Three of the squad who were defeated by South Africa in the final on Sunday are part of England's Churchill Cup squad who will travel to Canada, resulting in three exciting youngsters being given a chance to gain sevens experience in Paris this weekend. Andy Vilk of Northampton Saints, Delon Armitage of London Irish and Rob Vickerman of Leeds Tykes are called into the 12-man squad who travel to Paris tomorrow.
 
England Sevens coach Mike Friday was disappointed by the loss at Twickenham but is looking forward to finishing the season on a high in France.

"Everyone is bitterly disappointed to have come so close to retaining our Twickenham title but I am pleased with our overall performance at Twickenham. It was great experience for the players, especially the youngsters who hadn't pulled an England jersey on at Twickenham before, to play in such of such a big and enthusiastic crowd, and to face such challenging opposition. 

"Having started the season off with a win in Dubai, England are aiming to do the same this weekend and win in Paris. I am pleased that Andy and Delon both get a chance to play, having been part of the wider squad for London, and congratulate Rob Vickerman on earning his first England Sevens cap. "
 
England Sevens Squad for the IRB Paris Sevens -

Simon Amor (capt), Gloucester
Delon Armitage, London Irish
Geoff Appleford, London Irish
James Bailey, Gloucester
Ben Gollings, Sunnybank (Australia)
Richard Haughton, Saracens
Dan Hipkiss, Leicester Tigers
Will Matthews, Gloucester
Anthony Roques, London Irish
Rob Thirlby, Penzance & Newlyn
Rob Vickerman, Leeds Tykes
Andy Vilk, Northampton Saints
 
England's pool matches are:
12.28     England v. Canada
15.24     England v. Portugal
19.44     England v. Scotland