England Sevens win pass to New Zealand show down By Jessica Chambers, RFU England 15 - 5 Argentina England will face New Zealand in the cup semi final after overcoming Argentina at the Emirates Airline Dubai Sevens. The showdown kicks off at 2.20pm GMT, which is 10 minutes before their senior counterparts take to the Twickenham turf for the Investec Challenge match. Three tries from England was enough to send them through this morning, Josh Drauniniu, Tom Biggs and Isoa Damudamu added to England’s scoreboard but as the rain came down over Dubai Ollie Phillips’ kicking suffered with no conversions scored. Rob Vickerman, once again, proved to be vital in the centre, cutting thr...
England Sevens made a winning start in their pool match against Portugal 31 - 7. Earlier in their preparations Newcastle Falcon's wing, Ollie Phillips, had given praise to the two new Navy caps in the squad. The photograph is courtesey of AllSport and the full press release from the RFU is as follows: England Sevens winger Ollie Phillips is a man on a mission in Dubai this weekend. The Newcastle Falcons flier returns to the city, if not the ground, where he made his England debut four years ago determined to make up for lost time. Dubai’s brand new stadium not only hosts the Emirates Airline Dubai Sevens (November 28 & 29) but also the Sevens Rugby World Cup next March (5-7) an...
Both Josh Drauniniu and Greg Barden score on their England debut. Damu (Army) was also on the score sheet to add to the Service input. Press report from RFU.com England 31 - 7 Portugal England Sevens debutant Josh Drauniniu (Exeter Chiefs/Royal Navy) led the try charge at the Emirates Airline Dubai Sevens this afternoon. Tries followed from fellow debutant Greg Barden (Bristol Rugby/Royal Navy), Isoa Damudamu (Army), Chris Cracknell (Exeter Chiefs) and Uche Oduoza (Suntory, Japan). A first half try was the only consolation for Portugal. England dominated from the start with Drauninu’s try coming from a quick pass by scrum half Kevin Barrett (Exeter Chiefs) in the first 30 seconds o...
For the last three years the Navy Sharks have met the Pyrenees 7's in the International Overseas Section of the Dubai Sevens. On each occasion the winer of the game also went on to win the tournament, the Sharks in 2005 and again in 2007. This year the Sharks are not entered due to their recent trip to the SANDF VIIs but HMS Lancaster's rugby team are ensuring that the rivalry (at least on the pitch) continues as they battle in what is a very tough competition. The first game for HMS Lancaster was against the full RAF VII and unfortunately the team went down 47 - 0 (the U23s will be looking to redress the balance this evening at Burnaby Rd - ed.) The second match was against the powerful...
Navy winger, Josh Drauniniu was joined by two of his Exeter Chiefs team mates as England overcome the challenge of the USA. Meanwhile in the International Overseas competition, HMS Lancaster lose out to CGS in their Plate Quarter Final. Phillips leads England to victory Friday November 28, 2008 Issued by Jessica Chambers England 24 - 10 USA England enter their final match this evening unbeaten thanks to two tries from England Sevens Captain Ollie Phillips at the Emirates Airline Dubai Sevens. Phillips burst over the line twice and kicked two conversions to secure his sides victory, along with fellow try scorers Rob Vickerman and Isoa Damudamu. England were on the scoreboard within the se...
