Sevens Rugby

The All Blacks Sevens became the first men's team in the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series 2023 to win two tournaments as they extended their lead at the top of the standings with Cup final victory against Los Pumas Sevens.

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Brady Rush scored with seconds remaining to seal New Zealand's 22-12 victory over Argentina in the Los Angeles Sevens final today, avenging an upset loss on ...

Carter crossed again on the right side two minutes later to finish off a counterattack that started from inside New Zealand’s own in-goal area with Argentina pressing for a try just before halftime. It was an unusual final in Los Angeles, featuring two teams which had lost in the group stage. “A shout out to the people back home doing it tough.

Fiji then gave Shujaa a reality check after a 19-5 win over the East Africans who now needed a win of any sort to qualify for the Main Cup quarterfinals.

The defeat saw Kenya finish third in the standings behind Asutralia and Fiji who progressed. Shocking, Kenya Sevens failed to beat Japan who are bottom in the standings as the Asians pulled a surprise 7-5 win over Shujaa. Kenya who were in Group C alongside Fiji, Japan and Australia started the tournament on the front foot after coming from behind to pull a shocking 12-7 win over Australia.

With 45 games of the 2023 HSBC Los Angeles Sevens in the books, let's look back at the top five plays and moments from the two-day tournament.

in the 13th-place semifinal, but that wasn't the case from the beginning. Against Uruguay in the ninth-place game, Jordan Sepho turned defense into offense in quick succession. Let’s look at the top five plays and moments from a not-so-sunny weekend in Southern California: Kenya opened Pool C play with a win over defending season champions Australia. The hosts, Team USA, had a homecoming to forget, however. However, Jordan Conroy supplied some amusing celebrations throughout the team’s run.

Kenya have shocked Australia but then lost to Japan to afford the defending World Rugby Sevens champions fortunate passage to the quarter-finals in Los Angeles.

A must-win clash with Fiji loomed but when World Series battlers Japan – beaten 50-0 by Fiji and 24-10 by Australia early in the day – upset Kenya 7-5 it gave the men in gold some room for error. A 12-7 loss in their opener to the plucky African outfit was almost a costly one for an Australian side that’s slipped to eighth in the series standings and outside the automatic qualification zone for the Paris 2024 Olympics. Kenya have shocked Australia but then lost to Japan to afford the defending World Rugby Sevens champions fortunate passage to the quarter-finals in Los Angeles.

The All Blacks Sevens became the first men's team in the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series 2023 to win two tournaments as they extended their lead at the top ...

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Flying wide player Leroy Carter scored two tries as the Kiwis avenged their shock defeat to the Argentinians in the final of the New Zealand Sevens last month.

Advertisement The win extends New Zealand's lead at the top of the series standings to 107 points after six events, 21 points clear of Argentina in second place. The Los Angeles victory comes after New Zealand swept to the Sydney Sevens title in Australia, also in January.

Fiji then gave Shujaa a reality check after a 19-5 win over the East Africans who now needed a win of any sort to qualify for the Main Cup quarterfinals.

The defeat saw Kenya finish third in the standings behind Asutralia and Fiji who progressed. Shocking, Kenya Sevens failed to beat Japan who are bottom in the standings as the Asians pulled a surprise 7-5 win over Shujaa. Kenya who were in Group C alongside Fiji, Japan and Australia started the tournament on the front foot after coming from behind to pull a shocking 12-7 win over Australia.

After two days of play, which teams excelled at the 2023 HSBC Los Angeles Sevens and which ones didn't? Let's recap it.

They were eliminated from medal contention after losing to Samoa and New Zealand in the opening two pool games. But they were always a longshot to cause any real damage from that point on, trailing Fiji 28-0 before scoring a last-second try. They beat Chile 26-7 in the opener, In 2023, the Their spot atop the season table is now even stronger. First place is theirs to lose here on out.

The Blitzboks ended their LA Sevens campaign on a low note with an embarrassing 45-5 defeat to Samoa in the 5th-place semi-final.

The Blitzboks are third, also on 86 points, but with a worse points differential. After the pool stages, the Blitzboks were somewhat lucky to sneak into the Cup quarter-finals as they won only one game against Canada (12-0). - New Zealand won the LA Sevens with a 22-12 win over Argentina in the Cup final.

Canada's campaign at the Los Angeles Sevens ended in a 17-12 loss to Spain in the ninth-place semifinal on Sunday.

The relegation playoff will be a round-robin format with the top two teams meeting in the final. Coming into L.A., the New Zealand men topped the table, ahead of South Africa, Samoa and France. The 15th-ranked core team following the 10th round in Toulouse on May 12-14 will be relegated. "It's a positive to see the things we've been working on over the past few weeks show up on the field. There was little drama in the final with New Zealand leading 17-0 at the half. Canada finished last in a competitive Pool B after losing 12-0 to No.

Canada's Men's Sevens Team claimed their best finish on the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series 2023 since November's Hong Kong Sevens on Sunday in Los Angeles.

It’s a positive to see the things we’ve been working on over the past few weeks show up on the field. Spain, however, won the game by a final score of 17-12, ending Canada’s campaign in Los Angeles. Taking advantage of a yellow card to Spain, Morra received a pass from Lockie Kratz and sped the ball down the field for a try. Playing for a chance at ninth place, Spain took a 12-0 lead over Canada late in the first half of the ninth place semi finals. Josiah Morra slipped past Kenya’s defence before offloading the ball on the outside to Jack Carson, who gave Canada a 5-0 lead. Adding a conversion from Thomas Isherwood, Canada won 12-5.

The Springbok Sevens squad remained amongst the top four contenders of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series at the halfway stage of the competition, ...

Samoa scored after five minutes and then twice in a minute, both from poor restart plays by the Blitzboks. To add to their misery, they threw an intercept pass early in the second half to concede a fifth try in eight minutes of play. The system deserves better, and we will have to regroup with Vancouver (HSBC Canada Sevens) only five days away.” A late try by Ricardo Duarttee eased some pain, but the damage was done. “That was just a lack of effort and disrespect. “I will have to ask myself why and how we delivered such a poor performance and how can we fix that,” he said.