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PNG claim 2011 Oceania Cup

Papua New Guinea have defended their Oceania Cup title with a slick 36-7 win over Niue this afternoon in Port Moresby.  more ...

Oceania Cup: PNG and Niue both have wins in Round 2

A summary of the 2011 Oceania Cup Round 2 Matches, Vanuatu v Niue and Solomon Islands v Papua New Guinea, played in Port Moresby this afternoon  more ...

Fiji Sevens the team to beat in Dubai

Fiji won their first Cup title since the 2010 New Zealand Sevens last weekend in Australia, ensuring they got off to the best possible start in the 2011/12 HSBC Sevens World Series.   more ...

Aussie women honoured to be part of Dubai

This weekend the Emirates Airline Dubai Sevens, the second round of the 2011/12 HSBC Sevens World Series, takes place at 7he Sevens with 16 teams competing for the Cup title.  more ...

England clinch series win over Black Ferns

World champions New Zealand have vowed to “fight to the finish” after losing the series to England with a second defeat in four days, this time a more convincing looking 21-7 score at Esher Rugby Club on Tuesday.  more ...

Oceania Cup: PNG and Solomon Islands take lead after Round 1

A summary of the 2011 Oceania Cup Round 1 Matches, Solomon Islands v Niue and Papua New Guinea v Vanuatu, played in Port Moresby this afternoon.  more ...

Black Ferns named for second Test vs England

Black Ferns Coach Grant Hansen has named his team to face the second of three Tests England tomorrow morning (Wednesday NZT) at Esher RFC.  more ...

The return of magical Fiji

In his latest column for irbsevens.com, TV commentator Nigel Starmer-Smith reflects on the first round of the HSBC Sevens World Series.  more ...

Wallabies crush Barbarians

Australia ran in eight tries on their way to a 60-11 thrashing of the Barbarians at Twickenham on Saturday.  more ...

Black Ferns lose first test to England

The World Champion Black Ferns have fallen to England 10-0 at Twickenham overnight.  more ...

IRB confirms pool draw for Dubai Sevens

The IRB has confirmed the pool draw for round 2 of the HSBC Sevens World Series, the Emirates Airline Dubai Rugby Sevens on 2-3 December 2011.  more ...

Superb Fiji storm to Gold Coast Sevens title

Fiji's Sevens stars responded to the hopes and dreams of a nation by beating reigning HSBC Sevens World Series champions New Zealand in the final of the Gold Coast Sevens 26-12.  more ...

Black Ferns to play England named

Black Ferns Coach Grant Hansen has named the team to face England for their first of three clashes on Sunday morning (NZT) at Twickenham.  more ...

Genia: Australia will reap the benefits

Australian scrum half Will Genia believes the experiences in RWC 2011 in New Zealand will prove a great benefit to a youthful Wallabies outfit in the years to come.   more ...

Squads declared for Sevens Series kick-off

All 16 national teams have declared their final squads to compete at the Gold Coast Sevens, round one of the HSBC Sevens World Series.  more ...

Sevens referees boosted by new coach

Ahead of the 2011/12 HSBC Sevens World Series the IRB have appointed a new Sevens Referee coach to work alongside the Sevens Referee manager.   more ...

Sevens Players hit the Surf on Gold Coast

Two days before the kick-off of the HSBC Sevens World Series 2011/12 players have taken to the surf in the first 'Sevens: Around the World' challenge.   more ...

Tietjens: Added pressure as defending champs

In his latest column for irbsevens.com, New Zealand coach Gordon Tietjens look ahead to a new HSBC Sevens World Series as defending champions.   more ...

Pools set for Women's event in Dubai

The pools for the IRB Women's Sevens Challenge Cup in Dubai have been announced with reigning Rugby World Cup Sevens champions Australia joining Canada, Spain and Brazil in Pool A.  more ...

Medical Conference identifies focus areas

Strategies for the prevention of injury was the focus of the 2011 IRB Medical Conference in London.  more ...