NZ Sevens 2024-25

[NTA]

@KiwiMurph said in NZ Sevens 2024-25:

You have to wonder if the entire 7s series is in trouble? There is nobody in the crowd

Giving it to Perth was a mistake IMHO.

[Snowy]

@Bones said in NZ Sevens 2024-25:

Then you have the veterans playing worse than the newbies.

NZ coaches seem to be incapable of bringing in new blood or letting their regulars go. Seen it in the ABs, Black Caps and sevens. It's shit.

[Bones]

Regan fucking Ware doing his best to be at the heart of every loss.

[Bones]

My god that's about as bad as reffing can get, player on the ground grabs the ball and never getting up, throws it into midfield.

[Bones]

Every bloody game, we have at least one player having a shocker (usually a vet). This time it's both Ware and Knewstubb, with cameos from Collier.

Something is rotten.

[NTA]

There has been some shit refereeing in the games I've seen but fuck me you've got to make your tackles

[Bones]

Cherry on top, Ormond knocks himself out without even making the tackle.

[Steven Harris]

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[KiwiMurph]

If we are going to lose then at least play the newbies and fuck these past it vets off

[Bones]

@KiwiMurph said in NZ Sevens 2024-25:

If we are going to lose then at least play the newbies and fuck these past it vets off

I don't recall seeing a men's 7s team playing worse. The players, skill, etc are all there, but just playing like numpties and don't seem to want to be there.

"Through the hands" doesn't seem to be the best attacking style either.

[Canerbry]

And then we look all pace and skill in the 9th place "final".

[KiwiMurph]

@Canerbry said in NZ Sevens 2024-25:

And then we look all pace and skill in the 9th place "final".

Amazing what happens when you start three talented 19 year olds and give them some rope.

All 3 had top games

[Machpants]

Comes down to it, who gives a fuck? I'm disappointed but don't care beyond any game/sport that NZ don't win. It's only 7s, and the worst of it is that the morons in NZR decided to give them the abs moniker. Now Uruguay have beaten the abs.

But still, as pointed out, this is another continuity pick destroying a great legacy in 7s.

[Bones]

@Canerbry said in NZ Sevens 2024-25:

And then we look all pace and skill in the 9th place "final".

Let's not fall into the trap of getting ahead of ourselves again...

[Bovidae]

The game against Fiji highlighted perfectly the problem with the AB7s. A decent start and throw away the game at 5-7 with mistake after mistake.

Kunawave showed his inexperience with some poor options. I was surprised that Cama started both newbie wingers. Not that it helped!

[Bones]

Hoping before the next tournament someone can introduce the ABs to the concept of tackling.

[Bones]

Christ on a bike, Ware's handling skills make Shields look like DC

[Bovidae]

Some rookie mistakes by the newbies in the 1st half.

[Bones]

@Bovidae said in NZ Sevens 2024-25:

Some rookie mistakes by the newbies in the 1st half.

Mathis meekly going into touch twice, plus the bobble pass to Ware and the pass straight into touch is quite the achievement in less than ten minutes.

[Bones]

Also weird to have two guys out there with such similar names. Frank Varnookoo and Frank Vaenuku.