Scotland 7s 0, England 7s 38

The Scotland 7s team lost to England 7s, 38-0, in their first game of the IRB Sevens World Series event in Dubai this morning.

On the first game of the series, which will ultimately bring the team home for the Emirates Airline Edinburgh 7s – 2007, on 2-3 June, head coach Stephen Gemmell said: “We were beaten by a good team.

“We competed well in the first half but we have to learn to keep up with the opposition.

“We tried to force things a bit in the second half which opened up the gaps for England which showing a lack of experience on our part.”

“We need to be more composed and keep our discipline going into our next two games today against France and Zimbabwe. You can’t afford to make mistakes at this level,” he added.

Next up for Scotland are France who were also beaten in Pool B this morning by Zimbabwe, 19-7.

This article was posted on 1-Dec-2006, 12:28 by Hugh Barrow.