Dan Norton passed his half-century of tries in the HSBC Sevens World Series as England battled through their opening two games at the Dubai Sevens. They beat Zimbabwe 43-0 on the tournament’s opening morning, then had to work harder to see off Kenya 19-12 to make sure of a quarter final place. Former Gloucester...
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Scotland failed to repeat their Twickenham sevens Bowl heroics at Murrayfield when Kenya exacted revenge in added time to lift the trophy. The Africans scorched into an impressive first-half lead with two converted tries before the break. Backed by the voices of a 14,170-strong crowd, Scotland fought back with two of their own in...
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England are two wins away from another title after beating the hosts 19-10 in the quarter finals of the Emirates Airline South Africa Sevens. Two John Brake tries, one by Isoa Damudamu and two conversions from captain Ben Gollings secured their place in the last four. The last time these two sides met was...
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Wales have won silverware for the second week running by claiming the Bowl in George, South Africa, in the second leg of the IRB Sevens series. Craig Hill raced over in the first half and Lee Rees scored in the second period to lead Wales’s charge to a 14-5 victory over Russia in a...
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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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