City rugby stars among 96 players poised for global event in England, where six Hong Kong teams will battle it our across multiple age groups.
China drawn alongside New Zealand, Fiji and Canada – all of whom are World Series grand finals sides.
Favourites going into the tournament, China breeze past Kenya in the final, while South Africa claim men’s place at expense of Great Britain.
Chong Ka-yan scores hat-trick as Hong Kong beat Paraguay 33-15, China demolish Mexico 55-0 in opening games of repechage event.
Women’s sevens team face ‘enormous pressure’ to deliver, but take a 21-match winning streak into Monaco qualifying tournament.
City will host South Korea in championship decider in significant step up this month before July tour to South America.
China’s women will play on global sevens series circuit in 2025 following flawless grand finals campaign in Madrid, while Antoine Dupont inspires France success ahead of home Olympics.
Hong Kong outplay Kazakhstan in Asia Rugby Championship finale to secure spot in WXV3 tournament later this year, and remain in contention for 2025 Rugby World Cup in England.
Hong Kong seal opening victory but head coach Andrew Douglas wants quick improvement after stop-start display, featuring too many errors.
French scrum half Antoine Dupont is heading back to the sevens circuit as he continues preparations for Paris Olympics this summer.
Taiwan were once consistently among the top four teams, but have languished in lower echelons since 2008. Unions Cup in Singapore represents chance to restore programme.
A bad injury forced him to retire from rugby, giving rise to depression, but inspired by the food and cooking videos, he became a chef and made hit videos.
New Zealand top the table from Australia after three straight tournament wins, but a loss to France was a timely reminder that there are still flaws.
Draw for World Rugby Sevens Repechage tournament in Monaco pits men in Pool C alongside Spain, Papua New Guinea and Brazil, with women in Pool B alongside Uganda, Paraguay and Jamaica.
Australia’s most capped Test player Michael Hooper has been named in country’s 13-man squad for next week’s Cathay/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens.
France’s 15-a-side scrum-half and captain helps his country to LA title, but his return to club rugby appears to rule him out of next month’s Hong Kong Sevens.
China secure gold with 19-5 triumph over Kenya, Argentina take bronze with 36-10 win against Uganda. Hong Kong’s men end weekend on high note with 38-0 victory over Georgia to finish seventh, women take 10th place.
City’s women beat Paraguay 17-0 in opening game before going down 19-0 to Argentina on Friday, while men open their tournament with 21-7 win over Papua New Guinea.
Wing Sebastian Brien scores three of his side’s seven tries in 46-10 rout of opposition, but defensive display leaves head coach full of pride.
Brace of tries from Kenyan prop Mike Oduor proves decisive in 22-16 win at Nyayo National Stadium in Nairobi.
British and Irish Lions will play 9 matches during tour, with games against all 5 Australian Super Rugby clubs