England Sevens
The England Sevens squad tour the world on the annual HSBC Sevens World Series, exciting crowds with tries galore in the fast-paced, high-octane, abridged form of the game.
Under head coach Ben Ryan, England will compete in nine events starting on the Gold Coast in Australia (November 25-26) and taking in tournaments in Dubai, Port Elizabeth, Wellington, Las Vegas, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Edinburgh and London. The final leg is at Twickenham on May 12-13 2012.
They also compete in the IRB Rugby World Cup Sevens, the Commonwealth Games and the summer FIRA AER European GP Sevens Series. Sevens becomes an Olympic sport in the 2016 Rio games so these are exciting times for both players and fans.
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What a way for Dan Norton to celebrate his 24tth birthday on the eve of the Cathay Pacific/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens in late March this year. In the nine days that followed, he not only went on to become the 2012 HSBC Sevens World Series top try-scorer after seven tournaments by taking his total to 33, but also had the distinction of climbing to fourth place in England’s list of all time try-scorers in the competition.
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Winning the Emirates Airlines London Sevens in front of a home crowd at Twickenham in May 2009 was ‘an amazing feeling’ in the words of James Rodwell, who plays Number 8 at 15-a-side but shows adaptability, mobility and handling skills in the abbreviated game.
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Scoring a debut try in the Paris Sevens with his first touch of the ball against Canada in 2004 hallmarked Rob Vickerman as a player to watch. He has now scored 21 tries in 17 tournaments. His most recent include one that helped England to beat France 29-12 in the Cup final in Dubai last December, others against Argentina and Samoa in Hong Kong and another against Japan in Tokyo in March.
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