2016-2017 World Sevens Series

[Bones]

Awesome! Much better from the boys, real intensity in attack and especially defence. Forbes was huge as we're Dickson and Webber, the old boys standing up. Nice confidence from Houston!

[Crash]

Houston - we have lift off!

[ACT Crusader]

@Crash said in 2016-2017 World Sevens Series:

Houston - we have lift off!

The English commentator got worked up after that try, "Houston, we don't have a problem".

It was a great effort I thought especially given we were down a man.

[KiwiMurph]

So Samoa finish 13th overall in Titch's first season. A bit tough with Titch not coaching the first couple of tournaments but Samoa will be paying him a decent figure so they would have hoped for better I would have thought.

[Stargazer]

Wrong decision. That pass wasn't forward.
C'mon guys, don't give it away!!

[Stargazer]

Oh, fuck.

[Stargazer]

What a disgrace. The ref completely fucked the AB7s over.

[Stargazer]

NZ penalised for having 8 men on the field because Scotland started the play quickly while the NZ player was still leaving the field. Total joke. Unbelievable. This has cost them the semi-final.

[KiwiMurph]

NZ 7s completely blew that. You could see it coming. Sums up their season completely.

[Stargazer]

@KiwiMurph Don't think they blew it. The ref did.

[JustAnotherFan]

Why you blaming the ref?

[KiwiMurph]

@Stargazer They conceded 4 tries in the second half. They bottled it. For a second I thought the Stormers v Blues ref Van Heerden was reffing when Dickson smashed a scot in the face and didnt get yellowed.

[Stargazer]

@JustAnotherFan Because he penalised the AB7s for something that wasn't their fault (that a player who was subbed off was still on the field when the Scots took the quick tap & the AB7s were deemed to be "playing" with 8 men which was absolutely nonsense). If anyone is to blame, it's the sideline official who let the new player on before the other player had left the field.

That penalty enabled the Scots to score a try.

[JustAnotherFan]

Then blame the sideline official. Not the ref. But rules are rules. It is not 7 vs 8. NZ got away with it 2 years ago and won the game. So to be honest. Suck it up.

[Stargazer]

@JustAnotherFan Two wrongs doesn't make it right.

[Stargazer]

Anyway, this was just a recruitment and testing year. Hopefully, the new coach can do better next season with a few new and better players. This season was already lost.

[JustAnotherFan]

@Stargazer said in 2016-2017 World Sevens Series:

@JustAnotherFan Two wrongs doesn't make it right.

The previous one was why they have become stringent on it. NZ 7s need to come back from this season. They are being left behind a bit.

[Stargazer]

@JustAnotherFan That's because NZR doesn't give enough priority to sevens. Mismanagement IMO. Also completely stupid to hire a new coach who can only start after the season and appointing an incompetent interim coach.

[KiwiMurph]

That's not the first time NZ have been run down from a big lead this season. Happened multiple times - almost happened in pool play vs Canada.

[Higgins]

@Stargazer said in 2016-2017 World Sevens Series:

@JustAnotherFan That's because NZR doesn't give enough priority to sevens. Mismanagement IMO. Also completely stupid to hire a new coach who can only start after the season and appointing an incompetent interim coach.

Please explain where the lack of priority is. If it is player availability then you cannot force a player to play 7s if they prefer to play proper rugby instead. A 7s contract can be offered to prospective players but there is no compulsion on them to accept it.