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England Sevens Tournaments & Pools 2006/7
By Kath 25/10/06
March 24 2007
England Sevens Tournaments,Pools for 2006/6 announced. The IRB 7s World Series promises to be the most competitive to date. The finest Sevens teams in the world will first battle to prise the Emirates Airline Dubai Sevens trophy from England at the Exiles Ground on December 1st & 2nd,

IRB  Sevens 2006/7 Series

2006/07 TOURNAMENTS
Dubai1-2 December 2006Dubai Exiles Rugby ground
George (RSA)8-9 December 2006George Rugby Ground
New Zealand2-3 February 2007Westpac Stadium, Wellington
USA10-11 February 2007San Diego
Hong Kong30-31 March, 1 April 2007Hong Kong Stadium
Adelaide7-8 April 2007Adelaide Oval
London26-27 May 2007Twickenham
Scotland2-3 June 2007Murrayfield, Edinburgh

The International Rugby Board (IRB) has announced the pools and schedules for the opening two Tournaments in the 2006/07 IRB Sevens World Series, in Dubai and South Africa.   The Dubai Tournament, now in its 37th year, has grown to become the biggest sporting event in the Middle East and, with record advance ticket sales, is on course for a capacity 60,000 crowd over the two competition days.

DUBAI 2006 POOLS

Pool A FIJI  AUSTRALIA  KENYA  PORTUGAL

Pool B  ENGLAND FRANCE  SCOTLAND  ZIMBABWE

Pool C  SOUTH AFRICA   ARGENTINA  CANADA  TUNISIA

Pool D  NEW ZEALAND  SAMOA  WALES   ARABIAN GULF

The following weekend the teams will travel to George, South Africa for the second Tournament of the season, the Emirates Airline South Africa Sevens where Fiji will be looking to retain the title it won last year.

GEORGE SA 2006 POOLS

Pool A FIJI  SAMOA  CANADA  ZIMBABWE

Pool B  ENGLAND  ARGENTINA  WALES  PORTUGAL

Pool C  SOUTH AFRICA   FRANCE   KENYA  UGANDA

Pool D NEW ZEALAND  AUSTRALIA SCOTLAND  TUNISIA

The 2006/07 IRB Sevens World Series promises to be the most competitive to date and follows on from a 2005/06 Series that yielded yet more record-breaking figures while an unprecedented 37 teams participated in one or more of the eight Series Tournaments.

“Last season’s IRB Sevens World Series broke all previous records and I have no doubt that the 2006/07 Series will continue to build on that success. In terms of attendance and broadcast figures the Series has never been more popular, while the IRB is committed to increasing funding for the IRB Sevens World Series through its Sevens Strategic Plan to the tune of £2.5 million over the next five years,”

“The IRB Sevens World Series is viewed by Unions as a key player and coach development tool and over the past couple seasons the likes of Matthew Tait, James Hook, Bryan Habana and Tom Varndell advanced from the Series to make names for themselves at full Test level. With 2007 being a Rugby World Cup year, the younger players competing in the Series will also undoubtedly be looking at the long list of ex-Sevens players to have gone on and played in a Rugby World Cup,” said IRB Sevens World Series Tournament Director Beth Coalter..

 

 

 

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