2016-2017 World Sevens Series

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Ravouvou looking good again!

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And another try from the big man! 14 - 0 NZ

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Watching the tournament this weekend, I've noticed several players not wearing a mouth guard. That includes at least one NZ player ...

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That was hardly over the horizontal. Commentator's reaction way over the top. It wasn't that dangerous. Nevertheless, yellow for Knewstubb.

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Good win AB7s 21- 7. Through to the 5th place final against Argentina.

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Wow, this Cup SF is epic. SA was well ahead and the USA have managed to come back after regular time was up. Going to extra time now.

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The new men's core team for the 2017-2018 World Sevens Series is ... Spain!
They just beat Germany 12 to 7.

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Geez, only 9 of the 13 NZ squad members still able to play. So many injuries again! Wonder who they're going to call up for the Singapore Sevens next weekend.

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Ravouvou gets the first try of the 5th place final!

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Now a weird call from the ref, preventing NZ to take the quick tap after Argentina is penalised.

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@Stargazer said in 2016-2017 World Sevens Series:

Geez, only 9 of the 13 NZ squad members still able to play. So many injuries again! Wonder who they're going to call up for the Singapore Sevens next weekend.

Still playing:
Forbes, Dickson, Joass, Knewstubb, Koroi, Ravouvou, Ware, Molia, Waaka, Te Tamaki

Injured/ill: Curry, Mikkelson, Collier, Iopu-Aso

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AB7s beat Argentina 10 to 7 and finish 5th at the Hong Kong Sevens.

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Fiji, a class apart. So good!

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Fiji win the Hong Kong Sevens after beating South Africa 22-0!!
Fantastic final (well, for Fiji anyway)!

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SA Limping to the finishline with their 1st 7 all either on super rugby duty or injured.

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All Blacks 7s squad for the Singapore Sevens (men's tournament only):

DJ Forbes – Captain (Counties Manukau)
Sam Dickson (Canterbury)
Iopu Iopu-Aso (Taranaki)
Trael Joass ( Ta$man)
Andrew Knewstubb ( Ta$man)
Vilimoni Koroi (Otago)
Sione Molia (Counties Manukau)
Tone Ng Shiu ( Ta$man)
Joe Ravouvou (Auckland)
Beaudein Waaka (Taranaki)
Regan Ware (Bay of Plenty)
Joe Webber (Bay of Plenty)

Thirteenth player:
Lewis Ormond (Taranaki)

Traveling Reserve:
Teddy Stanaway (Bay of Plenty)

Not available:
Players not considered for selection due to injury are Dylan Collier (knee), Tim Mikkelson (shoulder) and Isaac Te Tamaki (knee). Regular Captain Scott Curry is also unavailable for this tournament due to a planned personal commitment.

Pool games:
Saturday 15 April 2017
5.14pm: v Scotland
8.12pm: v Wales

Sunday 16 April 2017
12.50am: v USA

Televised on Sky Sport Pop-up 1 (Channel 55)

http://www.allblacks.com/News/30623/four-changes-to-all-blacks-sevens-team-named-for-singapore

[KiwiMurph]

Woops @Stargazer beat me to it. @Bones won't be crying at Collier missing from the squad.

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@KiwiMurph Mikkelson and Curry being unavailable is definitely a bigger loss to the squad than Collier!

[Bones]

@Stargazer said in 2016-2017 World Sevens Series:

@KiwiMurph Mikkelson and Curry being unavailable is definitely a bigger loss to the squad than Collier!

As if! Turn it up! Collier is first name on the team sheet, dreadful loss, the coaches will be in pieces.

As an aside, am I right in thinking that the last 2 or 3 tournaments our only loss has been against the eventual winner?

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@Bones said in 2016-2017 World Sevens Series:

As an aside, am I right in thinking that the last 2 or 3 tournaments our only loss has been against the eventual winner?

Last 3 results.
We lost to SA 21-19 in HK, then SA went on to the final and got humped by Fiji (22-0 or something).
Vancouver we lost to England, who went on to win and beat SA I think. Tick.
Vegas we got beaten by both US and Fiji. SA won the tournament.

So you're close. If we lose we are losing to finalists at least (USA play off game aside).