England 7s Fixtures 2013 - South Africa
By Kath
December 6 2013
HSBC World Series Sevens - England 7s South Africa 2013 - Fixtures and results as and when they come in. All the 16 international teams in action this weekend will wear black armbands and pay tribute to former South Africa President Mandela in the Port Elizabeth stadium named after him.
England 7s - South Africa
JOHN BRAKE replaces Mike Ellery in the England Sevens squad for this weekend’s Nelson Mandela Bay Sevens in South Africa. Ellery – who scored four tries in Dubai last weekend – has been ruled out with a quadriceps injury. England Sevens Head Coach Simon Amor said: “It’s a shame that Mike Ellery won’t be fit to follow up on his excellent performances last weekend but John Brake is an experienced England Sevens international who will bring a great deal of energy to the side and make a big impact.”
Amor added: “It’s a very sad day here in South Africa and the grief is very tangible. You can feel the sense of loss wherever you go and it’s right that all the teams and the tournament will pay tribute to such an important and inspirational figure this weekend.” England are fourth in the HSBC Sevens World Series following the opening two events with third and fourth place finishes at the Gold Coast and Dubai tournaments.
England Sevens: Dan Bibby, John Brake, Phil Burgess, Sam Edgerley, Alex Gray, Tom Mitchell, Dan Norton, Tom Powell, James Rodwell, Mathew Turner, Marcus Watson, Jeff Williams. |
Day One -7th December 2013 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 11:00 | New Zealand | 43-0 | Portugal | |
| 2. | 11:22 | Wales | 26-10 | United States | |
| 3. | 11:44 | England | 14-24 | Samoa | |
| 4. | 12:06 | Argentina | 31-5 | Zimbabwe | |
| 5. | 12:28 | Fiji | 26-5 | Australia | |
| 6. | 12:50 | Scotland | 21-33 | France | |
| 7. | 13:12 | South Africa | 24-7 | Canada | |
| 8. | 13:34 | Kenya | 28-0 | Spain | |
| 9. | 14:06 | New Zealand | 43-7 | United States | |
| 10. | 14:28 | Wales | 17-28 | Portugal | |
| 11. | 14:50 | England | 35-7 | Zimbabwe | |
| 12. | 15:12 | Argentina | 26-19 | Samoa | |
| 13. | 15:34 | Fiji | 27-7 | France | |
| 14. | 15:56 | Scotland | 19-31 | Australia | |
| 15. | 16:18 | South Africa | 38-0 | Spain | |
| 16. | 16:40 | Kenya | 24-12 | Canada | |
| 17. | 17:14 | Portugal | 33-17 | United States | |
| 18. | 17:36 | New Zealand | 48-7 | Wales | |
| 19. | 17:58 | Samoa | 43-0 | Zimbabwe | |
| 20. | 18:20 | England | 19-21 | Argentina | |
| 21. | 18:52 | Australia | 12-19 | France | |
| 22. | 19:14 | Fiji | 29-12 | Scotland | |
| 23. | 19:36 | Canada | 12-26 | Spain | |
| 24. | 19:58 | South Africa | 27-7 | Kenya | |
| DAY TWO - 8th December 2013 | |||||
| 25. | 11:11 | Ausrtalia | 38=5 | Zimbabwe | QF Bowl |
| 26. | 11:33 | Wales | 24-19 | Canada | QF Bowl |
| 27. | 11:55 | England | 19-7 | Scotland | QF Bowl |
| 28. | 12:17 | Spain | 14-19 | USA | QF Bowl |
| 29. | 12:39 | Fiji | 12-28 | Samoa | QF Cup |
| 30. | 13:01 | New Zealand | 19-0 | Kenya | QF Cup |
| 31. | 13:23 | Argentina | 14-7 | France | QF Cup |
| 32. | 13:45 | South Africa | 45-0 | Portugal | QF Cup |
| 33. | 14:17 | Zimbabwe | 10-24 | Canada | SF Shield |
| 34. | 14:39 | Scotland | 33-10 | Spain | SF Shield |
| 35. | 15:01 | Australia | 33-21 | Wales | SF Bowl |
| 36. | 15:23 | England | 33-14 | USA | SF Bowl |
| 37. | 16:05 | Fiji | 52-5 | Kenya | SF Plate |
| 38. | 16:27 | France | 17-12 | Portugal | SF Plate |
| 39. | 16:49 | Samoa | 5-19 | News Zealand | SF Cup |
| 40. | 17:11 | Argentina | 0-31 | South Africa | SF Cup |
| 41. | 17:43 | Canada | 12-19 | Scotland | Final Shield |
| 42. | 18:08 | Australia | 19-28 | England | Final Bowl |
| 43. | 18:33 | Fiji | 45-19 | France | Final Plate |
| 44. | 18:58 | Samoa | 21-7 | Argentina | Third Place |
| 45. | 19:30 | New Zealand | 14-17 | South Africa | Final Cup |
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An opening day defeat to Argentina meant England were unable to reach the Cup quarter finals with a ninth-place finish and eight points towards their HSBC Sevens World Series tally all that was on offer.
But they responded by beating Scotland 19-7, the USA 33-14 and Australia 28-19 and will continue their rebuilding under new Head Coach Simon Amor on the run in to legs four and five of the series in Las Vegas (January 24-26) and Wellington (February 7-8).
South Africa lifted the title at their home tournament, coming from behind to beat New Zealand 17-14 with captain Kyle Brown scoring the matchwinning try.
England stay fourth in the overall standings with 40 points, trailing New Zealand (58), South Africa (56) and Fiji (48).
“Our performance on day one was disappointing and we didn’t meet the standards we’d set in the first two legs but I’m pleased with the courage shown by the players after that to grind out three decent results,” said Amor.
The Bowl final was a thriller with England twice coming from behind. Despite tries from Jeff Williams and Phil Burgess they trailed 19-14 inside the final three minutes only for Tom Mitchell to get away for his third of the day and Mat Turner made sure with his fifth of the weekend and 91st career Series try.
Earlier in the day, England went behind against Scotland to a Lee Jones strike but Burgess levelled before half time, Mitchell struck early in the second half and substitute Dan Norton made sure of victory two minutes from time.
Mitchell, Dan Bibby and Williams all stuck in the first half against the USA and Turner’s two second half efforts put England out of sight despite a pair of consolation scores from wing Carlin Isles.
On day one, England went down 24-14 to Samoa then beat Zimbabwe 35-7 before being edged out by the Pumas. They led 19-14 inside the final 30 seconds only for Argentina to hack the ball through for Agustin Cortes to grab the decisive try.