England 7s - Commonwealth Games - Start with 59-7 Victory
By Kath
October 11 2010
England Sevens Commonwealth Games Report
Commonwealth Games:
England start Sevens with 59-7 victory
James Rodwell's hat-trick set England on the way to a 59-7 win over minnows Sri Lanka on the opening morning of the Commonwealth Games Sevens in Delhi.
The 2006 silver medallists breezed through their first Pool D game by scoring nine tries to register the biggest total of the day so far.
The try treble from former Moseley forward Rodwell was backed up by Ben Gollings, the Sevens world record points scorer, who touched down twice and converted seven of England's tries for a 24-point haul.
There were two tries from Saracens scrum half Kevin Barrett and one apiece from the Army's Isoa Damudamu and Kent wing Dan Caprice. Sri Lanka's consolation came from Anuradha Sooriyabandara.
England face Uganda and Australia in today's remaining pool games.
England: Isoa Damudamu, Greg Barden, James Rodwell, Dan Norton, Dan Caprice, Kevin Barrett, Ben Gollings.
Replacements: Tom Powell, Simon Hunt, Mathew Turner, John Brake, Chris Cracknell.
Scorers: Scorers: Tries: Rodwell 3, Barrett 2, Gollings 2, Caprice, Damudamu. Conversions: Gollings 7.
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Mathew Turner's hat trick of tries helped England brush past Uganda 55-0 in their second game at the Commonwealth Games Sevens in Delhi.
The former Bristol wing's finishing power booked England's passage into the quarter finals with the identity of their opponents determined by the result of today's final Pool D clash with Australia.
England, who earlier beat Sri Lanka 59-7, were quick and direct against Uganda with Dan Norton (Bristol) and Simon Hunt (Birmingham Solihull) both touching down twice and Tom Powell and Greg Barden once.
Captain Ben Gollings kicked three conversions and Hunt two.
The eventual Pool D winners will go on to meet Samoa or Kenya in tomorrow's quarter finals.
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England: Tom Powell, Dan Norton, Simon Hunt, John Brake, Mathew Turner, Ben Gollings, Mathew Turner, Chris Cracknell.
Replacements: Greg Barden, Isoa Damudamu, James Rodwell, Dan Caprice, Kevin Barrett.
Scorers: Tries: Turner 3, Norton 2, Hunt 2, Powell, Barden. Conversions: Gollings 3, Hunt 2.
