Teenager Eshyllen Coimbra Cardoso was a reluctant rugby player who took up the game thanks to a Brazilian project. She’s now part of the international sevens set-up.

USA Wheelchair Rugby staked their claim as the best wheelchair rugby team in the Western Hemisphere after winning the 2025 ...

Brazil is sending a message to everyone who plays rugby out there: You want to participate in the Rio Olympics? Come talk to us! Hoping to put on a good show when rugby sevens debuts in the 2016 ...

As a nation, Brazil might be better known for its round rather than oval-ball prowess but the World Cup host has been granted automatic spots in the rugby sevens at the 2016 Olympics.

She debuted for Brazil in 2014, won a bronze medal at the Pan American Games the following year, and was there in 2016 in the host team when rugby sevens made its Olympic debut at Rio de Janeiro.

Claudio Souza was not sure what to do the first time a rugby ball was put in his hands in the Rio de Janeiro favela where he lives, a sign of the challenges the sport faces as it tries to grow in ...

Brazilian women's rugby player Isadora Cerullo melted hearts when she accepted a marriage proposal from her girlfriend at the medals ceremony for the first Olympic rugby sevens competition on Monday.

Rugby players from Canada, Brazil knelt in solidarity against racial equality. Skip to main content Tokyo Stadium was empty, void of the fans who would typically cheer throughout an Olympic rugby ...

She debuted for Brazil in 2014, won a bronze medal at the Pan American Games the following year, and was there in 2016 in the host team when rugby sevens made its Olympic debut at Rio de Janeiro.

By JOHN PYE AP Sports Writer She heard her No. 10 being called, tapped hands with a teammate who was leaving the field, and ran into position for Brazil, a smile on her face. She made a quick sign ...

Coming back from cancer, Brazil rugby sevens star Raquel Kochhann ready to tackle her third Olympics By The Associated Press Published June 19, 2024 6:09 am ...