by ranMedia | Mar 1, 2021 | Canada, Olympics
World Rugby talks to Canada men’s sevens head coach Henry Paul and captain Nathan Hirayama about the team’s hopes for Tokyo 2020. It would be fair to say the global shutdown brought on by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic could not have come at a worse time for Canada’s... 
by ranMedia | Dec 17, 2020 | Jamaica, Mexico, Olympics
Monaco has been selected to host the World Rugby Sevens Repechage, the final qualification event for the Olympic Games in Tokyo, on 19-20 June, 2021. Monaco has been selected to host the World Rugby Sevens Repechage, the final qualification event for the Olympic Games... 
by Amy Goulding | Jul 28, 2020 | Barbados, Olympics, RAN Sevens, Superweek
Bridgetown, Barbados – Barbados might be a small island, but there’s no shortage of beauty, brains and brawn on this nation’s rugby pitches. Just ask 18-year-old Jara Emtage-Cave, one of the island’s most promising up-and-coming women’s players, who not only... 
by Bryan Kelly | Jan 19, 2020 | Mexico, Olympics, RAN Sevens, Rugby Americas
Mexico is a country with a rich history, and since the time of the Aztecs it is one in which entertainment has come in the form of sport. One of those ancient sports was tlachtli, a blend of tennis, football and basketball in which arms and feet were not used and the... 
by Bryan Kelly | Jan 6, 2020 | Americas Rugby Challenge, Americas Rugby Championship, Beach Rugby, Member News, Men's 15s, Olympics, RAN Sevens, Rugby Americas, Rugby World Cup, Superweek
From an epic Rugby World Cup hosted in Japan, to new competitions and milestones in development, the Rugby Americas North region has racked up an impressive list of accomplishments in 2019: Development Level 1 Introducing Rugby course held in Turks and Caicos Islands... 
by Bryan Kelly | Oct 7, 2019 | Olympics, USA
Nicole Heavirland ran in two tries as USA defeated Australia 26-7 in the Cup final in Glendale to triumph on home soil for the first time on the HSBC World Rugby Women’s Sevens Series. Alev Kelter’s early try was quickly responded to by Ellia Green, cutting back... 
