Former England Under 20 wing Mark Odejobi is set to make his England Sevens debut in Las Vegas this weekend. The 23-year-old from London has been called up for the USA Sevens to replace Isoa Damudamu, who returned home after last weekend’s NZI Sevens in Wellington for treatment to a shoulder injury. Odejobi joins...
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HSBC Sevens World Series leaders England went down 29-14 to New Zealand in today’s final of the NZI Sevens in Wellington. Isoa Damudamu (British Army) scored early on and Simon Hunt (Birmingham & Solihull) struck in the closing moments with Ben Gollings supplying the conversions. But a Declan O’Donnell hat trick and scores from...
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England v Wales (Part One) kicks off on Friday morning on the opposite side of the world from the Millennium Stadium. Ben Ryan’s England Sevens side lead the HSBC Sevens World Series after the first two legs and tackle the Welsh on the opening day of the NZI Sevens in Wellington – 11 hours...
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The Ulster squad, from which the starting XV and replacements to play Leinster at Ravenhill on Monday 27th December (ko 4pm) will be selected, has been named. With the Irish international players unavailable for selection under the Player Management Programme, Brian McLaughlin’s side for the Magners’ League interprovincial derby will have a different look...
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The Ulster coaching staff have named the squad from which the starting XV and replacements will be selected to play Treviso this Friday, 26th November, at the Stadio Mongio (ko 7.05pm local time). Up front, Neil McComb, and Phoenix Ulster Academy players Niall Annett and Ali Birch are included following injuries to Johann Muller...
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Team in full Ryan Jones returns to captain Wales against Fiji on Friday night at the Millennium Stadium in one of nine changes (pending Dan Lydiate’s fitness) made to the side which started the Invesco Perpetual Series defeat to South Africa on Saturday. In the backs a new half-back pairing of Osprey Dan Biggar...
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Six years after being told his career was over by doctors – and two years after his coach informed him he’d never take the field for his country again – Simon Hunt is preparing to pull on an England shirt at the Commonwealth Games. The Birmingham & Solihull wing’s career got off to a...
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England will test themselves with a warm-up game against Canada in Delhi as the countdown begins to next week’s Commonwealth Games Sevens. Ben Ryan’s squad held a first rugby session at their Delhi University training ground on Monday, seven days away from the tournament which sees them take on Sri Lanka, Uganda and Australia...
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Brian McLaughlin has named a 30 man squad ahead of this Friday’s match against Glasgow at Ravenhill, kick off 7.05pm. New signing Ruan Pienaar’s name features for the first time, having arrived in Belfast just two weeks ago whilst winger Simon Danielli is also included, having recovered from shoulder surgery in the summer. With...
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Ulster Coach Brian McLaughlin has named his starting XV and replacements for this Friday’s Magners League match against Edinburgh at Ravenhill (ko 8.05pm). There are four changes of personnel to the back line from the team that defeated Aironi last weekend at the Stadio Zaffanella. Jamie Smith replaces Adam D’Arcy at full-back, USA Eagle...
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