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Jun 10, 18 •
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Comments Off on ENGLAND DEFEAT FIJI AND PROGRESS TO CUP SEMI-FINAL HSBC PARIS SEVENS
England started the second day of the HSBC Paris Sevens strongly with a 19-17 win against Fiji in the Cup quarter-final. An early England knock-on handed Fiji the ball and Eroni put the first points on the board, showing his pace and power to break through....
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Jun 10, 18 •
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Comments Off on ENGLAND TO FACE FIJI IN CUP QUARTER-FINAL AT HSBC PARIS SEVENS
England have progressed to the Cup quarter-final at the HSBC Paris Sevens, and will play Fiji on Sunday 10 June (9:13 BST). Earlier in the day England scored four tries and secured a 28-21 victory over hosts France, followed by a 28-19 win against...
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Jun 8, 18 •
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Comments Off on England to play South Africa in World Rugby U20 Championship semi-final
England will play South Africa in the semi-finals of the World Rugby U20 Championship on Tuesday after a 35-10 bonus point victory over Scotland. England led 17-10 at the break through tries from Gabriel Ibitoye, Beck Cutting and James Scott while Tom...
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Jun 7, 18 •
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Comments Off on England squad named ahead of first South Africa Test
England head coach Eddie Jones has named his team to play South Africa in the first Test at Ellis Park, Johannesburg on Saturday 9 June (kick off 1605 (BST), live on Sky Sports Action & Main Event). Owen Farrell (Saracens) will captain the side while...
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Jun 6, 18 •
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Comments Off on SIMON AMOR MAKES ONE CHANGE TO ENGLAND SQUAD FOR HSBC PARIS SEVENS
Head of England Sevens Simon Amor has made one change to his 12-man squad for the HSBC Paris Sevens on 8-10 June, live on Sky Sports. A hamstring injury to Alex Davis sees Tom Bowen return to the England side after he played the role of 13th man in London,...
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Jun 6, 18 •
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Comments Off on England U20s side to play Scotland
England U20s head coach Steve Bates has named his side to play Scotland on Thursday in their final Pool B fixture of the World Rugby U20 Championship in Beziers (8pm BST, live on worldrugby.org). The side will be captained by scrum half Ben White...
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Jun 4, 18 •
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Comments Off on ENGLAND FINISH FOURTH AT HSBC LONDON SEVENS
England finished fourth at the HSBC London Sevens after losing 19-21 to Ireland at Twickenham Stadium. Earlier on day two, England beat Australia 21-17 but were unable to overcome South Africa in the semi-final as they won 19-29. On day one in the pool...
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Jun 4, 18 •
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Comments Off on England U20s defeat Italy at World Rugby U20 Championship
England U20s sealed a second bonus-point victory after a seven-try win over Italy at the World Rugby U20 Championship. Having beaten Argentina 39-18 in their opening fixture of the tournament, they followed that up with a 43-5 victory over Italy in Perpignan...
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Jun 3, 18 •
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Comments Off on England U20s side to play Italy
England U20s head coach Steve Bates has named his side to face Italy on Sunday in their second fixture of the World Rugby U20 Championship. Bates’ side take on Italy in Perpignan (KO 3.30pm BST) having beaten Argentina 39-18 in their opening Pool B fixture....
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Jun 3, 18 •
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Comments Off on ENGLAND TO FACE AUSTRALIA IN CUP QUARTER-FINAL AT HSBC LONDON SEVENS
England finished second in Pool C on day one at the HSBC London Sevens following a 38-12 win against Kenya at Twickenham Stadium. England opened the day with a 34-0 victory over France, where Ollie Lindsay-Hague grabbed a hat-trick, but were then...
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May 31, 18 •
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Comments Off on SIMON AMOR NAMES ENGLAND SQUAD FOR HSBC LONDON SEVENS
Simon Amor has named his England Sevens squad for the HSBC London Sevens which takes place at Twickenham Stadium on 2-3 June 2018. Tom Mitchell will captain the experienced side in what will be his 50th appearance in an England Sevens jersey on the HSBC World...
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May 31, 18 •
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Comments Off on England defeat Argentina in World Rugby U20 Championship opener
England U20s got their World Rugby U20 Championship campaign off to a winning start as they sealed a bonus-point 39-18 victory over Argentina in Narbonne. England led 19-15 at half-time through two Jordan Olowofela tries, a try for Henry Walker and two...
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May 28, 18 •
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Comments Off on England U20s side to play Argentina in World Rugby U20 Championship opener
England U20s head coach Steve Bates has named his side for the World Rugby U20 Championship opener against Argentina on Wednesday in Narbonne (17.30 KO BST). Sale Sharks flanker Ben Curry will captain England and he is joined in the backrow by Ted Hill...
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May 10, 18 •
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Comments Off on Scott Wisemantel joins coaching staff for South Africa tour
England Rugby has announced Scott Wisemantel will join up with the squad for their tour to South Africa as an attack consultant. The role under head coach Eddie Jones will only be for England’s three-Test series in June. The 48-year-old Australian was...
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May 10, 18 •
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Comments Off on England squad announced for South Africa tour
England head coach Eddie Jones has named a 34-man squad to tour South Africa for a three-Test series in June (live on Sky Sports). Jones has selected seven new players for the tour including Ben Earl (Saracens), Jonny Hill (Exeter Chiefs), Dan Robson (Wasps),...
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May 10, 18 •
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Comments Off on New Zealand Rugby decision regarding Brad Shields request
New Zealand Rugby (NZR) has decided it will, by special exception, release Hurricanes loose forward Brad Shields from the obligations of his contract, to be available for selection for England next month. New Zealand Rugby Head of Professional Rugby Chris...
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May 8, 18 •
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Comments Off on HSBC LONDON SEVENS POOLS & SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED
England have been drawn in Pool C for the HSBC London Sevens which takes place on 2-3 June 2018 at Twickenham Stadium Simon Amor’s men will face France, the United States and Kenya on day one in a pool that’s identical to the one that England topped in...
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May 6, 18 •
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Comments Off on Former England captain Poulton Palmer honoured at Twickenham
Former England captain Ronald Poulton Palmer was today honoured at Twickenham Stadium ahead of the Army v Navy match on the 103rd anniversary of his death. Shot by a sniper while supervising engineering works in a trench near Ploegsteert Wood in Belgium in...
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Apr 26, 18 •
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Comments Off on ENGLAND SEVENS NAME SQUAD FOR SINGAPORE
Simon Amor has named his 12-man squad for the eighth round of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series in Singapore on 28-29 April. Three changes have been made to the side that secured the bronze medal at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games for Team England. An...
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Apr 20, 18 •
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Comments Off on DHL Newlands Test ticket prices announced
Tickets for the third and final Test of the Castle Lager Incoming Series between the Springboks and England at DHL Newlands in Cape Town will go on sale at 12h00 on Monday, 7 May. Host union Western Province announced on Friday that the bulk of publicly...
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Apr 15, 18 •
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Comments Off on TEAM ENGLAND MEN SEVENS FIGHT BACK AND SEAL BRONZE AT COMMONWEALTH GAMES
Team England Men Sevens won the bronze medal match at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games after beating South Africa 21-14. The experienced squad trailed 14-0 at half-time but an outstanding second half comeback helped them to secure bronze – their first...
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Apr 15, 18 •
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Comments Off on TEAM ENGLAND WOMEN SEVENS BEAT CANADA TO CLAIM BRONZE AT COMMONWEALTH GAMES
Team England Women Sevens made history at the Commonwealth Games by securing the bronze medal in the first time that women’s rugby sevens has been included at the Games. Led by Abbie Brown, the England side defeated Canada 24-19 in the bronze medal match at...
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Apr 13, 18 •
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Comments Off on TEAM ENGLAND DEFEAT FIJI & LOSE OUT TO AUSTRALIA ON DAY ONE OF COMMONWEALTH GAMES
In the first time that women’s rugby has been included at the Commonwealth Games, England beat Fiji 17-5 in their opening pool match on the Gold Coast but lost 12-29 to hosts Australia at the Robina Stadium. England scored in the first minute...
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Apr 8, 18 •
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Comments Off on England Sevens beaten by Samoa in Hong Kong
England Sevens finished their HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series in Hong Kong with defeat to Samoa on day three of the tournament. Captained by Will Edwards, the 12-man squad featured Team England’s Alex Davis and Charlie Hayter alongside a number of the...
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Apr 7, 18 •
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Comments Off on England Sevens to face Australia in Challenge Trophy quarter-final in Hong Kong
England Sevens will face Australia in the Challenge Trophy quarter-final at the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series in Hong Kong tomorrow after finishing third in Pool C. In their first pool fixture against Scotland on Friday, England narrowly lost 19-22 with...
