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England Sevens succeed in Moscow

England Sevens won the second leg of the Grand Prix 7s series in Moscow. At the two day weekend, Simon Amor's team managed to overcome Portugal in the final 47-12. The team focusses now on the Commonwealth Games starting on 23rd of July in Glasgow.

In the Plate final Wales beat Russia 24-12. The Bowl went to Italy, after beating Spain 22-0.

The next stage of the series will be in Manchester on the 13th and 14th of September, followed by a stage i Bucharest a week later.

England Sevens played with the following squad in Moscow:

Dan Bibby, John Brake, Mark Bright, Phil Burgess, Mike Ellery, Charlie Hayter, Christian Lewis-Pratt, Tom Mitchell, Dan Norton, Tom Powell, James Rodwell, Mat Turner

For photos and an extensive report of the Grand Prix Series tournament please visit the official website.

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11.05.2014 - HSBC Sevens World Series: London Sevens

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New Zealand won the Marriott Sevens 2014

New Zealand won the London Sevens, beating Australia 52-33 in the final at Twickenham. The win on English soil also marked the 12th Series title for the Kiwis. Their closest rival in the series, South Africa won the plate after beating Kenya 38-7 in the final. 21 points by Canadian captain Phil Mack helped his country to win the Bowl by beating Argentina 24-14 in the final. Finally the Shield trophy went to the USA. They beat Japan 36-12 in their respective final.

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04.05.2014 - HSBC Sevens World Series: Glasgow Sevens Day 2

New Zealand once again finish a tournament on top. The Kiwis claim their 4th Cup title this season at the Emirates Glasgow Sevens by beating Canada 54-7 in the final.

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England beat Kenya 26-5 in the Plate final with James Rodwell and Marcus Watson crossing the whitewash. Earlier tries from Alex Gray, Norton and captain Tom Mitchell gifted Simon Amor's side a 21-7 win over Australia while Humphrey Kayange scored two tries for Paul Treu's side against South Africa in the semi finals. France beat Argentina 20-14 in the in the Bowl final to claim eight Series points and end day two unbeaten. Argentina defeated Samoa 29-12 in the semi finals while France proved too strong for Spain winning 24-0. Sam Cross and Luke Morgan scored two tries each to give Wales a 29-7 win over Japan to claim the Shield.

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03.05.2014 - HSBC Sevens World Series: Glasgow Sevens Day 1

The HSBC Sevens World Series returned to today with the second last stage being held in Scotland. The hosts booked a Cup quarter final spot by topping their pool. Canada also managed to became top of the table in their respective group. Finally series leader New Zealand and Ben Ryan's Fiji both topped their pools.

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Here are all results from day 1: Scotland 33 - 12 Spain Pool D Australia 34 - 14 United States Pool D New Zealand 19 - 5 South Africa Pool A Samoa 28 - 5 Portugal Pool A France 31 - 5 Japan Pool B England 7 - 7 Canada Pool B Argentina 19 - 33 Kenya Pool C Fiji 45 - 0 Wales Pool C United States 0 - 26 Scotland Pool D Australia 36 - 7 Spain Pool D South Africa 40 - 0 Samoa Pool A New Zealand 38 - 0 Portugal Pool A Canada 28 - 12 France Pool B England 33 - 24 Japan Pool B Wales 17 - 28 Argentina Pool C Fiji 24 - 17 Kenya Pool C United States 7 - 17 Spain Pool D Australia 7 - 19 Scotland Pool D South Africa 38 - 0 Portugal Pool A New Zealand 26 - 7 Samoa Pool A Canada 52 - 0 Japan Pool B England 21 - 5 France Pool B Wales 24 - 19 Kenya Pool C Fiji 26 - 7 Argentina Pool C

Day 1 highlights Glasgow Sevens:

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30.03.2014 - HSBC Sevens World Series: Hong Kong Sevens Day 3

Once again New Zealand set the standard in this years HSBC Sevens Series by winning the Hong Kong Sevens. The Kiwis, lead by captain DJ Forbes, beat England in the final 26-7 and retain the lead in the series. New Zealand's biggest rivals this season, South Africa won the Plate agains Wales, which gives New Zealand a seven point lead in the table. In the other finals, Scotland beat France 31-5 to claim the Bowl and Kenya secured the Shield by beating Portugal 17-10.

29.03.2014 - HSBC Sevens World Series: Hong Kong Sevens Day 2

Fiji qualified for the Cup quarter final, where they will face USA tomorrow. Photo Martin Seras Lima[/caption] 16 matches were played today at the Hong-Kong Sevens. As so often, the stadium was packed and the atmosphere ecstatic. Here are all of today's results and highlights.