Sevens star Dan Norton: 'We gave 10 years to the RFU – it was gutting' | Paul Rees

England’s record-breaking sevens tryscorer is grateful to London Irish after the RFU ended their contracts on ZoomDan Norton started the year with the dream of winning a gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics but he will finish it hoping for a silver lining in Brentford, London Irish’s new home next season.The 32-year-old Norton joined Irish this month, nine years after his last appearance in the 15-a-side version of the game having made his name in sevens. He scored more than 350 tries for England – a World Series record – but when the coronavirus lockdown forced the Rugby Football Union to mothbal…