England Rugby June 2007 In Review

England Rugby in June, another busy month lots going on in Rugby Land.!   We had the Final round of the 2006/7 IRB Sevens held in Edinburgh. The 2nd and final summer test against South Africa.  The England Saxons bidding for glory in the Churchill Cup.  Graham Rowntree called up and RFU Council Nominations.  Just a standard June folks!

The arrival of Alfred Joseph Simon Amor into the world this morning means that seasoned England Sevens player Tony Roques stepped into Simon Amor's shoes & took up the role of England Sevens Captain. 

England7s Fixtures - Edinburgh 07

England once again took on South Africa, this time at the Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria, England fans were looking for a better result than the first test to save a it of pride.South Africa v England 2nd Test Preview & of course the Review

 South Africa v England  2nd Test Review, thank you to Poyntonshark for this review.

    England Saxons win Churchill Cup     This was England's first victory over the Maori in this tournament & 15th out of 16 under the Mallinder-West coaching partnership, regaining the trophy, winning the tournament for a record third time. 

The 54-cap former England prop Graham Rowntree has joined the Rugby Football Union as a National Academy Coach from Leicester Tigers. Rowntree will start work on Monday with the England senior team as a specialist coach for the Rugby World Cup in France. England call for Rowntree

The RFU Council announced nominations to take up positions within the Rugby Football Union. Co-opted onto the RFU Council a representative of the PRA and Co-opted onto the RFU Management Board for 2007/08 Rob Andrew MBE. The full list of nominations here.  RFU Nominations

 Unofficial England Rugby - Message Board

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