14/10/2013 – IRB introduces relegation and promotion structure

The Gold Coast 7s are wrapped up, now the focus is on the next stop: Dubai. On the 29th and 30th of November the 16 teams will compete in the 50.000 seater 7he Sevens stadium. The IRB confirmed the pools and fixtures for the weekend on their website. The best four teams from the Gold Coast 7s, will be top seeded in each of the four pools. Interestingly, former England coach Ben Ryan, will compete with his new team Fiji, against his former side, now coached by Simon Amor, in the pool stages, as they are both drawn into Pool C, together with Canada and the USA. A full fixture list and all pools are now available on the HSBC Sevens World Series website.

13/10/2013 – Round One of the HSBC Sevens World Series

The first round of the HSBC Sevens World Series is wrapped up. At the Gold Coast 7s in the All Blacks beat Australia in the final with 40:19. England secured the third place with a victory over South Africa (47:0) and Fiji won the plate final against Kenya (36:0).

All fixtures and results are here.