New Zealand have retained the Laurie O’Reilly Cup with a hard-fought win over Australia at Newcastle’s McDonald Jones Stadium.
Sarah Hirini is usually quite reserved and “doesn’t show too much emotion” on the rugby field, but it was a different story on Sunday.
New Zealand and South Africa have been crowned HSBC SVNS Series champions after taking out the top prizes at the winner-takes-all World Championship.
It was business as usual for the Black Ferns Sevens, winning all three matches, against Great Britain, Japan, and Canada respectively. For the All Blacks Sevens, it was a better first day than some would have predicted, winning two out of their three matches against Fiji and Australia, but being beaten by Spain.
Three breakthrough talents from the 2025 Super Rugby Aupiki season and five Black Ferns Sevens stars have been named in the first Black Ferns squad of the year.
New Zealand Sevens have named the travelling squads for the last HSBC SVNS Series event of the season.
Black Ferns Director of Rugby Allan Bunting has named a 49-strong squad for the team's first training camp of the year, including some notable new additions.
You couldn’t wipe the smile off Kelsey Teneti’s face after an “ugly” decider at the Cathay/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens last month.
Risi Pouri-Lane isn’t one to shy away from a challenge, with the SVNS Series star excited about moving to 15s for the World Cup.
The Blues won a thrilling final at Eden Park against Matatu 26-19. It took some brilliant individual moments from the Blues to prevail against a highly organised, dogged Southern opposition.