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16/10/2013 – 7s Rugby at the Youth Olympic Games 2014

We all know that 7s Rugby will be on the big stage at the Olympics 2016 in Rio, but did you know, that the sport will also be part of the programme at the Youth Olympic Games 2014 in Nanjing, China? The Youth Olympic Games take place every four years and hosts up to 3530 athletes, aged between 14 and 18. This will be a great opportunity, to showcase the sport, two years ahead of the big show in Rio. In addition, it will further push the sport in Asia, another sleeping giant in the world of 7s rugby. Further information about the Youth Olympic Games can be found here.

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15/10/2013 – Pools for Emirates Dubai Sevens confirmed

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.

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

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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.