Ace Norton fears for future of England 7s

By BEN JAYCOCK

DAN Norton is concerned England Sevens may not be around for long after he was denied a contract extension due to a lack of funding and was forced into retirement last weekend.
The 34-year-old speedster bowed out at the end of the event in Vancouver last Sunday as the all-time leading try scorer in the World Series with 358 – 79 ahead of his closest challenger Collins Injera from Kenya.
After his last game – England’s 19-12 victory over Kenya – Norton said: “I’ve loved every minute of it but it’s time to hang up the boots....

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