Norton strikes twice at Emirates Airline South Africa Sevens Two Dan Norton tries got England off to a winning start in the pool stages of the Emirates Airline South Africa Sevens in George this morning. The Bristol wing struck in each half as England beat Russia 19-5 in the second leg of the HSBC...
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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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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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The IRB Sevens World Series gets underway next weekend in Dubai before moving onto George in South Africa, so today, Scotland 7s coach Stephen Gemmell announced a strong and well prepared squad for the opening tournament of the season. “There’s some continuity in our squad now. We’ve got Scott Forrest, Mike Adamson and Colin...
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Nintendo UK has announced a one year partnership with the Rugby Football Union (RFU) which will bring the entertainment giant to Twickenham Stadium. The partnership with Nintendo, set to run until September 2010, will see commercial rights apply to key rugby events over the year at Twickenham including The Investec Challenge Series matches (England...
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