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Articles Posted in the Olympic 7′s Category
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Massive Stadium planned for Rio Olympic Sevens
(Associated Press) Brazilian football club Vasco da Gama says it will transform its stadium into a new 43,000-seat venue for the return of rugby to the Olympic Games in 2016. Rugby Sevens will make its…
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The money-spinner that is 7s Rugby
With the 2010/2011 HSBC Sevens World Series coming to a climax over the following two weekends, it is perhaps apt to ask the question: Just why are the ‘suits’ so interested in Rugby Sevens these…
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Scotland 7s may cease as Rio 2016 nears
As the 2012 Summer Olympics in London draws near, I am reminded of the controversy of a combined Britain football at next year’s Games. I am not a big football fan, so the furor didn’t…
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The IRB “Spirit of Rugby” Award
I just picked up on this IRB video via YouTube. It tells the story about the International Rugby Board (IRB) “Spirit of Rugby” Award given to the Virreyes Rugby Club in Buenos Aires. Now we…
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Rugby + Olympics = no-brainer
I sat opposite Ossian Shine at the Media table at the 2011 Cathay Pacific/Credit Suisse Hong Kong Sevens Awards Dinner on Sunday evening. “Osh” news-edits and directs Reuters sports coverage globally and ensure it meets…
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(Sevens) A whole new ball game
Simon Borchardt is the editor at Highbury Safika Media, publishers of, amongst others, the SA Rugby magazine. Like we said about the video-interviews produced by Guy McDonald and Hilton Mundy, the fans outside of South…
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Rugby is big in the USA
There’s no doubt that America is falling in love with rugby. They showed that by hosting yet another successful USA Sevens in Las Vegas a couple of weeks ago. The growth of the game was…
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Rio 2016 Olympic logo unveiled
After another epic Hong Kong New Year’s eve party at Bull Dog’s in Tsim Sha Tsui East last night, I am listening to Randall Abrahams on Cape Town’s Heart 104.9 playing some classic Antonio Carlos…
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Rio to unveil 2016 Logo
Sport24 today reported that 2016 Olympic Games hosts Rio De Janeiro will unveil their Olympic Logo during celebrations to usher in the 2011 New Year. Organisers of the Rio 2016 Olympics will unveil the event’s…
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The Sevens family rejoices!
Don’t tell my daughter but I was stuck attending her school’s annual PTA elections (on a Friday night nogal!) when the news about Sevens’ inclusion in the Olympic Games came through on my FaceBook Wall. The boys at…
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Welcome back to the Olympics, Rugby!
The global Rugby family are celebrating the announcement that Rugby Sevens will be included at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. An overwhelming vote in…
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Samba welcome for Rugby Sevens?
The International Olympic Committee voted the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro as the host city for the 2016 Olympic Games last Friday, and in the aftermath of that decision the country’s women’s Sevens team…
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