Sevens heaven

Meet the England players aiming for glory in the opening leg of the HSBC World Sevens Series.

England's squad ahead of the Gold Coast Sevens

England will head to Australia for the opening leg of the HSBC World Sevens Series with a vastly-experienced squad. With 10 full-time players named in their 12-man squad for down under, England coach Ben Ryan has had the best possible build-up. And ahead of the Gold Coast Sevens on November 24-26, skysports.com brings you the lowdown on the players aiming to get England off to a flying start.

Greg Barden

Age: 30
Born: Perth, Australia
Lives: Poole
Former clubs: Royal Navy, Bristol

John Brake

Age: 23
Born: London
Lives: Farnham
Former clubs: Northampton, Cambridge (loan)

Chris Brightwell

Age: 26
Born: Lower Hutt, New Zealand
Lives: Maidenhead
Former clubs: Hawke's Bay, Birmingham & Solihull, Bedford Blues, Sale Sharks

Chris Cracknell

Age: 27
Born: Windsor
Lives: Marlow
Former clubs: Worcester Warriors, Harlequins, Cornish Pirates, Newbury Blues, Bath

Isao Damudamu

Age: 30
Born: Fiji
Lives: Southampton
Club: British Army

Dan Norton

Age: 23
Born: Gloucester
Lives: Bristol
Former clubs: Bristol, Gloucester, Moseley (loan)

Tom Powell

Age: 26
Born: Rotherham
Lives: Sheffield
Former clubs: Cambridge, Harlequins, Northampton

James Rodwell

Age: 27
Born: Wendover
Lives: Birmingham
Former clubs: Moseley

Nick Royle

Age: 28
Born: Knowsley
Lives: Widnes
Former clubs: Widnes Vikings RL, Warrington Wolves RL, Sale Sharks, Fylde

Mathew Turner

Age: 23
Born: Cape Town, South Africa
Lives: Kent
Former clubs: Western Province U19s, Bristol

Rob Vickerman

Age: 26
Born: Leeds
Lives: Leeds
Former clubs: Leeds, Newcastle

Marcus Watson

Age: 20
Born: Hillingdon
Lives: London
Club: Saracens.