Monday 18 April 2011

England their pool stage at Emirates Airline London Sevens

Today England revealed the identity of their pool stage opponents at next month’s Emirates Airline London Sevens.

The second seeds have been grouped with Argentina, the USA and France in Pool B at Twickenham Stadium of the tournament staged on May 21-22.

Twickenham to close the gap going into the Emirates Airline Edinburgh Sevens on May 28-29.

England head coach Ryan said, "We’re primed for a pretty big assault on the Emirates Airline London Sevens and we need to win the tournament to have a chance to win the series".

"France are looking to turn things around at sevens and the USA and Argentina sides are improving all the time.

"The strength of the emerging European teams – like Russia and Portugal – means you can argue that this is the most competitive tournament in the series. Who we’re drawn against doesn’t matter too much – we know we’ll have to do our homework and work very hard."

London title-holders Australia face series champions Samoa, Scotland and Canada in Pool C, with South Africa, Fiji, Russia and Portugal in Pool D.

IRB Sevens Manager Beth Coalter said: "Once again the stage is set for a thrilling climax to the season. Last year the crowd, the weather and the rugby combined to make Twickenham an electric and truly memorable weekend of sevens and we can all expect more of the same this year."

Emirates Airline London Sevens :
Pool A: New Zealand, Wales, Kenya, Spain
Pool B: England, Argentina, USA, France
Pool C: Samoa, Australia, Scotland, Canada
Pool D: South Africa, Fiji, Russia, Portugal

Monday 4 April 2011

England need to win next month's London Sevens

Adelaide Sevens is being semi-finals after knocked out, England next month, a HSBC London Sevens Sevens World Series title alive their hopes of winning need to keep.

Quarterfinals defeated Wales 17-12 am, 19-0 defeat against England for South Africa left New Zealand and now Adelaide winner mark by 13 points with two tournaments remaining. England 17 Wales 12

Alex Cuthbert try to change a goal of Wales opened, but Turner and Dan Norton massage time by half touchdowns from Ben Ryan is back on track by Ben Gollings extras included as it 14-7 to do it.

Wales in the second half Jevon trees immediately replied with a try from Ryan Jones, two points off the gap before Ben Gollings conversion of mind of an outside game and book semi-final match against South Africa near the penalty slotted. England 0 South Africa 19

England, a sixth consecutive World Cup series last search in the game has gone, but South Africa, who recently impressed in the tournament's other planned and only 32 seconds down when Branco Du Preez touched down after a felt marker.

Sibusiso Sithole, South Africa score a first half with bookended, try to bridge gap with 12-0 to the exclusion of Ryan. Try is Tshotsho Mbovane, Cecil changed from Africa, made ​​it 19-0 and Marcus Watson, Dan Caprice and Mark Odejobi despite England's second half introduction had no answer and they all suffered 2011 World Series before stay out.