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Jamaica Crocs keep their eyes on the Olympic prize

by Amy Goulding | Jun 15, 2021 | Jamaica, Olympics

With the Sevens Repechage in Monaco just around the corner, the Jamaica Crocs men and women have their sights firmly set on winning in their last chance at Olympic qualification. With one Men’s place and two Women’s places up for grabs, the Crocs are looking to defy...

Team Mexico sets sights on Olympic Repechage

by Amy Goulding | Jun 10, 2021 | Mexico, Olympics

This month, Mexico will be sending its finest Men’s and Women’s Sevens players to Monaco to compete for the last chance to qualify for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. The Olympic Games Sevens Repechage will be held from 19-20 June under strict COVID-19 protocols and...

Mexico’s sevens Serpents ready to grow in Monaco Olympic Repechage

by Bryan Kelly | May 27, 2021 | Mexico, Olympics

Mexico will be traveling to the final Olympic qualifying tournament with both its male and female teams aiming to reach Tokyo. But qualification isn’t the only goal they are preparing to meet in the sovereign city-state. Mexican rugby was riding a wave of growth...

“This is the only stone left unturned” – Conan Osborne on Jamaica’s Olympic dream

by ranMedia | May 23, 2021 | Jamaica, Olympics, RAN Sevens

Jamaica men’s sevens captain Conan Osborne says qualification for the Tokyo Olympics would be the pinnacle for his fast-improving Reggae Crocs team. When Conan Osborne scored the last-gasp try that qualified Jamaica for their first Rugby World Cup Sevens in 2018, the...

Lauren Doyle: USA “definitely a force” ahead of Tokyo 2020

by ranMedia | Apr 5, 2021 | Olympics, USA, Women's Rugby

Hearing Lauren Doyle talk about appearing at a second Olympic Games, you are left with the impression she has unfinished business on sport’s grandest stage. Doyle was part of the USA team that finished fifth as rugby returned to the Olympics at Rio 2016, losing to New...

Alexander Hernández: The Voice of Rugby in Cuba

by Ruth Chavarria | Mar 25, 2021 | Men's 15s, Olympics, RAN Sevens

Alexander Hernández is the host of a rugby segment on the radio show “Tribuna Deportiva” Monday to Friday from 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm on Radio COCO in Cuba. During the program, Hernández provides commentary about international rugby, promotes national rugby activities...