Dubai champions England today suffered a setback against Samoa in their second pool game at the South Africa Sevens. Leading try-scorers Dan Norton and Mathew Turner both touched down for England but they conceded four against the 2010 HSBC Sevens World Series champions. England had begun the day with a 26-7 win over the...
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England have named the same squad that lifted the Dubai Sevens title last weekend for the Nelson Mandela Bay Sevens in Port Elizabeth that kicks off tomorrow. Head coach Ben Ryan keeps faith with the 12-man group with forward Chris Brightwell the 13th man who can be called on if England suffer any injuries...
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The Ireland team to play the United States of America in the opening Pool C game in the Rugby World Cup will see nine of the starting team making their debuts at a Rugby World Cup tournament, with a further two possible debutants named among the replacements. Geordan Murphy is named at full back...
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Tri Nations Champions Australia will hope to top a pool containing Six Nations sides Ireland and Italy, as well as Cold War rivals Russia and the USA. Although the Italians would like to think of this pool as a three horse race, the likelihood is that this is a two horse race between Australia...
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Ireland Squad members Cian Healy and Gordon D’Arcy arrived into Queenstown today keen to make up time following their delayed departures for the Rugby World Cup due to niggling injuries. Prop forward Healy had suffered an injury to his eye during the final warm up game against England and it was decided following the...
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England 15 USA 11. England Women opened their Nations Cup campaign with a hard fought 15-11 victory over the USA on Tuesday night at Appleby College in Ontario, Canada, with only an extra-time try sealing the win. The defending champions and Six Nations title holders banked the victory thanks to tries from skipper Katy...
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The England Women’s team to take on the USA in the Nations Cup opener on Tuesday August 2nd at Appleby College in Ontario, kick off 1130pm BST, has been announced. England Head Coach Gary Street, whose side are the defending Nations Cup champions and go into the tournament on the back of a sixth...
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England Women Under 20s will face host nation, the USA, in Saturday’s Nations Cup Final after defeating South Africa with a comprehensive 66-7 victory on Wednesday night in Santa Barbara. England ran in a massive 12 tries with Hannah Gallagher, Georgia Peedle and Alexandra Matthews claiming braces of tries. South Africa, however, became the...
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England’s most capped player of all time, Amy Garnett, has been called up to the England squad to compete in the Nations Cup in Canada in August. The Saracens hooker, who has 96 caps and has competed in three Rugby World Cups, replaces Richmond’s Emma Croker who has withdrawn from the squad. England Head...
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USA 32-Russia 25. TODD CLEVER lifted the Churchill Cup Bowl at Sixways to give the US Eagles a boost ahead of their Rugby World Cup showdown with Russia. After a shocking start to their Churchill campaign – heavy defeats to England Saxons and Tonga – they salvaged a victory from this afternoon’s victory, courtesy...
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