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LONDON! we’re here! let me start by saying that i am deliriously tired! i can barely hold my head up, so this might not be the best blog entry..not that the others are all that stellar ; ) so we took off on tuesday  morning, after a long week of camp. we had a short [...]

The teams and pools have been set for Amsterdam Sevens with 12 International Women’s sides participating. This is the strongest lineup of women’s team the touranment has seen in a long time with Australia (current World Cup 7s winners), Canada (won all but one major tournament in 2011-2012) and England (IRB Challenge Cup holders). The tournament [...]

View the rosters, pools, schedule and results from London 7s here. from USA Rugby: CHULA VISTA, Calif. – The Women’s Eagle Sevens squad that will take on Pool C opponents Australia, China, and France at the London Sevens on May 12-13 has been named by head coach Ric Suggitt.All eight residents under full-time training contracts with [...]

High School & College rugby players, male and female, interested in improving your skills and taking your game to the next level – Don’t miss the opportunity to work with and learn from international, top college, and USAR national coaches at the Polar Bear Rugby Camp at Bowdoin College, July 12-15, 2012.   Visit  http://polarbearrugbycamp.com/  to [...]

from IRB Coaching: The IRB’s popular coaching website has received a massive boost with the announcement that HSBC has partnered with the innovative resource to ensure that more men, women and children around the world are able to experience and enjoy Rugby by being coached the best-possible techniques. The innovative website, which is currently available [...]

The Cal Women’s Rugby Clinic for Girls will be held on Saturday, June 2 at the Underhill field on College Ave in Berkeley, CA. Go to http://www.calwomensrugby.com/ for more information and for a link to online registration. If your team brings 10 or more players, there will be $5 discount per player.  Let me know ahead of time if [...]

View the Playoff brackets & scores here. from USA Rugby:        Stanford earns home field advantage in D1        Penn St powers past Navy        Washington State makes a return to the DII Championship Boulder, Colo. – The cream of the Emirates Airline Division I and II Women’s College [...]

Head Coach Andy Ireland once again will be reviewing his impossible mission files for talented Ladies to Participate with the Beavers in Calgary at the Stampede Sevens. About the Beavers: Our mission is to provide playing opportunities for elite sevens players to show case their sevens rugby skills at International Sevens Tournaments. Services our team [...]

from Sports News Ireland: The IRFU have announced the pathways and structures which they hope will take an Irish women’s team to the 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens and possibly the 2016 Olympics. The governing body have however confirmed that no such similar efforts will be made for the men’s game. A union spokesperson confirmed [...]

The third IRB-sanctioned tournament of 2011/12, which runs alongside the Marriott London Sevens, the final round of the HSBC Sevens World Series, will see 12 invited teams from six continents compete for the prized Cup. England were crowned champions in Hong Kong last month, while Canada took the inaugural title in Dubai in December. “The [...]