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Ella Sevens remains critical to Indigenous representation, says new president of Lloyd McDermott Rugby Development
Andrew Orr takes over the running of the Ella Sevens tournament with a sense not...
Andrew Mathieson 16 Mar 2026
Young Indigenous and Pasifika rugby talent set to test their mettle against the best
Polynesian, Melanesian and Aboriginal teenagers who recently crossed paths as ri...
Andrew Mathieson 3 Nov 2025
Lloydies capture Samoan rugby sevens tournament on Indigenous side's first trip overseas
Australia's leading Indigenous women's rugby stars have taken on the finest play...
Andrew Mathieson 16 Sep 2025
'Weapon' Hadley Tonga set to be unleashed at Perth rugby Sevens
Former schoolboy sensation Hadley Tonga has been described as an "absolute weapo...
Justin Chadwick 24 Jan 2025
Aussies call up former schoolboy prodigy for Sevens
Former schoolboy sensation Hadley Tonga is set to light up Perth after being nam...
Justin Chadwick 17 Jan 2025
Rugby codes return to Pacific heartland at Oceania Sevens

Rugby sevens, for one, is worth big numbers on the global sporting scene. By popularity, by crowds, by TV ratings, and by any metric most of all, by dollars and cents.

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Dec 17, 2024
Australian Defence Force drives rugby development in Solomon Islands with collaborative program

The Australian Defence Force has launched a sport engagement program at the Solomon Islands National Institute of Sport in Honiara. Running from November 25 to December 1, the initiative aims to build...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Nov 28, 2024
Lloydies return from international tournament full of pride despite semi-final loss

An international Aboriginal rugby sevens outfit has walked away full of belief for the future after accepting praise from the Australian national sevens set-up and further support off current Indigeno...

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Nov 13, 2024
Longbottom comes alive in quarter-final win, offers touching tribute to his grandfather

Indigenous sevens veteran Maurice Longbottom has secured Australia a path into the semi-finals for the first time in its brief Olympic history.

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Jul 27, 2024
Lloydies gain national attention at Australian Schools Rugby Championships

The Indigenous rugby sevens troupe that tours Australia and sometimes the world is battling against a cash drain to develop their mission, but not against talent.

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Jul 15, 2024
Tuwai returns as Fiji target Olympic sevens three-peat

Osea Kolinisau led Fiji to their first ever Olympic gold medal when rugby sevens made its Games debut in 2016, and now he's turning to old teammate Jerry Tuwai to help the Pacific nation's bid for a t...

Black Ferns duo eye Olympic gold and NRLW title

St George Illawarra five-eighth Tyla King is at home in Tauranga, on the North Island of New Zealand, with two playbooks in front of her. One acts as the key to winning a second rugby sevens Olympic g...

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Scott Bailey Jul 4, 2024
NRL convert Mark Nawaqanitawase adds ‘X-factor’ for Olympic campaign

NRL convert Mark Nawaqanitawase has made a "seamless transition" to the rugby sevens team ahead of the Paris Olympics according to Australian coach John Manenti, who confirmed the flyer's place in the...

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NCA NewsWire Jul 3, 2024
Ella Sevens tournament produces more Ellas to turn up for annual sevens competition

Think of the Ellas – pick any one of the Indigenous Wallabies brothers, Mark, Gary, or Glen – and their revolutionary style of play in their 1980s Test heyday was more sevens-like than the...

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Mar 8, 2024
Pietsch prepared to look back to the future ahead of Paris Olympics

Dylan Pietsch's exhilarating start to the Super Rugby Pacific season has put the once flanker-turned-winger back in the frame for an overdue national Test call-up this season.

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Mar 5, 2024
Longbottom takes a sidestep for 18-year-old son of a gun

It is not often that Maurice Longbottom – of all Indigenous talents that embodies the true spirit of Australian running rugby – is upstaged on his field of expertise by a rookie.

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Nov 24, 2023
'Lloydies' keep defying the odds

Time after time, just like Lloyd McDermott did to earn his dual 1962 Test caps, the Aboriginal rugby development team that bears his name continues to prove the doubters wrong.

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Nov 14, 2023
Hurt and heartache turns to another opportunity for potentially 'the most powerful winger in the world'

Wallabies bolter Dylan Pietsch has moved on since his blunt omission from the Rugby World Cup squad ahead of selection for Australia A and a Barbarians tour of the UK.

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Aug 18, 2023
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