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2018 Singapore Sevens
The 2018 Singapore Sevens was the eighth tournament of the 2017–18 World Rugby Sevens Series. The tournament was played on 28–29 April 2018 at the National Stadium in Singapore. Format Sixteen teams are drawn into four pools of four teams each. Each team plays all the others in their pool once. The top two teams from each pool advance to the Cup quarter finals. The bottom two teams from each group advance to the Challenge Trophy quarter finals. Teams The teams for the 2018 Singapore Sevens were: Pool stage All times in Singapore Standard Time ( UTC+08:00). The games as scheduled are as follows: Pool A Pool B Pool C Pool D Knockout stage 13th place Challenge Trophy 5th place Cup Tournament placings SourceWorld Rugby/small> Players Scoring leaders SourceWorld Rugby Dream Team The following seven players were selected to the tournament Dream Team at the conclusion of the tournament: References Exte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017–18 World Rugby Sevens Series
The 2017–18 World Rugby Sevens Series, known for sponsorship reasons as the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series, was the 19th annual series of rugby sevens tournaments for national men's rugby sevens teams. The World Rugby Sevens Series, Sevens Series has been run by World Rugby since 1999–2000. Core teams Tour venues The official schedule for the 2017–18 World Rugby Sevens Series is: There were several significant changes to the schedule: * The New Zealand event moved from Wellington, which had hosted an event in every previous season of the series, to Hamilton. * The Australia and New Zealand events will swap places in the tournament order. * The schedule includes a break for the 2018 Commonwealth Games, which will hold its Rugby sevens at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, sevens tournament on 14–15 April at Gold Coast, Queensland, Gold Coast. * The Paris and London Sevens, which swapped places in the season order, will take place several weeks later than usual in order to p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Rugby Federation
The French Rugby Federation (french: Fédération Française de Rugby (''FFR'')) is the governing body for rugby union in France. It is responsible for the France national rugby union team, French national team and the National Rugby League (France), Ligue nationale de rugby that administers the country's professional leagues. History It was formed in 1919 and is affiliated to World Rugby, the sport's governing body. In 1934 the FFR set up the ''Fédération internationale de rugby amateur'', now known as Rugby Europe, in an attempt to organise rugby union outside the authority of World Rugby, then known as the International Rugby Football Board (IRFB). It included the national teams of Italy national rugby union team, Italy, France national rugby union team, French national team, Catalonia national rugby union team, Catalonia, Czechoslovakia national rugby union team, Czechoslovakia, Romania national rugby union team, Romania and Germany national rugby union team, Germany nationa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 London Sevens
The 2018 London Sevens was the penultimate event of the 2017–18 World Rugby Sevens Series and the eighteenth edition of the London Sevens. The tournament was held at Twickenham Stadium, London on 2–3 June 2018. Fiji won the tournament by defeating South Africa 21–17 in the final. However it was Ireland who stole the show, finishing in third place in their first World Series tournament since 2004. Ireland thus became the first invitational side to reach the semi-finals and the podium of a World Rugby Sevens Series event. Format Teams The fifteen core teams played in the tournament, along with one invited team, Ireland. Pool stages All times in British Summer Time ( UTC+01:00). The games as scheduled are as follows: Pool A Pool B Pool C Pool D Knockout stage 13th Place Challenge Trophy 5th Place Cup Tournament placings SourceWorld Rugby/small> Players Scoring leaders SourceWorld Rugby Dream Team The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 Hong Kong Sevens
The 2018 Hong Kong Sevens was the 43rd edition of the Hong Kong Sevens tournament, and the seventh tournament of the 2017–18 World Rugby Sevens Series. The performance from this tournament determined the first fourteen seedings of the 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens tournament alongside the past year's series and the previous six event of the 2017–18 season. Fiji won the tournament, defeating Kenya 24–12 in the final. Fiji were dominant throughout the tournament, including a 50–7 thrashing of New Zealand during pool play. In the World Series Qualifier tournament, Ireland were the dominant team during pool play, but Japan beat Ireland 12–7 in the semifinal, and went on to beat Germany 19–14 in the final to qualify for the 2018-19 World Series as a core team. Main draw Teams The main tournament will consist of the fifteen core teams and one invited team, South Korea. Format As in the last tournament, there will be a main draw with the fifteen World Series core ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben O'Donnell
Ben O'Donnell (born 14 August 1995) is an Australian rugby union player, currently playing for Pro14 and European Rugby Champions Cup side Connacht. He plays in the wing. O’Donnell has represented the Australia national rugby sevens team The Australia men's national rugby sevens team participates in international competitions such as the World Rugby Sevens Series and Rugby World Cup Sevens. The current captain of the team is Nick Malouf, and the head coach is John Manenti . ... since 2017 at 21 competitions. References External linksitsrugby.co.uk Profile 1995 births Living people [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eroni Sau
Eroni Sau (born 5 February 1990), nicknamed "The Sledgehammer", is a Fijian rugby union player currently playing for the Fijian Drua in Super Rugby Early life and career Sau hails from the village of Nabukeru Yasawa and attended Yasawa High School before he moved to Lautoka to finish his Year 13 at Ba Provincial Freebird Institute where he was introduced to play Rugby league, He joined Saru Dragons and was given a contract to play in the Cook Islands. Later he met Lagilagi Golea (FNRL development officer), who urged him to join a 7s team and contacted Red Rock Rugby Club coach, the late Lote Rasiga. Sau joined the team in Qauai and even toured with the team to Australia. In 2014 he was recruited as a special constable at Totogo Police Station in Suva and joined the Fiji Police Rugby Team. Fiji national team Sau made a name for himself playing local 7's tournaments and was selected by Fiji Drua Head Coach Senirusi Seruvakula to represent Fiji Drua Team at 2017 National Rugby ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trael Joass
Trael Joass (born 14 May 1995) is a New Zealand rugby union player. Rugby career After playing for Wanderers in Nelson's club rugby competition, Joass represented Tasman Mako in the Mitre 10 Cup and has captained the Tasman Mako seven team, in 2017 he made his All Blacks Sevens debut in Sydney that same year. Joass played as New Zealand won the Gold Medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and scored a try in the 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens Final in San Francisco as the All Blacks defeated England to win the title. Joass was named as a non-travelling reserve for the All Blacks Sevens squad for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. Personal life In 2014 Joass was playing in a club game in Brightwater, Wanderers versus Marist, when he began suffering cramps in his chest. He was subsequently notified by a cardiologist that he would risk his life if he continued to play sport. He had been feeling heart murmurs from the age of 16. He was told he wasn't allowed to go to the gym ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oscar Ouma Achieng
Oscar Ouma Achieng (born 3 May 1989) is a Kenyan rugby sevens player. He was selected for the n squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics. He was named in 's squad for the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland. He was also in the 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens squad for . He formerly played for Kandy S.C in Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an .... References External links * * * 1989 births Living people Rugby sevens players at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic rugby sevens players of Kenya Kenya international rugby sevens players Male rugby sevens players Kenyan rugby union players Rugby sevens players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for Kenya Rugby union flankers Rugby union number eights Simbas players [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alamanda Motuga
Alamanda Lolo Motuga (born 11 September 1994) is a professional rugby union player who plays as a flanker for Super Rugby club Moana Pasifika. Born in New Zealand, he represents Samoa at international level after qualifying on ancestry grounds. Early life Motuga was educated at Manurewa High School in Auckland, New Zealand. He began playing rugby for Manurewa in the Counties-Manukau Amateur Federation Championship. He also played rugby sevens with the Auckland Marist team. Club career In 2020 he joined the squad for the 2020 Mitre 10 Cup. In November 2020 he represented Moana Pasifika in their inaugural match against the Māori All Blacks. In October 2021 he signed to Moana Pacifica for the 2022 season. International career In February 2016 he was selected for the Samoa national rugby sevens team to play in the Las Vegas and Vancouver legs of the 2015–16 World Rugby Sevens Series. In May 2016 he was part of the Samoan team that won the 2016 Paris Sevens. He went on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katsuyuki Sakai
is a Japanese rugby union player. He plays for the Japanese club Toyota Industries Shuttles in the Top League. He also plays rugby sevens for Japan's national rugby sevens team and was named in their 2016 Summer Olympics squad. He captained the Japanese squad when they played at the 2014 Hong Kong Sevens The 2014 Hong Kong Sevens was the 39th edition of the Hong Kong Sevens and the seventh tournament of the 2013–2014 Sevens World Series. It took place at its long-time home, Hong Kong Stadium. The Cup title was claimed by New Zealand, with ... and won the World Series Qualifier for the 2014–15 Sevens World Series. He was also a member of the squad that won the 2015 ARFU Men's Sevens Championships to qualify for the 2016 Summer Olympics. References External links * * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sakai, Katsuyuki 1988 births Living people People from Mie Prefecture Sportspeople from Mie Prefecture Japanese rugby union players Rugby sevens players at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robbie Fergusson
Robbie Fergusson (born 30 August 1993) is a Scottish rugby union player who plays international rugby for Great Britain 7s. He formerly played for Glasgow Warriors and London Scottish; and will re-join Glasgow Warriors in January 2022. Rugby Union career Amateur career Fergusson had been playing for amateur club Ayr RFC for a number of seasons, since joining the club's mini-rugby section; progressing through the ranks and making his first-team debut, as a 17-year-old, while still a pupil at Wellington School in his home town. His rugby development was curtailed on being diagnosed with cancer. After chemotherapy treatment for Hodgkin’s lymphoma, Fergusson returned to rugby in October 2014. Fergusson was assigned Ayr in the Pro draft for the Scottish Premiership sides from Scotland 7s for the season 2017-18. Professional career Fergusson has represented Glasgow at under-16, under-17 and under-18. Fergusson trained with Glasgow Warriors in the 2013–14 season. He playe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Porch
John Porch (born 4 March 1994) is an Australian professional rugby union player, currently playing for Irish side Connacht. Porch joined Irish province Connacht, who compete in the United Rugby Championship and European Rugby Champions Cup, ahead of the 2019–20 northern hemisphere season. Connacht's current head coach is former Australia 7s head coach Andy Friend. Australia Porch represented Australia at the 2016 Rio Olympics. He represented Australia at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games The 2018 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XXI Commonwealth Games and also known as Gold Coast 2018, was an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth that were held on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, bet ... for the Australian Sevens. References External links * * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Porch, John 1994 births Living people Australian rugby union players Male rugby sevens players Australia international rugby sevens players In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |