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The 2025 Australia Sevens or SVNS DXB was a rugby sevens tournament played at Perth Rectangular Stadium. Twelve men's teams and a similar number of women's teams ...
The national sevens side is known as Australia and, as confirmed by captain Sharni Williams, does not have a nickname as of 2015. [6] The team was sometimes referred to as the Pearls in sections of the media, [7] but that name refers to Australia's developmental sevens side rather than the official national team. [6]
The Australia national rugby sevens team participates in international competitions such as the World Rugby Sevens Series and Rugby World Cup Sevens. Australia also competes at other international tournaments for rugby sevens, including at the Commonwealth Games. The current captain of the team is Nick Malouf, and the head coach is John Manenti.
The IRB made a submission to the International Olympic Committee in 2005 for rugby sevens to become an Olympic sport. However, the submission failed because committee members felt IRB needed to improve promotion of the women's game. [citation needed] To that end, the IRB implemented the first women's Rugby World Cup Sevens tournament in 2009. [2]
Argentina's men and Australia's women won their first sevens titles in Cape Town on Sunday and lead the world series. The Argentines blew away Australia 45-12 in the men's final, a week after ...
After setting records in the traditional game, ex-Wallabies captain Michael Hooper is ready to complete the transition to rugby sevens in a bid to play for Australia at the Paris Olympics. Hooper ...
Australia Samoa Canada Scotland Kenya Wales: 2019 Oceania Sevens [a] 7–9 November 2019 Suva: 1 Tonga: 2021 Asia Sevens: 19–20 November 2021 Dubai: 2 Sri Lanka Malaysia: 2022 RAN Sevens Qualifiers: 23–24 April 2022 Nassau: 1 Jamaica: 2022 Africa Men's Sevens: 23–24 April 2022 Kampala: 2 Uganda Zambia: Total 16
Long-time Wallabies captain Michael Hooper is shifting his focus to rugby sevens from the 15-a-side game with a plan to play for Australia at next year’s Paris Olympics. The 32-year-old Hooper ...