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2024 Hong Kong Sevens
The 2024 Hong Kong Sevens or SVNS HKG is a rugby sevens tournament played at Hong Kong Stadium. Fifteen men's and women's teams will participate. This is the last tournament at the iconic Hong Kong Stadium, as from 2025 the event will move to Kai Tak Sports Park. In addition to the SVNS tournament, there is also an invitational pool for Asian teams called the Melrose Claymores. won the men's event and their fourteenth title in Hong Kong, defeating in the final. won the women's event and their twelfth title in Hong Kong, defeating in the final. Men's tournament Pool A Pool B Pool C Melrose Melrose Final 9th to 12th playoffs 5th to 8th playoffs Fifth Place Seventh Place Cup Final placings Dream Team Women's tournament Pool A Pool B Pool C Melrose Melrose Final 9th to 12th playoffs 5th to 8th playoffs Fifth Place Seventh Place Cup Final placings Dream Team ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023–24 SVNS
The 2023–24 SVNS is the 25th annual series of rugby sevens tournaments for national sevens teams, known as the World Rugby Sevens Series (SVNS). It is taking place between December 2023 and June 2024. The Sevens Series has been run by World Rugby since 1999. It is the first season in which the series format changed. Teams and format The total number of teams for the 2023–24 Sevens Series was reduced from sixteen to twelve, similar to the Women's series. Canada men won the Promotion/Relegation play-off in London on 21 May 2023, and thus make up the twelfth team and South Africa women were promoted from the Challenger Series. The tournament takes place over seven months and consists of eight events, with the final event holding the top eight-placed teams in a Grand Final event. The teams placed between nine–twelve will compete in a promotion/relegation-style event with other teams to decide which stay as core teams. Men's teams Women's teams Tour venues The schedul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ilona Maher
Ilona Maher (born August 12, 1996) is an American rugby union player. She debuted for the against Japan in 2018 in Paris, France. Rugby career Maher began playing rugby while attending Quinnipiac University; prior to college, she also played field hockey, basketball, and soccer. In 2021 Maher played rugby sevens at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. While attending the Olympics, she released several videos on TikTok that went viral. She was selected again to represent the United States at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town Cape Town ( af, Kaapstad; , xh, iKapa) is one of South Africa's three capital cities, serving as the seat of the Parliament of South Africa. It is the legislative capital of the country, the oldest city in the country, and the second largest .... Personal life Maher attended Burlington High School (Vermont), Burlington High School. In 2018, she graduated with a degree in Nursing from the Quinnipiac University. References External lin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World Rugby Sevens Series
The World Rugby Men's Sevens Series is an annual series of international rugby sevens tournaments run by World Rugby featuring national sevens teams. Organised for the first time in the 1999–2000 season as the IRB World Sevens Series, the competition was formed to promote an elite-level of international rugby sevens and develop the game into a viable commercial product. The competition has been sponsored by banking group HSBC since 2014. The season's circuit consists of 10 tournaments that generally begin in November or December and last until May. The venues are held across 10 countries, and visits five of the six populated continents. The United Arab Emirates, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, the United States, Canada, Hong Kong, Singapore, France and England each host one event. Each tournament has 16 teams – 15 core teams that participate in each tournament and one regional qualifier. Teams compete for the World Rugby Series title by accumulating points based on t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hong Kong Sevens
The Hong Kong Sevens () is an rugby sevens tournament held annually in Hong Kong on a weekend in late March or early April. Considered the premier tournament on the World Rugby Sevens Series competition, the Hong Kong Sevens is currently the seventh tournament on the World Series calendar (following the Canada Sevens. The tournament spans three days, beginning on a Friday and concluding on Sunday. The tournament is organised each year by the Hong Kong Rugby Union (HKRU). Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the tournament was cancelled in 2020 and 2021 respectively. The latest Hong Kong Rugby Sevens was held on Friday 4, Saturday 5, Sunday 6 November 2022. History The Hong Kong Sevens was originally the idea of the Marketing and Promotions Manager of Rothman's Export for a Pan Asia 15s Rugby Tournament. Rodney Bentham-Wood wanted Rothmans to sponsor a pan Asia rugby Tournament. Leah May was considering Carlsberg as the main sponsor. However, after a discussion between him and the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 Singapore Sevens
The 2024 Singapore Sevens or SVNS SGP was a rugby sevens tournament played at Singapore National Stadium. Twelve men's and women's teams participated. The 2024 Singapore Sevens marks the first Singapore Sevens Women's tournament. Men's tournament Pool A Pool B Pool C 9th to 12th playoffs 5th to 8th playoffs Fifth Place Seventh Place Cup Final placings Dream Team Women's tournament Pool A Pool B Pool C 9th to 12th playoffs 5th to 8th playoffs Fifth Place Seventh Place Cup Final placings Dream Team References External linksOfficial site {{DEFAULTSORT:2023-24 SVNS World Rugby Sevens Series [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 USA Sevens
The 2024 USA Sevens or SVNS LAX is a rugby sevens tournament played at Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, California. Twelve men's and women's teams participated. won the men's event and their first title in the USA and their first title since 2005, defeating Great Britain Great Britain is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean off the northwest coast of continental Europe. With an area of , it is the largest of the British Isles, the largest European island and the ninth-largest island in the world. It is ... in the final. won the women's event and their fifth title in the USA, defeating in the final. Men's tournament Pool A Pool B Pool C 9th to 12th playoffs 5th to 8th playoffs Fifth Place Seventh Place Cup Final placings Dream Team Women's tournament Pool A Pool B Pool C 9th to 12th playoffs 5th to 8th playoffs Fifth Place Seventh Place Cup Final placings Dream Te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joanna Grisez
Joanna Grisez (born 5 October 1996) is a French rugby union, and rugby sevens player. She was selected as a member of the France women's national rugby sevens team to the 2020 Summer Olympics. She won a bronze medal at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens. Grisez was named in France's fifteens team for the 2021 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count .... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Grisez, Joanna Living people 1996 births French rugby sevens players France international women's rugby sevens players France women's international rugby union players French female rugby union players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Faith Nathan
Faith Nathan (born 27 July 2000) is an Australian rugby union player. She has represented her country in rugby sevens at Olympic and Commonwealth Games and at the Rugby Sevens World Cup. Career Nathan was named in the Australia squad for the Rugby sevens at the 2020 Summer Olympics. The team came second in the pool round but then lost to Fiji 14-12 in the quarterfinals. Nathan won a gold medal with the Australian sevens team at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. She was a member of the Australian team that won the 2022 Sevens Rugby World Cup held in Cape Town Cape Town ( af, Kaapstad; , xh, iKapa) is one of South Africa's three capital cities, serving as the seat of the Parliament of South Africa. It is the legislative capital of the country, the oldest city in the country, and the second largest ..., South Africa in September 2022. Against Madagascar during the tournament she became the first Australian woman to ever score five tries in one match at the rugby s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Risi Pouri-Lane
Risealeaana "Risi" Pouri-Lane (born 28 May 2000) is a New Zealand rugby sevens player. She captained the 2018 Youth Olympics squad that won gold in Buenos Aires. She also won gold medals with the Black Ferns sevens team at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and the 2020 Summer Olympics. Rugby career 2018 Pouri-Lane captained the New Zealand sevens team as they won gold at the 2018 Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires. She then joined the Black Ferns Sevens team and won a gold medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. 2021–2022 Pouri-Lane won a gold medal with the Black Ferns Sevens at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021. She was named in the Black Ferns Sevens squad for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. She won a bronze medal at the event. She later won a silver medal at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town. On 20 June 2024 it was announced that she had been selected as a member of the New Zealand Women’s Rugby Sevens team for the Paris Olympics. Personal life Pouri- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michaela Blyde
Michaela Blyde (born 29 December 1995) is a New Zealand professional rugby sevens player and Olympic gold medalist. Her mother, Cherry Blyde, became the first female president of the Taranaki rugby football union in 2022. Personal life Her younger brother, Liam Blyde also plays rugby as a developmental trialist for the men's Sevens team and played for the Taranaki Bulls team in 2021. Rugby career Blyde debuted for New Zealand as a 17-year-old in the 2013 Oceania Women's Sevens Championship in Australia. In 2018, she won gold medals at both the Commonwealth Games and the Rugby World Cup Sevens. She also won a gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021. Blyde was named in the Black Ferns Sevens squad for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. She won a bronze medal at the Commonwealth Games. She later won a silver medal at the Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town. Achievements and honours * 2017, Canada Sevens Langford dream team. * 2017, World Rugby Women's Sevens Pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yume Hirano
Yume Hirano (平野優芽, born 15 March 2000) is a Japanese rugby sevens player. She competed in the women's tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics. She captained Japan at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town Cape Town ( af, Kaapstad; , xh, iKapa) is one of South Africa's three capital cities, serving as the seat of the Parliament of South Africa. It is the legislative capital of the country, the oldest city in the country, and the second largest .... References External links * 2000 births Living people Female rugby sevens players Olympic rugby sevens players of Japan Rugby sevens players at the 2020 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Tokyo Asian Games medalists in rugby union Rugby union players at the 2018 Asian Games Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists for Japan Japan international women's rugby sevens players Universiade medalists in rugby sevens Universiade gold medalists for Japan Medalists at the 2019 Summer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
