England beat South Africa 21-7 to win the plate at the Emirates Airline South Africa Sevens. It was only the second time England had beaten the Boks in sevens on South African soil in what was a hyper-competitive plate competition. England had to bounce back from their cup loss against winners New Zealand to...
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Edinburgh head coach Rob Moffat and Glasgow Warriors head coach Sean Lineen both celebrated St Andrew’s Day today (Monday) by announcing: December is going to be a massive month. Following Scotland’s Autumn Tests, the Magners League programme resumes this weekend with second-placed Edinburgh travelling to Scarlets (Friday 4 December, kick off 7.05pm, live on...
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Kevin Barrett has been named captain for the Emirates Airline Dubai and South Africa Sevens (Dec 4-5 & 11-12). After helping his club Saracens beat World Champions South Africa, 24-23 last month, the England scrum half will take the lead from last season’s IRB Sevens Player of the Year Ollie Phillips (Stade Francais). Last...
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