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Video - Norton hits 22mph in Dubai
By RugbyPass
The HSBC Sevens World Series kicked off in Dubai today and is in full swing with some fantastic skills and footwork already on display.
Australia's new kid on the block, Maurice Longbottom, showed a great turn of pace for his first try as they dismantled Russia, while Tim Agaba, for South Africa, was able to reach a speed of 20mph as he tore away from the Kenyan team, to seal his side's victory.
But a real stand out moment came from the ever explosive Dan Norton, as he reached a speed of 22mph, after taking the ball from his own 5-metre line to race down the other end leaving the French defence scrambling as England claimed the win.
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Italians defended well. Luckily the scrums went well for the ABs.
Go to commentsYou were 'valuing' the players by you saying "they are not greats" though, I was pointing out another reason why they are greats, inside the team I mean (which is more important to selections on the pitch stuff).
Someone like TJ would be bitterly disappointed he didn't play on this end of year tour. He is still good enough to come on in that France game and ensure the team get the victory (with regards to how well Ratima had been playing). At the very least this is a 'sorry you didn't get that chance' offering, he's not here to get token farewell games, he will be playing to try and prove that he should have been on the pitch last week.
The other decision to play your best over the future is really personal though so can agree with your reasoning. Just sharing a slightly different perspective. I'll have to check the ratings and see how they went.
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