The England Sevens head coach reviews the side’s progress after the first three tournaments of the HSBC Sevens World Series in Gold Coast, Dubai and Port Elizabeth. England sit fourth in the table, just four points behind joint leaders Fiji and New Zealand. It will probably never get repeated but three HSBC World Series...
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England are Dubai Sevens champions again after beating France 29-12 in the final of the second leg of the HSBC Sevens World Series. A superb second day performance saw Ben Ryan’s side overpower New Zealand 10-7 and Fiji 19-12 before a superb first half display in the final that ultimately clinched the title. Isoa...
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Christian Lewis-Pratt will make his first international appearance and Simon Hunt returns to the squad as England prepare to defend their Dubai Sevens title. The two changes to the 12-man group see debutant Lewis-Pratt, 20, take over from the injured John Brake (broken finger) while Hunt, 30, replaces Chris Brightwell. England go into the...
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By Ben Ryan: England Sevens head coach Ben Ryan previews the build-up to the Dubai Sevens on Friday and Saturday, the second leg of the HSBC Sevens World Series One tournament down, not the perfect start but plenty of positives for England to carry through to this weekend in Dubai. That’s not a losing...
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Scotland 7s lifted their first piece of silverware of the 2010/11 HSBC Sevens World Series with a convincing 26-0 win over Russia in the Bowl final of the Emirates Airline South Africa 7s. After putting in some impressive displays in the Dubai 7s tournament the weekend prior, the Scots arrived in South Africa determined...
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England came from behind to beat reigning World Series champions Samoa in the final of the Emirates Airline Dubai Sevens and take an early lead in the 2010/11 HSBC Sevens World Series. Ben Ryan’s side trailed 14-12 at half time, and 21-12 with three minutes remaining, but scored three tries by Simon Hunt, Dan...
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New Zealand Sevens Coach Gordon Tietjens has named a new-look team for the first two HSBC Sevens World Series tournaments starting next weekend in Dubai and the following weekend in George. Six debutants have been named in the side that will travel to Dubai on Sunday including 19-year-old Declan O’Donnell from Waikato. Also making...
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England Sevens make just one change to their side for the first two legs of the HSBC Sevens World Series. Ollie Lindsay-Hague (Harlequins) comes into the 12-man squad in place of Kevin Barrett (Saracens) for the Emirates Airline Dubai and South Africa Sevens tournaments. England take the field in Dubai on December 3-4 and...
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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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Worcester Warriors have announced the signing of England Sevens star Chris Cracknell until the end of the 2009/10 season. The highly-rated Windsor-born back row, recently on England Sevens duty in Dubai, will link up with his new team-mates at Sixways Stadium from Monday. The 25-year-old has previously played at Bath Rugby, Exeter Chiefs, Cornish Pirates,...
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