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Commonwealth Games 2018: England clinch double rugby sevens bronze

Posted: 15th April 2018 - 8:46am
Commonwealth Games 2018: England clinch double rugby sevens bronze

England has clinched double Commonwealth Games rugby sevens bronze.

On the final day of competition on the Gold Coast both the men’s and women’s teams won their respective medal matches.

There were three first-half tries on the way to a 24-19 victory over Canada for England women, whose squad features Loughborough College degree student Megan Jones and alumna Claire Allan.

The men's team were traling 14-0 at half-time before they came from behind to defeat South Africa 21-14.

That brought the side, which includes Loughborough College alumnus Alex Davis, their first Commonwealth medal since winning silver in Melbourne in 2006.

Women's rugby sevens was making its Commonwealth debut in Australia, and New Zealand beat the hosts 17-12 in the final.

New Zealand also won the men's final, beating Olympic champions Fiji 14-0 to win the final gold medal of the Games.