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BBC News
23-05-2025
- Business
- BBC News
GB sevens programme to be scrapped in July
The Great Britain men and women's full-time sevens programme will be scrapped at the end of will be no more permanent contracts, with players instead coming together to train and play on the World SVNS unions say the decision has been driven by financial pressures and a bid to improve the crossover with the 15-a-side restructuring comes just days after Irish rugby ended its men's sevens programme."The financial structure of the World Series over the past few years has become increasingly challenging and placed strain on the GB7s approach, which we must remodel," Scottish Rugby performance director David Nucifora said."With an increasingly congested sevens calendar and crossover opportunities with the 15s game reducing, we are taking time to review how best the format can work both from a player development and financial perspective," added RFU performance director Conor O' it stands, England has 27 contracted players across the men and women's game, Wales six and Scotland three, although not all are GB sevens teams have competed at three Olympics since the sport was added to the Games in 2016, with the men winning silver in Rio 2016 but failing to qualify for Paris women have yet to win a medal, finishing fourth at Rio and Tokyo."GB7s does not receive central Olympic funding, unlike many other unions it is competing with, and we believe the model the series is run under could be more financially effective for individual unions," added O'Shea."This is something we are continuing to talk to World Rugby about." The RFU has also cited the loss of the London leg of the World Series as another reason for the financial the past decade or so, the men's 7s and 15s forms of the game have been kept separate, with very few players in the UK and Ireland switching between the in the 1990s and 2000s a host of senior England 15-a-side internationals played sevens at the start of their careers, with Ugo Monye and Danny Care telling the Rugby Union Weekly podcast this week it helped them develop as players in the longer form of the there are concerns a part-time programme will mean GB will struggle to compete on the world stage."We believe the camp-based approach we are taking will provide the best development opportunities for players from the men's and women's game given current financial constraints and the congested schedule," added Welsh Rugby Union interim performance director Huw Bevan."We will continue to work with the other unions and World Rugby to explore the on-going role sevens plays within our development pathway."
Associated Press
04-04-2025
- Business
- Associated Press
ActiveOps and GB7s support The Atlas Foundation – Mixed Ability Rugby with TRY For Good at the HSBC SVNS SINGAPORE 2025
ActiveOps to make a donation to the Mixed Ability Rugby program for every try scored by GB7s throughout the HSBC SVNS SINGAPORE tournament. 'We are thrilled be here in Singapore today to not only support GB7s this weekend but to support to the Mixed Ability Rugby program' — Emma Salthouse, Group CFO at ActiveOps SINGAPORE, SINGAPORE, April 4, 2025 / / -- ActiveOps, a leader in AI-powered Decision Intelligence software and the Official Analytics Partner of the Great Britain Men's & Women's Rugby Sevens (GB7s), has today announced an initiative to support The Anita, Alex & Annabel Nicholson Memorial Fund @ The Atlas Foundation – Mixed Ability Rugby (MAR) program. The Mixed Ability Rugby program brings together students from all backgrounds on the rugby field, forming unbreakable bonds, creating laughter, fun and teamwork. This is an inclusive sports opportunity that goes far beyond the rugby pitch. ActiveOps' initiative, entitled 'ActiveOps TRY For Good', will see ActiveOps donate 180 Singapore Dollars to the Mixed Ability Rugby program for every try scored by the GB7s Men's and Women's teams throughout the tournament in Singapore. As well as this, the GB7s teams met, played and trained with some of the players involved in Mixed Ability Rubby program ahead of the tournament. Rosie Chong, Asia Regional co-ordinator for The Anita, Alex & Annabel Nicholson Memorial Fund said: 'Mixed Ability Rugby celebrates diversity and inclusion, truly breaking down barriers. Rugby is a sport that's for everybody. That sense of belonging is so critical to youth who may otherwise feel alone, isolated or excluded. And it's a belonging that lasts a lifetime – rugby connects people around the world. The ActiveOps TRY for Good initiative with the GB7s teams enables an amazing experience and their donation will allow us to increase and enhance our rugby resources for this program in Singapore.' Emma Salthouse, Group CFO at ActiveOps, said: 'We are thrilled be here in Singapore today to not only support GB7s this weekend but to support to the Mixed Ability Rugby program, meet members of the British High Commission and Colonel Eddie Maskell-Pedersen, Defence Advisor to Singapore. The whole company is proud to be involved in Rugby Sevens, to show the importance of data and analytics in the sport. But more than this, through the ActiveOps TRY For Good initiative, we want to ensure that sport is for everyone, no matter your background, age, gender, ethnicity or level of ability.' Sean Lamont, Great Britain Men's & Women's Rugby Sevens (GB7s) Team Manager added: 'We are delighted to support this great ActiveOps initiative ahead of the Singapore 7s. To meet and engage with the players involved in the Mixed Ability Rugby program was truly a wonderful and inspiring experience. The ActiveOps TRY For Good initiative further fuels our players drive to score as many tries as possible this weekend.' The ActiveOps TRY For Good initiative has supported local charities in across all rounds of the HSBC SVNS Series in 2024/25: Dubai, Cape Town, Perth, Vancouver, Hong Kong – with Singapore this weekend and Los Angeles in May. For more information, please see Paul Sherrell Fit Management Limited +44 7720 462172 Instagram Other Legal Disclaimer:
