-Demand on NBC Sports Gold. NBCSN will also provide comprehensive coverage from 8 PM ET to 12 AM ET on Saturday, with extended timings on Sunday at 11:30 AM ET to 8 PM ET. The United States is in Pool C with Australia, Scotland, and Samoa with the original Series format restored for the next two rounds (LA and Vancouver). Samoa will be up first and are ranked 13th overall after finishing 15th…

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…