Speedster Carlin Isles in action for USA Sevens. Photo: Martin Seras Lima / IRB Sevens
According to America’s Rugby Mag USA Sevens speedster Carlin Isles has been signed for RaboDirect PRO12 club Glasgow Warriors.
The contract allows Isles to play for Glasgow and USA Sevens.
In the past, the American has been linked with other 15s high profile clubs such as Toulon and Leinster as well as a switch to American Football.
A quick reminder of Isles capabilities:
We have posted a few videos recently, showing the history of 7s and why the sport is so popular. Now, The BlitzBokke brings us this inside the team video about a day in the life of a professional 7s player.
Shortly after introducing you into the history of Rugby Sevens, CNN, once again, has done a fantastic job promoting 7s. Here is another short clip, describing the basics of 7s Rugby. Enjoy!
CNN done a great job in producing this short film, taking you through the history of rugby sevens. Enjoy it.
7s Rugby is famous for its unique carnival atmosphere. Here are 37 seconds that proves it. The summer can’t come quick enough.
Once again the benefits of 7s Rugby have been recognised and outlined by a famous sports personality.
British Olympic Association Chairman Lord Sebastian Coe underlined the great potential of 7s Rugby, with a special focus on facing the major challenges of sport in the 21st century, the IRB reports.
Coe emphasised at the IRB World Rugby Conference and Exhibition in Dublin, the all-round athleticism of its participants as well as its ability to bring more young people into sport as a whole.
Lord Coe, a big fan of 7s Rugby
“You’ve only got to watch Sevens at its best to see that it is ostensibly a young person’s game,” Coe said. “For the Olympic movement that is important, because, if the challenge of the 20th century was to take sport to the world, the challenge of the 21st century is to take sport to young people.
Furthermore the 57-year-old double gold Olympic medalist said that “Sevens will add a dimension to the athleticism of young people; I think it is a great addition to the Olympic movement.”
For Coe, the reintroduction of Rugby to the Olympic Games in 2016 – after a 92-year absence – will see a long-held ambition finally come to fruition.
“I’m delighted that Rugby is now an officially recognised Olympic sport,” he said.
“I also think that the presence of Sevens in the Olympic Games will enhance the strength of Test match rugby, and that’s really important, because you can’t have them working against each other.”
For the full story please click here.
British Universities & Colleges Sport (BUCS) and Swansea University announced will stage the International University Sports Federation (FISU) 2016 World University Championships in Rugby 7s. This has been confirmed on the BUCS website.
The competition is scheduled for July 2016 and will attract over 600 competitors from 30 countries, hosted at the University Sports Village and neighboring Swansea rugby venues.
The World University Rugby 7s Championships are held every two years. The 2012 championships took place in Brive, France. A tournament with many happy memories for Great Britain’s male and female 7s teams as both sides won their respective finals. The next championships will take place in Brazil in 2014.
An extended article from the BUCS including some reactions to the decision can be found here.
The All Blacks Sevens, coached by Gordon Tietjens, confirmed two new contracted players, completing now a squad of seventeen full-time players.
Tietjens, member of the IRB Hall of Fame, emphasised the strength of the squad, which now includes eight specialist sevens players. Including, specialist seven players is all part of a plan to build a group of players who can devote themselves to sevens and so play their part in being successful at the Olympics in 2016, according to Tietjens.
The new introduced players are former New Zealand Under 20 player and Southland back Marty McKenzie and Wellington’s Ambrose Curtis who made his debut at the Gold Coast Sevens. In addition Waikato players Declan O’Donnell and Joe Webber also return to the squad having last played in 2011 and 2012 respectively.
Four additional players will be contracted by early next year as part of the All Blacks Sevens Wider Training Group.
The All Blacks Sevens currently lead the HSBC Sevens World Series, having won the opening tournament at the Gold Coast Sevens.
For the full article from allblacks.com please click here.
Here are the seventeen contracted players:
Tomasi Cama (Manawatu)
Scott Curry (tba)
Ambrose Curtis (Wellington)
Sam Dickson (Canterbury)
DJ Forbes (Counties Manukau)
Bryce Heem (Tasman)
Ben Lam (Auckland)
Mark Jackman (Canterbury)
Gillies Kaka (Hawke’s Bay)
Marty McKenzie (Southland)
Tim Mikkelson (Waikato)
Waisake Naholo (Taranaki)
Declan O’Donnell (Waikato)
David Raikuna (North Harbour)
Lote Raikabula (Wellington)
Sherwin Stowers (Counties Manukau)
Joe Webber (Waikato)
In an exclusive blog for The Rugby Paper, England Sevens player Tom Mitchell, takes us on a very personal journey of his life as a professional 7s athlete.
In his latest post, the third part of the series (part one and two), Mitchell explains how England Sevens spent previously two weeks in a row together to prepare and perform at the first stop of the HSBC Sevens World Series, the Gold Coast 7s in Australia, finishing third after beating South Africa in the plate final.
He mentions that the day-to-day routines before and during competitions are ‘governed by meal times and team schedules’ and ‘a 30-hour journey with a bruised and battered body’ is certainly not the most comfortable state you want to be in, however there are always strong signs of camaraderie in the England side, when the team comes together, which makes the job much more enjoyable.
Now, the focus for the team is on the next stop, the Dubai 7s in four weeks time. The preparation for this tournament, have just started with hard work and a specific emphasis on development, described by Mitchell as another challenge for England Sevens.
To read the full blog please click here.
Former South Africa sevens head coach Paul Treu will take charge of the Kenya sevens team from November 1st onwards. Treu spent the previous nine years working with his native country and guiding the side to 14 HSBC Sevens World Series tournament wins as well as one World Series champion title in 2008-2009, the pinnacle of his coaching career.
The 42-year-old from the Western Cape takes up the position as head coach and performance director and will be in charge of his new side for the first time at the next round of the HSBC Sevens World Series in Dubai on November 29 and 30 before returning to his native land a week later for the South Africa Sevens in Port Elizabeth on December 7 and 8. For an extensive article please click here.
Only 24 hours after Treu’s appointment, some rather disappointing news was released from the Kenyan camp. According to an article of insidethegame several members of the Kenyan side have gone on strike in protest over delays in the signing of new contracts in a move which threatens their participation in Dubai next month.
The players claim that they are owed three months’ worth of wages, a fact been denied by the Kenya Rugby Union (KRU). Various players have reported that they had not yet received new contracts and it is believed problems have occurred because KRU have suffered delays in the renewal of their contract with sponsors Kenya Airways.
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