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Brazil National Rugby Sevens Team
The Brazil national rugby sevens team competes at international level. Rugby sevens has grown in Brazil among rugby players. The country has competitive male and female squads. The sport in governed in Brazil by the Brazilian Rugby Confederation. The Brazilian men's team finished 6th at the 2015 Pan American Games. The team hosted the Rugby sevens at the 2016 Summer Olympics, 2016 Olympic tournament in Rio de Janeiro. Tournament history Summer Olympic Games Pan American Games South American Games World Games World Rugby Sevens Series The 2012 USA Sevens tournament was the first time Brazil had competed in a World Series event since 2002. Brazil had a disappointing tournament, finishing 0-5. Brazil hoped to use the 2012 USA Sevens as a platform to continue to develop and grow sevens. Brazil fielded the least experienced team in the tournament, with Daniel Hubert Gregg the only Brazilian player with prior World Series experience.HSBC Sevens World Series XIII - Las V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moises Duque
Moises or Moisés is a male name common among people of Iberian origin. It is the Spanish language, Spanish, Portuguese language, Portuguese and Filipino language, Tagalog equivalent of the name Moses. ;Places * Doctor Moisés Bertoni, a village in the Caazapá department of Paraguay * Moises Padilla, a municipality in the Negros Occidental province of the Philippines * Moisés Ville, a township in the Santa Fe province of Argentina ;Buildings * Estádio Moisés Lucarelli, a football stadium in São Paulo, Brazil * Moisés Benzaquén Rengifo Airport, serving Yurimaguas, Loreto, Peru * Moisés E. Molina High School, in Western Park, Oak Cliff Dallas, Texas, United States ;Other * Un Amor en Moisés Ville, a 2001 Argentine drama film. ;Notable people * Moisés Aldape (born 1981), a Mexican professional road bicycle racer * Moisés Alou (born 1966), a Dominican-American former outfielder in Major League Baseball * M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rugby Sevens At The 2013 World Games
Rugby sevens at the 2013 World Games was held from August 1 to August 2. Eight teams competed in the rugby sevens tournament held at the Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero in Cali as part of the ninth World Games. South Africa won the gold medal, defeating silver medalists Argentina in the final by 33–24. Canada took the bronze medal, defeating France 33–21 in the play-off for third place. This was the last appearance of rugby sevens at the World Games due to the sport's inclusion in the Olympics. Teams 8 teams competed in this tournament: * * * * * * * * Pools Pool A ---- ---- ---- Pool B Knockout round Results of the final phase. Main tournament Classification See also * Rugby sevens at the World Games * * Rugby sevens at the Summer Olympics References {{DEFAULTSORT:World Games Rugby sevens 2013 File:2013 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: Edward Snowden becomes internationally famous for leaking classified NSA w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Sancery
Daniel Sancery (born 27 May 1994), is a Brazilian rugby union player currently contracted to French team SC Graulhet. He mostly plays as a wing, but can also play full-back. Career Domestic He joined French team SC Albi from UA Gaillac. During the 2014–15 season, he was the top scorer in SC Albi's reserve team with 16 tries, and made his Rugby Pro D2 debut for the full team in the first half of the 2015–16 season, starting on the left wing in a 27-9 away defeat by Mont-de-Marsan on 30 October 2015. He received his opportunity as SC Albi's regular winger Maxime Le Bourhis missed the match to be at the bedside of his wife, who was about to give birth. International On 2 February 2016, he was named by head coach Rodolfo Ambrosio in Brazil's 31-man squad for the inaugural Americas Rugby Championship. He made his international debut for Brazil in the first match of the 2016 championship away against Chile in Santiago. The match was the very first in the new competition and, pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 Hong Kong Sevens
The 2016 Hong Kong Sevens was the 41st edition of the Hong Kong Sevens tournament, and the seventh tournament of the 2015–16 World Rugby Sevens Series. The tournament was played on 8–10 April 2016 at Hong Kong Stadium in Hong Kong. Format As in the last tournament, there will be a main draw with the fifteen World Series core teams and one invited team, and a qualifying tournament featuring twelve teams, the winner of which will be given core status in the next series. Teams The teams confirmed for both the World Series and World Series Qualifier events at the 2016 Hong Kong Sevens are listed below: Main draw * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * World Series Qualifier * * * * * * * * * * * * Main draw Pool stage Pool A ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Pool B ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Pool C ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Pool D ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Knockout stage Shield Bowl Plate Cup World Series Qualifier Pool stage Pool E ---- ---- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World Rugby
World Rugby is the world governing body for the sport of rugby union. World Rugby organises the Rugby World Cup every four years, the sport's most recognised and most profitable competition. It also organises a number of other international rugby competitions, such as the World Rugby Sevens Series, the Rugby World Cup Sevens, the World Under 20 Championship, and the Pacific Nations Cup. World Rugby's headquarters are in Dublin, Ireland. Its membership now comprises 120 national unions. Each member country must also be a member of one of the six regional unions into which the world is divided: Africa, Americas North, Asia, Europe, South America, and Oceania. World Rugby was founded as the International Rugby Football Board (IRFB) in 1886 by , and , with joining in 1890. , and became full members in 1949. became a member in 1978 and a further 80 members joined from 1987 to 1999. The body was renamed the International Rugby Board (IRB) in 1998, and took up its current name o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 London Sevens
The 2016 London Sevens was the tenth and final tournament within the 2015–16 World Rugby Sevens Series. This edition of the London Sevens was held over the weekend of 21–22 May 2016 at Twickenham in London. Format The teams were 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/Plate brackets. The bottom two teams go into the Bowl/Shield brackets. Teams The pools and schedule were announced in April 2016. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Pool Stage Pool A ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Pool B ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Pool C ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Pool D ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Knockout stage Shield Bowl Plate Cup External linksOfficial Site {{DEFAULTSORT:2015-16 Sevens World Series London Sevens London London Sevens The London Sevens is an annual rugby sevens tournament held at Twickenham Stadium in London. It is part of the Wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 Paris Sevens
The 2016 Paris Sevens was the ninth tournament of the 2015–16 World Rugby Sevens Series. The tournament was played on 13–15 May 2016 at Stade Jean Bouin in Paris, France. It was the first time that the France Sevens The France Sevens, also called the Paris Sevens, is an annual international rugby sevens tournament that is one of ten competitions on the annual World Rugby Sevens Series. The France Sevens is generally held in May or June on the weekend follo ... had been featured on the Sevens world circuit since 2006. Format Sixteen teams are drawn into four pools of four teams each. Each team plays each of the other teams their pool once. The top two teams from each pool advance to the Cup/Plate brackets. The bottom two teams from each group go to the Bowl/Shield brackets. Teams The 16 participating teams for the tournament: * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Pool stages Pool A ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Pool B ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Pool C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 Canada Sevens
The 2016 Canada Sevens is the first edition of the Canada Sevens tournament, and the sixth tournament of the 2015–16 World Rugby Sevens Series. The tournament was played on 12–13 March 2016 at BC Place in Vancouver, BC. Format Sixteen teams are drawn into four pools of four teams each. Each team plays each of the other teams their pool once. The top two teams from each pool advance to the Cup/Plate brackets. The bottom two teams from each group go to the Bowl/Shield brackets. Teams The 16 participating teams for the tournament: * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Pool stages Pool A ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Pool B ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Pool C ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Pool D ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Knockout stage Shield Bowl Plate Cup References External links World Rugby Sevens Series website {{Canada Sevens Canada Sevens Canada Sevens Canada Sevens The Canada Sevens is an annual rugby sevens tournamen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015–16 World Rugby Sevens Series
The 2015–16 World Rugby Sevens Series, known for sponsorship reasons as the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series, was the 17th annual series of rugby union sevens tournaments for national men's rugby sevens teams. The Sevens Series has been run by World Rugby since 1999–2000. This season, the series expanded from nine to ten events. Core teams Fourteen teams from the 2014-15 season retained core status for the 2015–16 season. A fifteenth team, Russia, claimed core team status for the 2015–16 series at the 2015 Hong Kong Sevens qualifier. The core teams were: * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Russia replaced Japan, which lost core team status having finished last of the fifteen core teams in the 2014–15 Sevens World Series. Tour venues The official schedule for the 2015–16 World Rugby Sevens Series is as follows: Changes There were three new tournaments in the series, with two events being discontinued: * The Canada Sevens was a new stop at BC Place in Vancouver, pai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 London Sevens
The 2015 London Sevens was the ninth and final tournament within the 2014–15 Sevens World Series. This edition of the London Sevens was held over the weekend of 16–17 May 2015 at Twickenham in London. The most notable headline from this event was the first-ever overall tournament victory by the United States. The USA's Madison Hughes was named player of the tournament, with Hughes and Danny Barrett the two Americans selected for the tournament Dream Team. The overall series crown was secured by Fiji when they defeated South Africa in the Cup quarter-finals. Format The teams were 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/Plate brackets. The bottom two teams go into the Bowl/Shield brackets. Teams The pools and schedule were announced on 10 April 2015. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Pool Stage Pool A ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Pool B ---- ---- ---- ---- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 USA Sevens
The 2015 USA Sevens (also sometimes referred to as the 2015 Las Vegas Sevens) is the twelfth edition of the USA Sevens tournament, and the fifth tournament of the 2014–15 Sevens World Series. The tournament is scheduled for February 13–15, 2015 at Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada. Format The teams were drawn into four pools of four teams each. Each team played everyone in their pool one time. The top two teams from each pool advanced to the Cup/Plate brackets. The bottom two teams from each group went to the Bowl/Shield brackets. Teams The following teams will participate in the tournament. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Match officials The match officials for the 2015 Wellington Sevens are as follows: * Mike Adamson (Scotland) * Federico Anselmi (Argentina) * Nick Briant (New Zealand) * Ben Crouse (South Africa) * Richard Kelly (New Zealand) * Anthony Moyes ( Australia) * Matt O'Brien ( Australia) * * Marius van der Westhuizen (South Africa) Pool stage ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 Dubai Sevens
The 2014 Dubai Sevens was the second tournament within the 2014-2015 Sevens World Series. It was held over the weekend of 5–6 December 2014 at The Sevens Stadium in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Format The teams are drawn into four pools of four teams each. Each team plays every other team in their pool once. The top two teams from each pool advance to the Cup/Plate brackets. The bottom two teams from each group go to the Bowl/Shield brackets. Teams The 16 participating teams for the tournament: * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Match officials The match officials for the 2014 Dubai Sevens are as follows: * Mike Adamson (Scotland) * Federico Anselmi (Argentina) * Nick Briant (New Zealand) * Ben Crouse (South Africa) * Richard Kelly (New Zealand) * Anthony Moyes (Australia) * Matt O'Brien (Australia) * Marius van der Westhuizen (South Africa) Pool Stage Pool A ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Pool B ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Pool C ---- ---- ---- ---- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
