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Posted 537 days ago
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 second leg of the HSBC Sevens World Series…
Posted 538 days ago
England’s Women will take part in the first ever first ever IRB-sanctioned Women’s International Sevens tournament this week and co-captain Michaela Staniford is hoping she can take some of the success she’s tasted with England’s XVs this week over to Dubai.
Wasps wing Staniford has been a central figure in England’s XVs team defeating world champions New Zealand twice this week,…
Posted 538 days ago
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 coach clutching at straws but one who was obviously disappointed the side didn’t win the opening leg of the HSBC Sevens World Series on the Gold Coast at the weekend. We were close to getting…
Posted 542 days ago
England were left frustrated after being edged out by New Zealand and Samoa in their second day games at the Gold Coast Sevens.
They gave series champions New Zealand their toughest test of the day in the Cup quarter final – with tries from Chris Cracknell and Isoa Damudamu – before going down 24-14. Then they dominated long spells of their…
Posted 543 days ago
England will face arch-rivals New Zealand at the quarter final stage of the Gold Coast Sevens tomorrow.
They opened Day One of the HSBC Sevens World Series with comfortable victories against Scotland (24-5) and Tonga (19-0).
But the combination of a couple of defensive errors and chances not taken handed Wales a 21-7 win in the final Pool D clash.
Mathew Turner grabbed…
Posted 545 days ago
Ahead of the kick-off of the HSBC Sevens World Series at the Gold Coast Sevens, the team captains of the 12 core teams united in looking forward to the new season.
DJ Forbes, New Zealand captain said: “To start the Series in the Gold Coast, it is a bit of a paradise here, so we are all really excited about it…
Posted 545 days ago
On Friday the HSBC World Series starts up again. Normally we are winging our way to Dubai for the opening leg but this time it’s all the way across the globe to the Gold Coast in Australia.
That, in itself, has made the start harder as we go from there to Dubai and finally Port Elizabeth; three tournaments on the bounce,…
Posted 545 days ago
Two days before the kick-off of the HSBC Sevens World Series 2011/12 at the Gold Coast Sevens, players from defending Series champions New Zealand, tournament hosts Australia and fellow challengers USA and France took to the surf in the first ‘Sevens: Around the World’ challenge.
Solomon King (NZ), Jesse Parahi (AUS), Jean-Baptiste Gobelet (FRA) and Peter Tiberio (USA) teamed up for…
Posted 545 days ago
It’s now less than 48 hours until Scotland 7s open their 2011/12 HSBC Sevens World Series campaign on the Australian Gold Coast.
The 12-man squad first face England, at 1.19pm local time (3.19am UK time) before taking on Wales (6.47am) and Tonga (9.14am), in Pool D, during day one (Friday 25 November).
Head coach Graham Shiel wants to see the new season…
Posted 550 days ago
New Zealand Sevens Coach Gordon Tietjens has today named his first squad of the 2011/2012 season today that will travel to the opening three legs of the HSBC Sevens World Series in Australia, Dubai and South Africa.
Tietjens has named four new caps in his squad with 2011 New Zealand Under 20 players – Waikato’s Glen Robertson and Auckland’s Charles Piutau…
