Invitational, provincial, local & school sevens tournaments
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@stargazer I expected more new names in the team this year. Is Koroi injured? Without him who is the playmaker I wonder?
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@daffy-jaffy I expected more new players, too. I'm disappointed they've again selected players like Collier and Stanaway. Change takes time, I guess.
The playmaker? Good question, maybe the only newbie? Waaka isn't there, either.
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@stargazer said in Invitational, provincial, local & school sevens tournaments:
@daffy-jaffy I expected more new players, too. I'm disappointed they've again selected players like Collier and Stanaway. Change takes time, I guess.
The playmaker? Good question, maybe the only newbie? Waaka isn't there, either.
But I expect instant wonder results, we do have a foreign outside super coach remember.
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The All Blacks 7s Development team have lost their first game of the Silicon Valley Sevens to Chile 0-7. Didn't see the game, but there's an article about the loss on stuff (see below). Apparently, Mason Emerson is in the squad and came close to scoring for NZ; not sure which player has dropped out.
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The livestream to the Silicon Valley Sevens can be found on the USA Sevens Rugby FB page:
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@stargazer said in Invitational, provincial, local & school sevens tournaments:
It looks like Chile's win over the NZ 7s Dev team is not coincidence. They're also smashing the Tongan team at the moment. Great to see a team from outside the core nations doing well, even if it's a tourney without the strongest senior teams.
I agree with your sentiments but surely the NZ B team should be expected to roll a rugby powerhouse like Chile but about thirty or forty. Can you remind us who comprised the appointment panel that decided who would take over from Sir Gordon Teitjens, questions must be asked. Hell I'd even back Mr. C. Philpott to get a better result against Chile than that.
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NZ7s Dev team lose 12 - 24 to the USA. So many work-ons, but let's start with tackling.
To their defence, a lot of the NZ players have only come out of Mitre 10 Cup a few weeks ago, so haven't had much time together as a team and haven't trained much 7s. -
New livestream link for Silicon Valley Sevens:
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After a good break from Houston, Hyland scores just before the hooter goes. Full time: 34-0 to NZ.
Commentator refers to NZ and Tonga as the "South Sea Islands".
Thanks to New Zealand's positive points differential, they are still going through to the Cup Quarter Finals, despite two losses. A bit weird, but hopefully they'll play better tomorrow.
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The AB7s Development team will play the Aussies in the Cup QF of the Silicon Valley Sevens at 9:04am.
Not much hope of winning if they play like they did yesterday, esp. with the Aussies finishing first.Livestream:
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@stargazer said in Invitational, provincial, local & school sevens tournaments:
NZ destroyed by Australia. Not sure whether this is a full strenght Aussie team, but losing 40 - 7 is embarrassing.
After another loss to Fiji (15-26), the AB7s Dev team went on to beat Japan 26 - 5 to finish 7th overall. Yuck!
