The Ghana Rugby Football Union (GRFU) has been drawn to take part in the Rugby Afrique Men’s Sevens Tournament that will take place in Kampala Uganda on the 6th and 7th of October 2017. This tournament serves as the qualifier for the Sevens Rugby World Cup 2018, the Commonwealth Games, and the World Series repechage … Read more
The Ghana Rugby Football Union (GRFU) celebrated #OlympicDay with a “Get Into Rugby” exhibition at the Accra Sports Stadium on Saturday 24 June 2017 to showcase Rugby as Olympic sport. The event formed part of the celebrations organised by the Ghana Olympic Committee. According to the International Olympic Committee (IOC), “Olympic Day is much more … Read more
The troubled New Zealand round of the world rugby sevens circuit will be moved from its traditional home in Wellington in an attempt to breath new life into the tournament. After 18 years of being based in the New Zealand capital, World Rugby announced Monday the tournament will next year move to the city of … Read more
South Africa were crowned winners of this season’s World Rugby Sevens Series on Sunday, beating Scotland 15-5 in the final of the penultimate leg in Paris. The Blitzboks arrived in the French capital 25 points ahead of closest rivals Fiji in the standings on the back of four tournament wins and seven consecutive finals. With … Read more
South Africa take to the Stade Jean-Bouin pitch in Paris this weekend in the knowledge that they could break Olympic champions Fiji’s hold on the World Rugby Sevens Series title. Fiji have been crowned champions over the last two seasons, but go into the ninth and penultimate round of the series 25 points behind the … Read more
Defending champions Fiji clinched a record17th Hong Kong Sevens title Sunday after blowing away South Africa to hand new coach Gareth Baber a victory in his former home town. The Pacific islanders recorded a badly-needed first win on the world series this season as they finally vanquished a post- Olympic hangover, after taking gold in … Read more
Italy and Scotland will play a test match in Singapore June 10 as the city-state seeks to establish itself as a stopover for nations bound for the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan. The two Six Nations sides will make the stopover en route to Fiji and Australia for another series of matches, rugby officials … Read more
Rugby can grow from a niche sport to be as big as football in China and eventually rival the cash-rich Chinese Super League in popularity, the head of the sport in the world’s most populous nation said. Wang Liwei, head of the Chinese Rugby Football Association, said China’s President Xi Jinping was a rugby fan … Read more
Try-machine Dan Norton has a world record in his sights as England seek a long-awaited victory at this week’s Hong Kong Sevens to close the gap on series leaders South Africa. The 28-year-old wing heads into the annual showpiece of sevens rugby level on 244 tries with Kenya’s Collins Injera, and vying to seize sole … Read more
A year ago Fiji were running away with the World Rugby Sevens Series, about to win a record 16th Hong Kong title and a few months away from precious Olympic gold. Now they are struggling for form having lost key players and their lauded coach Ben Ryan. The new man in charge, Gareth Baber, admits … Read more
Mr Herbert Mensah, President of the Ghana Rugby Football Union (GRFU), joined the Board of the Ghana Olympic Committee (GOC) when he was elected as one of five representatives for Olympic Sports. Rugby Union was only readmitted as Olympics Sport after an absence of 93 years. Shortly after the 1924 games, the International Olympic Committee … Read more
Mr. Herbert Mensah, President of the Ghana Rugby Football Union (GRFU), has joined the Board of the Ghana Olympic Committee (GOC), after he was elected as one of the five representatives for Olympic sports. Rugby Union was only readmitted as Olympics Sport after an absence of 93 years. Shortly after the 1924 games, the International … Read more
Mr Herbert Mensah, President of the Ghana Rugby Football Union (GRFU), has joined the Board of the Ghana Olympic Committee (GOC) after his election as one of the five representatives for Olympic sports. Rugby Union was only readmitted as Olympics Sport after a 93-year absence. Shortly after the 1924 games, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) … Read more
Fiji kept their bid for a third straight Las Vegas Sevens crown on course Sunday with a battling 19-14 semi-final victory over New Zealand that propelled them to a title showdown with South Africa. The Olympic champions, seeking their first victory of the season in the Rugby World Sevens Series, were 14 points down in … Read more
World Rugby Sevens Series leaders South Africa and two-time defending series champion Fiji welcome back top players for the USA Sevens tournament that begins Friday at Las Vegas. The Blitzboks top the table with 85 points after wins in Wellington and Sydney plus the season-opener at Dubai but lost the Cape Town final to England, … Read more