Sevens: The Most Dominant Trans-Tasman Rivalry of All
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Sevens: The most dominant trans-Tasman rivalry of all
Remarkably, there has been just one SVNS Cup final on the global Sevens tour with neither New Zealand nor Australia featuring since the April 2019 Japan Sevens decider. There, Canada defeated England 7-5. Since then, the astonishing trans-Tasman run has developed, with one exclusion by default – it does not include the 2022 Spanish Sevens, which the Black Ferns did not attend due to Covid lockdowns, and where Australia finished third. And the tw…
REPOST: Australia Wins Cape Town; World Rugby Faces Ball Trial...
Welcome to WRR 227 for December 1-7. This week, we saw Australia dominate rivals New Zealand to claim the HSBC SVNS Cape Town title, while World Rugby continued to face heat over the controversial Size 4.5 ball trial. In XVs news, USA Rugby named Olympic silver medalist Jack Hanratty as the new Women’s Eagles Head Coach, and World Rugby recommended a new lower tackle height for the community game. Domestically, Gloucester Hartpury and Valsugana …
Australia Wins Cape Town; World Rugby Faces Ball Trial Backlash
Catch up on past WRR episodes and subscribe anywhere you listen to your podcasts or on social media. Welcome to WRR 227 for December 1-7. This week, we saw Australia dominate rivals New Zealand to claim the HSBC SVNS Cape Town title, while World Rugby continued to face heat over the controversial Size 4.5 ball ... Read more The post Australia Wins Cape Town; World Rugby Faces Ball Trial Backlash
The Blitzboks remained the home masters while the Aussies succeeded New Zealand. The French on their side recovered the bronze medal. (Photo credit: World Rugby) If the sixteenth man sometimes exists in rugby at XV, in South Africa, it was the eighth man who made the difference this weekend during the Cape Town stage. Transcended by their audience, the Blitzboks retained their home title, they who had won against France last year. After their fi…
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