England 7s Dubai 2014 - Fixtures & Results as they come in
By Kath
December 4 2014
England Sevens squad for the second leg of the HSBC World Sevens Series in Dubai, and welcome captain Tom Mitchell back into the mix.
Dubai Emirates Airlines Statdium
Mitchell was injured during England’s Commonwealth Games campaign in Glasgow, and Head Coach Simon Amor says that he’s pleased to see last season’s series top points scorer back in action. “Tom’s a great player, and was rightfully nominated for the World Player of the Year last season, so to have him back in training has been a massive boost,” Amor said. “It is also good to have Jeff Williams back in the squad after recovering from a knee injury that saw him miss a large part of last season. Jeff will add pace, power and energy to our team.”
After finishing third in the first leg of the new season at the Gold Coast, England take on USA, Kenya and Australia on a tough first day in Dubai, but it is a challenge Amor is relishing. He added: “It’s a physically challenging pool, but also an exciting one, it’ll be very tough, and I imagine the games will be very close. But our focus is on that first game against USA – a side who have improved hugely – and we want to take a step forward from Gold Coast ”
England Sevens Squad: Dan Bibby - Sam Blanchet -Tom Bowen - John Brake -Phil Burgess -Alex Gray -Charlie Hayter -Christian Lewis-Pratt -Tom Mitchell (captain) -Dan Norton -James Rodwell -Jeff Williams
Friday, December 5 (timings local)
USA (11.14am)
Kenya (2.14pm)
Australia (8.31pm)
DubaiDay One - 5/12/14 | |||||
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| Match | Time | Team | Result | Team | |
| 1. | 0900 | South Africa | 36-0 | Portugal | |
| 2. | 0922 | Wales | 14-19 | Canada | |
| 3. | 0944 | Fiji | 54-7 | France | |
| 4. | 1006 | Argentina | 17-5 | Brazil | |
| 5. | 1030 | Samoa | 14-21 | Scotland | |
| 6. | 1052 | New Zealand | 36-0 | Japan | |
| 7. | 1114 | England | 19-10 | USA | |
| 8. | 1136 | Australia | 29-12 | Kenya | |
| 9. | 1200 | South Africa | 24-12 | Canada | |
| 10. | 1222 | Wales | 26-21 | Portugal | |
| 11. | 1244 | Fiji | 36-5 | Brazil | |
| 12. | 1306 | Argentina | 26-21 | France | |
| 13. | 1330 | Samoa | 38-12 | Japan | |
| 14. | 1352 | New Zealand | 43-0 | Scotland | |
| 15. | 1414 | England | 38-0 | Kenya | |
| 16. | 1436 | Australia | 26-10 | USA | |
| 17. | 1546 | Portugal | 26-7 | Canada | |
| 18. | 1608 | South Africa | 12-5 | Wales | |
| 19. | 1630 | France | 24-14 | Brazil | |
| 20. | 1652 | Fiji | 33-21 | Argentina | |
| 21. | 1925 | Scotland | 47-0 | Japan | |
| 22. | 1947 | Samoa | 0-41 | New Zealand | |
| 23. | 2009 | USA | 26-17 | Kenya | |
| 24. | 2031 | England | 5-12 | Australia | |
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Day Two - 6/12/14 |
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| 25. | 09:30 | France | 42-19 | Canada | |
| 26. | 09:52 | USA | 14-12 | Japan | |
| 27. | 10:14 | Portugal |
19-0 | Brazil | |
| 28. | 10:36 | Samoa | 75-5 | Kenya | |
| 29. | 11:00 | Fiji | 31-7 | Wales |
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| 30. | 11:22 | Australia | 22-17 | Scotland | |
| 31. | 11:44 | South Africa |
40-0 | Argentina | |
| 32. | 12:06 | New Zealand |
29-7 | England | |
| 33. | 13:38 | Canada | 29-14 | Japan | |
| 34. | 14:00 | Brazil | 7-22 | Kenya | |
| 35. | 14:22 | France | 7-0 | USA | |
| 36. | 14:44 | Portugal |
14-19 | Samoa | |
| 37. | 16:11 | Wales | 7-31 | Scotland | |
| 38. | 16:33 | Argentina | 21-19 | England | |
| 39. | 16:55 | Fiji |
24-29 | Australia | |
| 40. | 17:17 | South Africa |
28-0 | New Zealand |
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| 41. | 18:14 | Final Shield Canada |
19-12 | Kenya | |
| 42. | 18:42 | Final Bowl France |
21-31 | Samoa | |
| 43. | 19:10 | Final Plate Scotland |
12-26 | Argentina | |
| 44. | 19:40 |
Third Place Play Off Fiji |
26-12 | New Zealand |
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| 45. | 20:12 | Final Cup Australia |
7-33 | South Africa |
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England 7s Dubai 2014 - Fixtures & Results as they come in
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England left disappointed on Day 2 of Dubai 7s
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Date: 06/12/2014 16:36
England left disappointed on Day 2 of Dubai 7s
Phil Burgess touches down
ENGLAND Sevens captain Tom Mitchell says that the squad have been left feeling "extremely disappointed" after their 2014 Dubai 7s campaign.
England bowed out of the Cup competition after a 29-7 loss to New Zealand, and followed that with a 21-19 defeat against Argentina in the Plate semi-final.
Mitchell said: "We came here with high hopes and a lot of belief - we set ourselves high standards, so obviously we're extremely disappointed. It's a tough one to swallow because we've actually played some really good rugby this weekend.
"We were down to nine guys today [with injuries to Dan Bibby, James Rodwell and Charlie Hayter] and we'll take that as a learning curve. Sometimes it doesn't go your way in Sevens but we'll regroup and switch our focus on performing well in Port Elizabeth next weekend."
Head Coach Simon Amor added: "I'm really proud of the effort from the guys, particularly in that last game against Argentina. The game just slipped away from us in the last couple of minutes.
"We've suffered with injuries and lost some experienced players this weekend and as a squad we're stretched to our maximum, but we did some good things and we'll look to build on those.
"We always have great support in Dubai and it's a shame we couldn't deliver for the fans at the stadium, who as ever have been excellent."
Against Argentina, England got off to a flying start when wing Tom Bowen showed great desire to score, but Argentina came back to take a 7-5 lead. After the buzzer England were back in front - again Bowen showing good pace to touch down.
Phil Burgess then put Amor's side 19-7 up before two late Argentina tries settled the game at 21-19.
Earlier, England went down 29-7 to New Zealand in the Cup quarter-final. Ambrose Curtis got New Zealand off to a strong start scoring in the corner, but England hit back and went ahead when Christian Lewis-Pratt converted his own try to make it 7-5.
But New Zealand scored two more in the first half to make it 17-7 at the break. And they continued that form into the second seven minutes, scoring two more to make it 29-7.
Phil Burgess touches down
ENGLAND Sevens captain Tom Mitchell says that the squad have been left feeling "extremely disappointed" after their 2014 Dubai 7s campaign.
England bowed out of the Cup competition after a 29-7 loss to New Zealand, and followed that with a 21-19 defeat against Argentina in the Plate semi-final.
Mitchell said: "We came here with high hopes and a lot of belief - we set ourselves high standards, so obviously we're extremely disappointed. It's a tough one to swallow because we've actually played some really good rugby this weekend.
"We were down to nine guys today [with injuries to Dan Bibby, James Rodwell and Charlie Hayter] and we'll take that as a learning curve. Sometimes it doesn't go your way in Sevens but we'll regroup and switch our focus on performing well in Port Elizabeth next weekend."
Head Coach Simon Amor added: "I'm really proud of the effort from the guys, particularly in that last game against Argentina. The game just slipped away from us in the last couple of minutes.
"We've suffered with injuries and lost some experienced players this weekend and as a squad we're stretched to our maximum, but we did some good things and we'll look to build on those.
"We always have great support in Dubai and it's a shame we couldn't deliver for the fans at the stadium, who as ever have been excellent."
Against Argentina, England got off to a flying start when wing Tom Bowen showed great desire to score, but Argentina came back to take a 7-5 lead. After the buzzer England were back in front - again Bowen showing good pace to touch down.
Phil Burgess then put Amor's side 19-7 up before two late Argentina tries settled the game at 21-19.
Earlier, England went down 29-7 to New Zealand in the Cup quarter-final. Ambrose Curtis got New Zealand off to a strong start scoring in the corner, but England hit back and went ahead when Christian Lewis-Pratt converted his own try to make it 7-5.
But New Zealand scored two more in the first half to make it 17-7 at the break. And they continued that form into the second seven minutes, scoring two more to make it 29-7.