England 7s Wellington 2015 Fixtures & Results

By Kath
January 21 2015

ENGLAND 7s will take on hosts New Zealand, Canada and the non-core side Papua New Guinea when the HSBC Sevens World Series kicks off again in Wellington next February. England are currently in sixth position in the world standings with South Africa leading the way after tournament wins in Dubai and Port Elizabeth. Fiji currently occupy second spot with New Zealand, Australia and Argentina all behind.

westpac stadium nz

The Westpac Stadium in Wellington will host the fourth leg of this season’s series on February 6 and 7 and England will be looking to better last season’s fourth place finish there.

Meanwhile, after six successful years playing at the highest level, Chris Cracknell has retired from England 7s. The 30 year old forward played 33 tournaments on the HSBC Sevens World Series, scoring 17 tries for his country and was one of the first full time professional 7s players.

As well as captaining his country Cracknell's career highlights include England’s first win in the Wellington tournament in 2009 beating New Zealand in the final. The same team went onto claim the London Sevens title later that same year.

Cracknell previously represented England at U19 and U21 levels. He made his Premiership debut for Bath against Newcastle in October 2009 and played club rugby for Harlequins, Cornish Pirates, Newbury Blues and Worcester Warriors.

Joe Lydon, RFU Head of International Player Development said: “We would like to thank Chris for his services to the England Sevens programme. He has had a distinguished career and made a significant contribution to our sevens team over the years. We wish him the very best in the future.”

Day One - 6/2/15
Match	Time	Team	Result	Team
1.	1200	South Africa	5-22	France
2.	1221	USA	40-5	Japan
3.	1242	Australia	36-5	Wales
4.	1303	Fiji	31-19	Portugal
5.	1324	Argentina	31-7	Kenya
6.	1346	Scotland	14-12	Samoa
7.	1408	New Zealand	26-5	Canada
8.	1430	England	29-0	Papua New Guinea
9.	1452	South Africa	24-7	Japan
10.	1514	USA	38-7	France
11.	1536	Australia	29-0	Portugal
12.	1558	Fiji	42-19	Wales
13.	1620	Argentina	21-21	Samoa
14.	1642	Scitland	14-19	Kenya
15.	1704	New Zealand	38-7	Papua New Guinea
16.	1726	England	27-5	Canada
17.	1748	France	35-17	Japan
18.	1810	South Africa	26-14	USA
19.	1832	Wales	20-12	Portugal
20.	1854	Australia	5-14	Fiji
21.	1954	Kenya	28-14	Samoa
22.	2016	Argentina	14-21	Scotland
23.	2058	Canada	41-0	Papua New Guinea
24.	2100	New Zealand	24-5	England
Day Two - 7/2/15
25.	1200	Bowl QF France	26-19	Samoa
26.	1221	Bowl QF Wales	41-0	Papua New Guinea
27.	1242	Bowl QF Argentina	38-5	Japan
28.	1303	Bowl QF Canada	0-26	Portugal
29.	1328	Cup QF USA	15-19	Scotland
30.	1349	Cup QF Fiji	21-26	England
31.	1410	Cup QF Kenya	5-19	South Africa
32.	1431	Cup QF New Zealand	26-7	Australia
33.	1456	Shield SF Samoa	47-5	Papua New Guinea
34.	1518	Shield SF Japan	21-28	Canada
35.	1540	Bowl SF France	43-0	Wales
36.	1602	Bowl SF Argentina	47-12	Portugal
37.	1624	Plate SF USA	10-12	Fiji
38.	1646	Plate SF Kenya	5-21	Australia
39.	1712	Cup SF Scotland	19-24	England
40.	1737	Cup SF South Africa	7-17	New Zealand
41.	1853	Shield Final Samoa	10-26	Canada
42.	1923	Bowl Final France	29-5	Argentina
43.	1953	Plate Final Fiji	24-0	Austrailia
44.	2023	3rd Place Play Off Scotland	7-40	South Africa
45.	2055	Cup Final England	21-27	New Zealand

Congratulations to New Zealand

England Sevens finish second in Wellington

Charlie Hayter scoring against Scotland

ENGLAND Sevens fell at the final hurdle of the Wellington Sevens, finishing second behind hosts New Zealand after losing a tense final 27-21.

With the home support of the Westpac Stadium, New Zealand shot out of the blocks and went 10-0 up in no time. Marcus Watson brought England to within three at 10-7 but 17 year-old Reiko Ioane had the last say of the half, dotting down to make it 15-7.

Two more New Zealand tries took the game beyond England at 27-7, but late scores from captain Tom Mitchell and John Brake made it 27-21 at the final whistle.

The second-place finish leaves England fifth placed in the HSBC World Sevens Series, two points behind Australia in fourth.

Head Coach Simon Amor said: “I’m incredibly proud of the guys. We showed great spirit to get into the final, our pride and character shone through, and I’m very proud.

“It’s always nice to be in a cup final – it’s why we play the game, the guys want to be competing at the highest level and winning trophies. We still have a long way to go with the programme, but this is a good step forward.

“We had a few players competing in their first tournament for us and the atmosphere in Wellington was a big factor – that experience will stand them in good stead.

“It’s never ideal to lose players with the experience of Dan Bibby, Dan Norton and Phil Burgess, but it gives opportunities to other players and I’m pleased with how they have stepped up as we head into the Las Vegas leg.”

Earlier, England got off to a flying start against Fiji in the quarter-final and went 14-0 up with scores from Charlie Hayter and Alex Gray. Watson made it 21-7 with minutes to go, but Fiji hit back to take the game to extra time.

Christian Lewis-Pratt saw a drop goal attempt sail just wide, but he made amends a minute later, darting through a gap to dot down and win the game.

Scotland lay in wait in the semi-final, and the auld enemy were bidding for their first cup final appearance. The men in blue got of a to great start and led 19-5 at the break, but second-half scores from James Rodwell, Mitchell and a last gasp winner from Hayter sent England into the decider.

England 7s Wellington 2015 Fixtures & Results

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England Sevens to face Fiji in Wellington quarter-final

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Date: 06/02/2015 11:57

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James Rodwell in action

TWO wins over Papua New Guinea and Canada ensured England Sevens squad made it through to the cup quarter-finals in Wellington despite a 24-5 defeat to hosts New Zealand in their final game of day one.

Simon Amor’s side will face Fiji on Day 2 in Wellington (kick off 12.49am GMT) after a 29-0 win against Papua New Guinea and a 27-5 victory against Canada in their opening two games.

England’s James Rodwell said: “We’re feeling pretty good after a tough day one. We played well in the first two games and went into that third one against New Zealand feeling confident. We got off to a good start but made a few mistakes and then started to chase the game, which you can’t afford to do in sevens. It was a disappointing game to lose, but we can’t dwell on it.

“Fiji up next will be a massive challenge, but it’s one we’re ready for. There are no easy games in sevens. Day two is all about winning your matches, so we’ll rest up and recover tonight and get ourselves ready to take them on.”

In the other quarter finals USA will play Scotland, hosts New Zealand await Australia in a trans-Tasman match and Kenya's reward for winning Pool D is a match with South Africa.

England Sevens squad

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Date: 06/02/2015 12:28

Head Coach Simon Amor said: “We’ve lost some experienced players ahead of this leg, but it’s great to bring back Marcus Watson and we’re extremely grateful to Worcester Warriors and Dean Ryan for allowing both Richard De Carpentier and James Stephenson to join us.

“It’s also pleasing to bring Warwick in who has World Series experience with New Zealand and has the potential to be a great player for us.”

England Sevens squad

Tom Bowen
John Brake
Richard De Carpentier (Worcester Warriors)
Alex Gray
Charlie Hayter
Warwick Lahmert
Christian Lewis-Pratt
Tom Mitchell (c)
James Rodwell
James Stephenson (Worcester Warriors)
Marcus Watson
Jeff Williams

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