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It has been two long years since the All Blacks Sevens prepared for a World Series tournament but the wait is over, as Head Coach Clark Laidlaw has named his side to travel to Singapore this weekend.

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· ALLBLACKS.COM · GETTY IMAGES The New Zealand Men’s Sevens side will play Fiji for an Olympic Gold medal, after putting on a superb performance to defeat Great Britain 29-7 in their semifinal match at Tokyo Stadium. The Kiwis had all the ball in the opening two minutes. Some slick passing and plenty of patience eventually saw them breakthrough. Regan Ware got close, but a quick recycle saw Scott Curry score under the posts.   Great Britain stru...

The Black Sticks men have fought out a tough 2-all draw with Japan The Black Sticks men have fought out a tough 2-all draw with Japan 27 July 2021 Strikers Nick Wilson and Sam Lane scored for New Zealand. Its a tough road ahead for the Black Sticks, taking on Australia tomorrow night, followed by Argentina on Friday night. Kiwi boxer David Nyikas through to the second round after beating Moroccan Youness Baalla in his first bout of the Tokyo Games. A disastrous start for 49er FX sailors Al...

Although Laidlaw wasn’t in charge of the team in 2016, memories of its failure to medal at the Rio Olympics remain fresh for those who watched the highly-fancied team limp into fifth place. The match against Australia was an opportunity for the New Zealanders to crank-up the heat on themselves after six tries - along with a few missed tackles - were features of their effort against Argentina. Laidlaw described the tough workout against the Aussies as “perfect’ ahead preparation for a k...

The All Blacks Sevens and Black Ferns Sevens have progressed through day one of the Oceania Sevens at Bank Stadium in Townsville undefeated, with big matches looming later today.

Michaela Blyde sets Black Ferns sevens on their way in first-up win over Australia. Caleb Clarke has made a successful return to the All Blacks Sevens, making a decent impression in their first-up win over Australia in Auckland on Friday. In the first of six clashes over three days against their trans-Tasman neighbours, the men in black ran out 14-5 winners at the Orakei Domain, with All Blacks winger Clarke getting more game-time than he perhaps imagined following his injection in the 12th mi...

UAHT Announces Two More Scholarship Recipients Kara Gillingham - UAHT Gillingham will receive an Honors Scholarship to attend UAHT in the amount of $2400 per academic year. Ms Gillingham graduated from Spring Hill High School and is the daughter of proud parents, Richard and Mona Gillingham. Kara is setting her goal for a degree in education from the University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana. Dylan Collier - UAHT Dylan Collier has also been awarded the Bridge Scholarship to attend the UAHT. This aw...