- England Sevens lose opening Adelaide pool match to USA
- They face Niue and Australia on day two
England Sevens 21-24 USA
England lost their opening match of the Adelaide Sevens going down 21-24 against USA.
England came back from a 7-17 half time deficit with Ben Gollings (Gold Coast Breakers) and Nick Royle (Fylde) crossing the line to add to Mat Turner’s (Bristol Rugby) first half effort, Gollings slotted the conversions, but a second half USA try sealed their victory with England just falling short.
England will face Niue before taking on Australia tomorrow in their other pool matches.
Adelaide Sevens fixtures and results
March 19, England 21-24 USA
March 20, England v Niue, kick off 4.27pm local time (GMT+10.5)
March 20, England v Australia, kick off 9.10pm local time (GMT+10.5)
Watch England Sevens in action on May 22 & 23 at the Emirates Airline London Sevens, their only home tournament on the IRB Series. Tickets are available online at RFU.com.
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