NZ Sevens 2024-25

[RoninWC]

Bloody amazing year from the Women!
Head and shoulders above the rest of the world, winning 4 of 6 tournaments plus the championship.

And well done to Jorga Miller, doulbe awards, Player of the Final as well as Women's Player of the Year!

It is scary just how good she is and how much better she might well get, absoultely deserved!

As for the Men, best not to mention them except to say this tournament was one of their better ones given a third place finish, their first podium finish for the season.

[canefan]

@KiwiPie said in NZ Sevens 2024-25:

Watched some highlights of the Black Ferns from the first day, some new faces appeared because of the players joining the 15s squad - all the newbies looked very impressive

Polar opposite from the mens program

[Steven Harris]

@canefan Paying a high price for no National 7s you would have regional club 7s then regional provicial 7s and then the national 7s
No pathways being created .

[Bovidae]

The BF7s were all class again. Sarah Hirini might be my favourite rugby player at the moment. Loved her reaction when she scored the late try and dropping the f-bomb in the interview. Maddi Levi wasn't a factor in the final as great defence meant she hardly touched the ball.

The AB7s showed the best and worst of themselves across the 5 games. A failure to take chances cost them a win against Spain but they defended really well against Aust. Shat the bed with SA. 3rd is better than most expected.

[Machpants]

@Bovidae said in NZ Sevens 2024-25:

3rd is better than most expected.

And as it is winner takes all, they ended up 3rd overall, right? Ladder doesn't count

[Bones]

@Machpants said in NZ Sevens 2024-25:

@Bovidae said in NZ Sevens 2024-25:

3rd is better than most expected.

And as it is winner takes all, they ended up 3rd overall, right? Ladder doesn't count

Does it work like that, or is that only for the winner?

[Bovidae]

It's a stupid format. Argentina were the best men's team and NZ the best women's team.

And speaking of the format, more changes for next season.

worldrugby.org

World Rugby unveils evolved SVNS model | World Rugby

World Rugby has confirmed an evolved HSBC SVNS competition model designed to deliver long-term financial sustainability and grow the global reach of rugby sevens in the lead-up to the LA 2028 Olympics

[Machpants]

Very stupid. 7s is a game that had a lot of randomness due to its open nature, it suits a ladder

[Machpants]

Devolved hosting model enables scalable, cost-effective event delivery and increased competitiveness

Glad they've seen that flying a whole bunch of WR employees to each event is a dumb idea

[KiwiPie]

How about putting the vowels back in you illiterate fuckwits? SVNS my arse.

[Bones]

@KiwiPie said in NZ Sevens 2024-25:

How about putting the vowels back in you illiterate fuckwits? SVNS my arse.

RS

[Bovidae]

Not a bad year.

[Chester Draws]

Now do the men's!

[Bovidae]

@Chester-Draws said in NZ Sevens 2024-25:

Now do the men's!

There would be fuck all black in the graphic! This season they had their worst ever win %.

[nonpartizan]

Looks like Ireland have shut down their sevens side for reasons of financial sustainability.

That's a shame, they started from scratch and put together a competitive side.