Rodwell rises to occasion with try to fire England through unbeaten

WORLD 7S SYDNEY DAY ONE
ENGLAND stunned South Africa in Sydney yesterday with a late try to set up a cup quarter-final against Argentina overnight.
Simon Amor’s men were through after winning their games against Kenya (19-12) and Japan (26-0), but they showed great character to comeback from 15-7 against the series-leading Blitzbokke and win 21-15.
Tries from Dan Norton and James Rodwell, along with the crucial boot of captain Tom Mitchell, clinched it to ensure they would end the Pool stage unbeaten for the second week running.
Phil Burgess put England ahead against So...

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