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The Planet Rugby Awards 2008
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Qera eager for Sevens release
Gloucester flank Akapusi Qera has admitted he is keen to pull on the Fiji Sevens jersey in the forthcoming Dubai World Cup.
Landmarks set for RWC Sevens
Rugby World Cup Sevens 2009 will be a landmark event in the history of the Women's Game.
Kiwis in tricky home Sevens draw
Hosts New Zealand have been handed a tough first day assignment at their home Sevens, to be played at Wellington's Westpac Stadium on 6-7 February 2009.
Bok Sevens welcome youngsters
Five newcomers were added to the Springbok Sevens training squad who assembled in Cape Town on Monday for their week-long training camp in preparation for the next two IRB Sevens World Series tournaments.
Tietjens ready for the onslaught
Far from being worried by his side's start to the 2008/09 IRB World Sevens Series New Zealand coach Gordon Tietjens puts it down to a by-product of their own success.
Kenya dealt major Sevens blow
Kenya Sevens coach Benjamin Ayimba has been dealt a blow with the news that Dennis Mwanja has been ruled out for the rest of the IRB Sevens World Series 2008/09 and Rugby World Cup Sevens 2009 in Dubai due to a knee injury.
No regrets for young Ebersohn
Young South African Sevens star Robert Ebersohn has no regrets at opting for another season in the shortened version of the game, despite impressing Springbok coach Peter de Villiers.
Treu in Sevens heaven in George
South African coach Paul Treu has lauded his team after they won the George leg of the IRB World Sevens Series on Saturday - the first time they have won their home tournament.
Tietjens staying positive
Reigning IRB World Sevens champions New Zealand have not had the best start to the new season, losing in the semi-finals in Dubai and the final in George, but coach Gordon Tietjens is confident they will bounce back.
South Africa end George bogey
South Africa beat New Zealand 12-7 in a pulsating Cup final of the IRB Sevens World Series at Outeniqua Park in George on Saturday to win their first-ever home tournament.
George Sevens - Day One
Portugal have pulled off three stunning shock victories on day one of the Emirates Airline South Africa Sevens at George's Outeniqua Park stadium, beating Kenya, Samoa and then Wales to reach the Cup quarter-finals.
Preview: IRB Sevens, George
The International Rugby Board (IRB) Sevens Series moves to George in South Africa this weekend for the second leg of what has already been a fantastic spectacle of rugby in the 2008/09 championship - and it's only Round Two!
Adelaide Sevens extended
The Australian leg of the International Rugby Sevens next year will be spread over three days and kick off under lights for the first time.
Treu hopeful of home win
Dubai champions South Africa have set their sights on a first home triumph when the International Rugby Board's (IRB) Sevens Series is staged in George this weekend.
