By Kath 24/3/07
April 1 2007

England Sevens Fixtures and Results Hong Kong 2007 as they come in. Also England Sevens squad listed for Hong Kong and Adelaide...

  

England Sevens team move onto Hong Kong for the next round of the  IRB Sevens Series 2007. This is as three day event and England currently sit in fifth place in the Series standings, 24 points behind joint leaders Fiji and New Zealand.   The Hong Kong event has seen 14 players go on to play for the senior England side. Add to that the likes of James Haskell, a recent graduate from the Sevens, and it becomes clear that England continues to benefit greatly from its investment in the shorter game.   

The players who have graduated from the Hong Kong Sevens to the senior side in the past four years are:  Geoff Appleford, Josh Lewsey, Phil Greening, Henry Paul, Jamie Noon, James Simpson-Daniel, Mike Stephenson, Peter Richards, Pat Sanderson, Dan Scarborough, Dan Luger, David Strettle, Mathew Tait, Tom Varndell

Simon Amor Captain said: , "It's been great from a Sevens perspective but it does make it hugely challenging to bring the guys on when the Sevens players are developing and excelling so quickly through the set-up. I guess we're a victim of our own success to a certain extent but it does give opportunities to new guys to come and take on board all that Sevens has to offer."
 
England Sevens squad of 13 for Hong Kong and Adelaide Sevens
Jack Adams (Gloucester)* Charlie Amesbury (NEC Harlequins) Simon Amor (London Wasps), Captain,  James Brooks (London Wasps) Danny Care (NEC Harlequins) Isoa Damudamu (Newbury RFC)* David Doherty (London Wasps), Nils Mordt (London Irish) Tony Roques (Exeter Chiefs) Dave Seymour (Saracens) Ben Russell (Saracens) Tom Williams (NEC Harlequins) Andy Vilk (Sale Sharks) * uncapped

Day One  30/3/2007

TIME M FIXTURE v FIXTURE 1630 1 Fiji 45-0  Sri Lanka 1652 2 South Africa 59-0 Chinese Taipei 1714 3 Samoa 49-5  China 1736 4 New Zealand 41-5 Italy 1758 5 England 38-7 Hong Kong 1820 6 France 5-14  USA 1910 7 Scotland 31-7 Portugal 1932 8 Wales 7-33  Tonga 1954 9 Canada  26-5 Japan 2016 10 Kenya  14-10 Russia 2038 11 Argentina 24-14  Korea 2100 12 Australia  19-12 Tunisia

Day Two  31/3/2007

TIME M FIXTURE v FIXTURE 1030 13 Scotland 53-21 Sri Lanka 1052 14 Wales 61-0  Chinese Taipei 1114 15 Canada  19-21 China 1136 16 Kenya 5-19  Italy 1158 17 Argentina 19-12  Hong Kong 1220 18 Australia 15-14  USA 1242 19 Fiji  28-7 Portugal 1304 20 South Africa  31-12 Tonga 1326 21 Samoa  54-7 Japan 1348 22 New Zealand  54-0 Russia 1410 23 England 38-14  Korea 1432 24 France  12-21 Tunisia 1454 25 Portugal  47-7 Sri Lanka 1516 26 Tonga  49-17 Chinese Taipei 1538 27 Japan 40-12  China 1600 28 Russia  17-12 Italy 1622 29 Korea  12-19 Hong Kong 1644 30 Tunisia  5-14 USA 1706 31 Fiji  26-0 Scotland 1728 32 South Africa  31-0 Wales 1750 33 Samoa 41-0  Canada 1812 34 New Zealand  50-14 Kenya 1834  35 England  19-14 Argentina 1856 36 France 14-28  Australia

Day Three 1st April 2007

TIME M FIXTURE v FIXTURE 0945 37 1/4 finals Bowl     Japan  45-0   Chinese Taipei 1007 38 1/4 finals Bowl      France  36-7  China 1029 39 1/4 finals Bowl     Russia 19-10   Korea 1051 40 1/4 finals Bowl     Sri Lanka 14-26   Kenya 1113 41 1/4 finals Plate     USA 19-12   Hong Kong 1135 42 1/4 finals Plate      Wales  20-7  Italy 1157 43 1/4 finals Plate      Canada 21-22   Portugal 1219 44 1/4 finals   Plate    Tunisia 19-22   Argentina 1320 45 1/4 finals Cup      Fiji  28-7  Scotland 1342 46 1/4 finals Cup      England  0-26  New Zealand 1404 47 1/4 finals Cup       Samoa  26-17  Australia 1426 48 1/4 finals Cup       Tonga 7-19   South Africa 1448 49 SF Bowl            Japan   7-24   France 1510 50 SF  Bowl           Russia 38-7   Kenya 1532 51 SF Plate             USA 19-22   Wales 1554 52 SF Plate             Portugal 10-12   Argentina 1616 53 SF Cup               Fiji  21-12  New Zealand 1638 54 SF Cup                Samoa  10-0  South Africa 1725 55 Bowl Final          France 7-21   Russia 1752 56 Plate Final           Wales  26-19  Argentina 1820 57 Cup Final           Fiji  22-27  Samoa

 CONGRATULATIONS TO SAMOA WINNERS OF THE 2007 HONG KONG SEVENS