The 2015 16 world rugby sevens series, known for sponsorship reasons as the hsbc world rugby sevens series, was the 17th annual series of rugby union sevens tournaments for national mens rugby sevens teams. It is being hosted in wellington, new zealand, at the westpac stadium. Tries, tackles and top action from the wellington 7s day two duration. Australia wins plate final in las vegas irb sevens abc news. View the latest sevens world series news, team and player information at fox sports. Episode seven from the 2012 irb sevens world series and we are at the hertz sevens in wellington to see what happens in the fourth. Ru world series 7s 2014 15 r01 gold coast m40 cup sf2 southafrica vs samoa duration. Their miserable start to the 2015 16 series has left them sitting way down in seventh place on the series standings and they will be eager to rectify this as soon as possible.
Wellington at dawn by aidan licensed under cc by 2. The wellington tournament certainly proved that the irb sevens series remains up for grabs. With an expanded 10destination world rugby sevens series beginning in 2015 16, rugby world cup sevens 2018 in the usa and rugby sevens set to make its olympic games debut at rio 2016, these are exciting times for the sport as we continue to reach out, engage and inspire new audiences around the world. Several other countries previously hosted tournaments, most recently scotland and japan, both of which were terminated following the 201415 season. The team has won twelve of the twenty irb sevens world series events. The wellington sevens, also known as the new zealand sevens or for sponsorship reasons the nzi sevens, is played annually as part of the irb sevens world series for international rugby sevens sevenaside version of rugby union. New zealand sevens fans got the perfect 21st birthday gift as the all blacks sevens and black ferns sevens won their respective mens and womens titles at the 2020 hsbc new zealand sevens in. Photo by warren littlegetty images local caption napolinoi nalaga irb rugby world cup sevens day one. Good to see the good fight continues and some inroads being made.
Irb announces dates for olympic qualifying season of mens. Tongas first appearance was at the 1993 rugby world cup sevens held in scotland. Fiji last won at the opening tournament at the gold coast in australia. They finished at the top of their pool and progressed to the finals with four wins and a loss to the hosts. Score centre scores, results, standings and schedules. Come waitangi weekend in february, wellingtons westpac stadium will fill with 35,000 excited fans for two actionpacked days of rugby, costumes and carnival fun. Wellington afp new zealand and fiji were the only teams to emerge from pool play unbeaten in the wellington round of the irb sevens world series friday while south africa only just scraped.
The fourth round of the 201415 sevens world series gets underway at the westpac stadium in wellington on friday, with teams vying for allimportant series points. In addition to a keen understanding of how the game is played. Fiji claim wellington 7s crown live rugby news espn scrum. The australia national rugby sevens team participates in international competitions such as the world rugby sevens series and rugby world cup sevens. New zealand and fiji were the only teams to emerge from pool play unbeaten in the wellington round of the irb sevens world series while south africa only. The 2015 wellington sevens is the 16th edition of the tournament as part of the 201415 sevens world series. The tournament, part of the irb sevens world series, is played at wellington s westpac stadium over 30,000 supporters descend on wellington every year for the annual event to watch over.
The official app of the hsbc world rugby sevens series 2020. The series was first formed to develop an elitelevel. The world rugby sevens series, known officially as the hsbc world rugby sevens series from the 2015 16 season, and before that as the hsbc sevens world series since 2010, through sponsorship from banking group hsbc, is an annual series of international rugby sevens tournaments run by world rugby featuring national sevens teams. The teams were divided into pools of four teams, who played a roundrobin within the pool. The stadium also hosts the wellington sevens, one of the events in the annual world rugby sevens series for national rugby sevens teams. Keep up to date with the womens and the mens sevens series.
Since 2000 when the series first started, the only times they have not won the series were in 2006 when fiji were crowned champions, 2009, 2017 and 2018 won by south africa. The sevens series has been run by world rugby since 19992000. World rugby sevens world series i global professional rugby. The world rugby sevens player of the year is awarded by world rugby each year.
Sevens world series moves to sydney in 2015 16 season updated march 9, 2015 1. Usa sevens is the usbased tournament that is owned and operated by usa sevens llc. Not complaining accomodation, food, etc all catered for but for quite a few players, being away from work in some cases as unpaid leave, brought on too much grief from the boss that sometimes. If you continue without changing your cookie settings, you consent to this use, you can find information in our cookies policy about how to remove cookies. The world rugby sevens series hosts have included several different counties.
Rugby world cup hosting was a catalyst for national pride growth in japan, capturing the imagination, growing rugby interest and leaving a positive legacy for the sport, according to the latest research. Sevens wellington is fourth on the hsbc sevens world series, with 16 of the worlds top sevens rugby nations duking it out from noon to 9pm. The series, organised for the first time as the world sevens. Kenya sevens seek revival in wellington nairobi news. Wellington sevens 2015 media kit by phillip cook issuu. The series now moves to las vegas for the its usa leg. The 2014 wellington sevens is the 15th edition of the tournament as part of the 2014 irb sevens world series. Jan 30, 2015 wellington sevens rugby 7s irb international rugby board world series teams competing festival tournament rankings points table new zealand wales england scotland south africa kenya papua new guinea australia usa united states america canada argentina zimbabwe japan hong kong samoa fiji tonga ireland france italy gold coast durban. March 4 dates for the 2014 2015 hsbc sevens world series, which will have added significance as the top fourranked nations will qualify from it directly for the rio olympic games in 2016, were. Carla hohepa of new zealand makes a break during the irb womens sevens match between new zealand and the usa in amsterdam, netherlands. The 200001 irb sevens world series was the second edition of the irb sevens world series. Points were awarded in each pool on a different schedule from most rugby tournaments3 for a win.
Sevens world series 200809 irb sevens world series. The 2014 wellington sevens was the 15th edition of the tournament as part of the 2014 irb sevens world series. This season, the series expanded from nine to ten events. Getty imagesgetty images its day one of the hertz sevens tournament in wellington, new zealandthe fourth stop on the irb sevens world series. It is hosted in wellington, new zealand, at the westpac stadium. The international rugby board irb has announced the dates for the hsbc sevens world series 201415, which has gained in significance with the recent announcement that the top fourranked nations will qualify from it directly for the olympic games in 2016. The new zealand sevens team are on the cusp of achieving something incredible and unprecedented. New zealand 7s hsbc sevens world series rugby union. Amazing tries from 1415 sevens world series youtube. They managed the bowl final in their first round of this series in wellington, they won 2456 over cook islands. The all blacks sevens, the defending world series champions, have won the hong kong sevens, running four tries to beat a hapless england 267.
Apr 03, 2015 published on apr 3, 2015 take it home, fiji a special mention for elikid for the uploading of games vs samoa and belgium, whic i have had to use to complete the set. The tournament is the fourth on the irb sevens world series circuit, and is generally held on the first weekend of february on the weekend preceding the usa sevens tournament. Can kenya sevens revive their dream of getting an automatic place at the 2016 rio olympic games by finishing in the top four at the conclusion of the 2014 2015 world rugby sevens series. Sevens world series moves to sydney in 201516 season. The fourth round of the 201415 sevens world series gets underway at the westpac stadium in wellington on friday, with teams vying for allimportant series. Australia banked crucial irb sevens series points by winning the plate final in las vegas. It was hosted in wellington, new zealand, at the westpac stadium format. Kenya registered an improved performance in the 201415 irb sevens world series qualifying for their first cup quarters before eventually bowing out in the semifinals of the plate competition in. The new zealand leg of the irb sevens world series will remain in wellington until at least 2016. Mar 09, 2015 sevens world series moves to sydney in 201516 season updated march 9, 2015 1. To find out more about the cookies we use, please read our cookies policy. Foxlive seven rugby live stream, live score updates, odds, injury report 2015 16 hsbc world rugby sevens series wellington 2016 irb.
Watch free streaming video of usa sevens 2015 live stream games. Napolinoi nalaga photos napolinoi nalaga of fiji is tackled during the pool b match between fiji and georgia at the irb rugby world cup sevens 2009 at the sevens stadium on march 5, 2009 in dubai, uae. The wellington sevens or the axa new zealand international sevens known in 2007, however, as the nzi sevens is an annual rugby sevens tournament held in wellington, new zealand. The 2014 15 sevens world series, known for sponsorship reasons as the hsbc sevens. Hsbc new zealand sevens celebrates 21st as home teams grab historic double january 26, 2020 nzsevens. The 201516 world rugby sevens series, known for sponsorship reasons as the hsbc world rugby sevens series, was the 17th annual series of rugby union sevens tournaments for national mens rugby sevens teams. Irb sevens world series wellington 2015 true north. With a third of the series gone, round four in wellington continues the journey for all. The series consisted of nine tournaments originally 10 were scheduled, but one was cancelled. Feb 06, 2015 the fourth round of the 201415 sevens world series gets underway at the westpac stadium in wellington on friday, with teams vying for allimportant series points. The tournaments, run by the international rugby board, feature national sevens teams. Wellington sevens rugby 7s irb international rugby board. Hsbc sevens world series is sanctioned by the international rugby board irb. The highlights of the adelaide sevens, including samoas cup victory, the usas maiden cup final and south africas newest.
Watch las vegas sevens live games, replays and highlights online on ustream. The first sevens world series event of 2015 went in new zealand, with the home side earning victory. Played on the same size field as traditional 15 aside rugby, sevens rugby is played with only seven players per team. New zealand v england wellington sevens final 2011 1st half. New zealand vs australia wellington 7s 2015 qtr final. In doing so, they also cut new zealands lead in the irb sevens world series to just four points. The tonga national rugby sevens team competes in the irb world sevens series. Fiji clinched the wellington sevens title after winning a stunning final of breathless intensity 1914 against south sea island rivals samoa.
With a third of the series gone, round four in wellington continues the journey for all the participating teams as the road to rio heats up. New zealand defeat south africa to claim wellington victory despite two sonny bill williams errors, in a thrilling final sir gordon tietjens side come back. The 20 irb hertz sevens is underway in new zealand. Tonga have only participated in one round of the current irb sevens series so far. New zealand 7s v wales 7s live sevens rugby 2015 live. Rugby union new zealand, fiji shine in wellington sevens. Ticket sales have been poor and alcoholrelated incidents from the often large and colourful crowds have led to a serious demise in ticket sales in 2015. Ten counties currently host a leg of the world rugby sevens series.
Australia got off to a quick start and held firm to beat england 2114. New zealands victory haka after winning the 2015 wellington 7s by maru ririnui. Hosts chile, hong kong, japan and germany dominated the first day of the hsbc world rugby sevens challenger series in vina del mar. Press releases world rugby sets fouryear blueprint to develop future stars of the emerging unions. Highlights mens action from finals day in hamilton. News, views, results and analysis of the latest irb world sevens rugby series.
Tonga has participated in five rugby world cup sevens history rugby sevens world cup. New zealand and fiji were the only teams to emerge from pool play unbeaten in the wellington round of the irb sevens world series friday while south africa only. Irb reveals schedule for 20142015 sevens world series with. Hsbc world rugby sevens series 201516 game analysis report. Hsbc sevens world series wellington 2015 live streaming rugby online, wellington. A try from player of the tournament portia woodman sealed the 1710 win. The tournament, part of the irb sevens world series, is played at wellington s westpac stadium over 30,000 supporters descend on wellington every year for the annual event to watch over 16 international teams.
Las vegas hsbc sevens rugby live stream 2015, hsbc sevens world series usa fixtures. Points were awarded in each pool on a different schedule from most rugby tournaments3 for a win, 2 for a draw, 1 for a. World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias available, and the most definitive collection ever assembled. Defending champions new zealand have won their first title of the season, defeating england 2721 in the fourth round of the 201415 hsbc sevens world series played at the westpac stadium in wellington. The wellington sevens or new zealand sevens is an annual rugby sevens tournament held at westpac stadium in wellington, new zealand.