England crash out after costly yellow to Mitchell

By SAM JACKSON
A LATE try saw England beaten 19-12 by Fiji in their fifth-place semi-final at the Cape Town Sevens to finish joint eighth.
England were beaten 17-12 in the quarter-finals by New Zealand, who went on to lift the trophy by thumping Argentina 38-14.
England now sit fourth in the overall table, behind New Zealand, South Africa and Fiji.
Head coach Simon Amor said: “It’s disappointing to lose the last play in both games today but once again the effort has been tremendous from the players.
“We’ve just made too many errors and our decision ma...

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