Six Nations winner Wilson called up to England Women's Sevenssquad for Hong Kong
Bristol’s Kay Wilson has been called up to the England Women’s Sevens squad to compete in the second IRB Women’s Sevens Challenge Cup this season, in Hong Kong March 23-24.
Wilson, who scored two tries in this season’s Six Nations Grand Slam campaign, replaces Georgina Roberts who picked up an injury in training at the weekend.
20-year-old Wilson, who has 11 caps for England, now joins three other Six Nations winners - Rachael Burford, Isabelle Noel Smith and Michaela Staniford - in a strong Sevens line-up which see’s England looking to emulate their second place finish in the inaugural Dubai IRB Women’s Sevens Challenge Cup in December.
12 teams will compete for glory in the Hong Kong Women’s Sevens Challenge Cup with Canada, England, Australia and the USA the top four seeds respectively. Olympic Games 2016 hosts Brazil, Asian Women’s Sevens champions China, the Netherlands and Dubai Plate winners Spain are seeded five to eight. Rugby World Cup Sevens 2013 hosts Russia, Japan, Hong Kong and Tunisia complete the invitational line-up. England have been drawn in Pool B and will face Japan and China in the initial stages.
England Sevens Squad for Hong Kong
Rachael Burford (Richmond)
Abigail Chamberlain(Richmond)
Heather Fisher (Worcester)
SoniaGreen (VC) (Saracens)
SarahGuest(Worcester)
Isabelle Noel-Smith (Bristol)
Alice Richardson (Richmond)
Leanne Riley (Saracens)
Michaela Staniford (C)(Wasps)
Lydia Thompson (Worcester)
Joanne Watmore (Worcester)
Kay Wilson (Bristol)
Hong Kong IRB Women’s Sevens Challenge Cup Schedule
Friday, 23rd March 2012, Hong Kong Football Club, Happy Valley
910am local time: England v China
1150am local time: England v Japan
14:00 Bowl SF 3rd Pool A v 3rd Pool B
14:40 Plate SF 2nd Pool A v 2nd Pool B
15:00 Plate SF 2nd Pool C v 2nd Pool D
16.40 Bowl FINAL
Hong Kong Football Club - HK Stadium
18:12 PLATE Final, Hong Kong Football Club - HK Stadium
Saturday, 24th March 2012, Hong Kong Football Club - HK Stadium
