Sevens

Norths and Ories win Wellington club sevens crowns

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By Steven White and Adam Julian /  Photos by Andy McArthur. Updated: Northern United (Men's) and Oriental-Rongotai (Women's) are the 2020 Wellington club rugby sevens rugby champions. Both teams won their second consecutive tournaments this weekend at Maidstone Park to lift the trophies. Norths retained the American Ambassador's Cup, while Ories won

Club sevens to be decided on Saturday

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The second and final leg of the American Ambassador's Sevens series is being played at Maidstone Park on Saturday. Play starts at 9.00am and continues on through the day with the Men's Cup final and possible series decider at 4.40pm. There are three more Men's teams than last week and one fewer

Norths and Ories win opening leg sevens tournaments

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The Northern United Men's side and Oriental-Rongotai Women's team were the winners of the opening leg of the American Ambassador's Sevens tournament at Onepoto Park today. But only just. Both sides survived second half comebacks in their finals and won by a thread. Norths beat Oriental-Rongotai 15-14 in the Men's final, hanging

American Ambassador’s club sevens series underway

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UPDATE 2: A short, sharp sevens season in Wellington starts this Saturday at Onepoto Park, Titahi Bay, with the first tournament of the two-leg American Ambassador’s club series. Some 16 teams will descend on Onepoto Park for the opening tournament, with the second and final leg set to be contested at