2016-2017 World Sevens Series

[antipodean]

What an amazing pass - the one inside to set up that final try.

[KiwiMurph]

Nice early impact on attack by Ravouvou. Not sure he can defend much but nice to have some more attacking mojo out there. Iopu Aso was terrible.

[Stargazer]

Good to see NZ win their first game 19 to 7. Didn't look to become such a score at half time. Ravouvou looked promising, Waakaa made a big impact off the bench, too. Not so good to see Mikkelson leaving the field injured; hopefully it's not too bad. He was easily the best player on the field.

[Stargazer]

Some of these Fijian players are so huge! No way of stopping them, esp for these Japanese players!

[Stargazer]

Didn't see the game, but the AB7s have just smashed Japan 40 to 14.

[KiwiMurph]

Iopu Aso gets carded - he's the new Collier.

[Stargazer]

Te tamaki should have scored himself.

[Stargazer]

NZ lose 14-17 to Fiji but will still play the Cup QF.

[Bones]

Holy fucking shitballs. Anyone know how much Te Tamaki had on Fiji to win?

[hydro11]

That bloody game. We should have won it. A bit salty that the ref didn't hand Fiji a yellow for persistent penalties but we had our chance to win it.

[Snowy]

@hydro11 said in 2016-2017 World Sevens Series:

A bit salty that the ref didn't hand Fiji a yellow for persistent penalties but we had our chance to win it.

That was a bullshit call that gave Fiji the penalty (and then the try) just before half time as well. How he saw an obstruction / crossing there beggars belief and could have ended in a try to NZ. Conceivably a 14 point error by Craig Evans who I would prefer never reffed NZ again. Only his 12th match so could improve - he needs to.

WTF Te Tamaki...

[Snowy]

@Stargazer said in 2016-2017 World Sevens Series:

will still play the Cup QF

Against Sth Africa.

[Bones]

@Snowy Te Tamaki fucked up. Nothing to do with the ref.

[Snowy]

@Bones It was a separate comment. Hence the new paragraph.

[Bones]

@Snowy yup, but the losing of that game was Te Tamaki....

[Snowy]

@Bones said in 2016-2017 World Sevens Series:

@Snowy yup, but the losing of that game was Te Tamaki....

One of the reasons - and the final one.

[Stargazer]

AB7s v Blitzbokke Cup QF at 4:06pm (Sky Sport 6)

[Stargazer]

NZ robbed! How could the TMO and ref award that try. Didn't even look at the right footage (too late).

[Stargazer]

Shithouse. SA win 21 to 19.

[antipodean]

@Stargazer The standard of refereeing in 7s is woeful.