RUGBY: ENGLAND'S NEWEST HERO FINISHES OFF FIJI.Byline: Scott French Staff Writer CARSON - David Strettle David Strettle, (born July 23 1983), is an English rugby union player who plays on the wing for Harlequins and England. He joined the quins from Rotherham in the summer of 2006 and made his club debut in the pre-season friendly against ASM Clermont on August 6 that year. , little-known even at home little more than a week ago, is the toast of England following his second commanding performance in as many IRB IRB See: Industrial Revenue Bond Sevens rugby tournaments. Strettle made two long runs - the first for a try, the second to set up Andrew Vilk's try - in the first three minutes "Three Minutes" is the 46th episode of Lost. It is the twenty-second episode of the second season. The episode was directed by Stephen Williams, and written by Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz. It first aired on May 17, 2006 on ABC. of Sunday's championship match of the two, day, 16-nation USA Sevens The Steinlager USA Sevens is an annual rugby union sevens tournament held in the United States. It is part of the IRB Sevens World Series. While the Sevens World Series has been held since 1999-2000, the USA Sevens was only introduced in 2004, as part of the 2003-04 series. at Home Depot The Home Depot (NYSE: HD) is an American retailer of home improvement and construction products and services. Headquartered in Vinings, just outside Atlanta in unincorporated Cobb County, Georgia, Home Depot employs more than 355,000 people and operates 2,164 big-box Center, and England romped to a 38-5 triumph over Sevens world champion Fiji in the Cup final. Strettle, coming off a sensational international debut the previous weekend in New Zealand New Zealand (zē`lənd), island country (2005 est. pop. 4,035,000), 104,454 sq mi (270,534 sq km), in the S Pacific Ocean, over 1,000 mi (1,600 km) SE of Australia. The capital is Wellington; the largest city and leading port is Auckland. , scored a tournament-best nine tries in six matches as England won its second event this season in the seven-man series. ``When we play to our talents,'' said Strettle, who plays for a second-division club in England, ``no one can stay with us.'' Fiji clearly couldn't, falling behind 14-0 after Strettle's heroics, and neither could South Africa South Africa, Afrikaans Suid-Afrika, officially Republic of South Africa, republic (2005 est. pop. 44,344,000), 471,442 sq mi (1,221,037 sq km), S Africa. , another rugby powerhouse, which England routed 38-0 in the semifinals. Nobody expected such lopsided final-four scores. ``I don't think we did, to be honest ...,'' said Vilk, who had three tries against South Africa and two against Fiji, which won the previous two Sevens events and has reached all four Cup finals this season. ``We tried to play possession. When it works, it works. When it doesn't ... well, it worked.'' Before a spirited, multinational crowd estimated at 10,000, Argentina captured the Plate title, essentially for third place, and Scotland won the Bowl, the consolation championship. The United States reached the Shield final, the least of the four title games, and lost 26-12 to Kenya. The Eagles went 1-4-1, its only victory coming against Mexico, a 33-0 rout in the Shield semifinals. The Mexicans were outscored 306-7 in five matches. ``Our players are so inexperienced,'' said U.S. coach Al Caravelli, who took charge Dec. 23. ``They need to have more confidence in themselves.'' Scott French, (818) 713-3627 scott.french(at)dailynews.com |
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