From Fifteen to sevens: How the face of rugby is changing after Rio 2016 carnival
Olympic rugby can bring about a whole new beginning for the sport after the Rio success says broadcaster John Inverdale.
Olympic rugby can bring about a whole new beginning for the sport after the Rio success says broadcaster John Inverdale.
Recently engaged and with a baby on the way in September, Dan Bibby’s summer would be capped off by a gold medal for Team GB in the rugby sevens at Rio 2016.
Scrum-half Will Hodgson insists The King’s School Macclesfield’s never-say-die attitude is what propelled them to glory at last week’s Rosslyn Park HSBC National School Sevens.
Pupils from Cheetham Hill’s Temple Primary School joined England Sevens stars Sam Stanley, Sam Blanchet and Jack Walsh at the Lensbury Club in Teddington as Heathrow Express and the UK Space Agency joined forces to put them through their paces with an education programme called ‘Mission X- Train like an astronaut’.
Captain Tim Phillips insisted King’s School, Macclesfield could still hold their heads up high despite missing out on the top prize at the 76th Rosslyn Park HSBC National Schools Sevens last week.
Tom Bowen scored four tries across the weekend, including one in Sunday evening’s final, as England saw off a resilient French outfit to win 28-21.
England were in imperious form at Manchester’s AJ Bell Stadium, started brightly and crossing the try line five times against Romania to run out 42-12 winners.
Starting at this weekend’s European Rugby Sevens Grand Prix Series in Manchester, Burgess will officially skipper England for the first time as they seek to stay top of the standings in the third of four legs culminating in next weekend’s Bucharest finale.
A disappointing Commonwealth Games campaign in Glasgow brought an underwhelming fifth-place finish following defeats to Australia and Samoa however England lead the European Sevens Grand Prix ahead of the Manchester leg this weekend.
Manchester’s AJ Bell Stadium this weekend follows in the footsteps of Lyon and Moscow as hosts of the European Rugby Sevens Grand Prix Series.
England, winners of the second leg in Moscow and tournament pacesetters, kick off the event on Saturday against Romania, before runners-up Scotland face Spain in match three and third-place finishers Wales take on first-leg champions France in match five.
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