2017-18 World Sevens Series

[Stargazer]

Great video. Shows clearly why sevens requires different fitness levels and skills than XVs. Also shows why the AB7s could use a few players with more speed than many of the current players.

Nov 29, 2017

Watch: The beauty of Sevens from the sky

The nature of the Sevens game can be appreciated much more from the sky, where you can see just how difficult it is to contain players in open space.

[Stargazer]

That means he'll miss at least the first day of the Cape Town 7s this weekend. I assume Kurt Baker will take his place in the squad.

[Stargazer]

Dream teams of the Dubai 7s:

[antipodean]

@stargazer Says it al doesn't it? Hard to beat a team when they get three players into the team of the tournament to your one.

[Bones]

@antipodean I'd say that's a pretty debatable one too.

[Stargazer]

All Blacks 7s squad for the Cape Town Sevens:

1 Scott Curry
2 Tim Mikkelson
3 Teddy Stanaway
4 Joe Ravouvou
5 Dylan Collier
6 Vilimoni Koroi
7 Sam Dickson
8 Andrew Knewstubb
9 Regan Ware
10 Kurt Baker
11 Joe Webber
12 Sione Molia

So despite his suspension, Ravouvou is still in the squad. Kurt Baker has been added, too.
Tone Ng Shiu and Isaac Te Tamaki not in the squad, so either injured or dropped.

Pool games (in NZT):

Saturday 9 December
11.05pm: v USA

Sunday 10 December
2.26am: v Spain
6.12am: v Australia

LIVE on Sky Sport Pop-up 2 (ch 56 or Sky Sport 6) on Day 1 and on Sky Sport Pop-up (ch 57 or Sky Sport 7) on Day 2.

[Stargazer]

I hoped last week that things had changed for the better, but so far it looks like the 2016-2017 season all over again.

HT: USA 10 - 0 NZL

[JustAnotherFan]

@stargazer Game ain't over yet

[Stargazer]

Ware in the bin, and another penalty to the USA.

[Stargazer]

Now another try to the USA. 0 - 17 USA

[JustAnotherFan]

From USA not winning a game in Dubia.

[JustAnotherFan]

No ways

[Stargazer]

Full time:
USA 22 - 0 NZL

So disappointing. I used to get up at night to watch this team play; now, I'll just look up the results in the morning.

[Higgins]

Well, that was shite. Give them centralized training base etc and things will improve the soothsayers said. Well they have got them (along with a non New Zealander as a coach) and we see this result. It is a complete and utter embarrassment, getting down troued by a USA team, minus Perry Baker, that did not even win a single match last week. Hang your heads in shame all those involved in this fiasco.

[Stargazer]

@higgins I'm still hoping they will find some new players during the National 7s in January (maybe already spotted today during the Regionals).

[Stargazer]

Now that's razzle dazzle. We need someone like Senatla.

[JustAnotherFan]

Good come back against Spain. The match against Aus will be a decider. Great to see Baker back.

[Snowy]

Koroi really is a star in the making and didn't deserve the yellow, made a clear attempt to catch it. How anyone could say "deliberate knock down" sums up Joubert's reffing in sevens. I didn't mind him so much in 15's as there is usually a bit of time to come back from one of his shockers. Not so much in sevens.

[MajorRage]

You know your at risk going for it in sevens though so I wasn't too bothered.

The being inside the 10m when the Aussie knocked on taking the penalty tap was a ridiculous call though.

[Snowy]

@majorrage said in 2017-18 World Sevens Series:

The being inside the 10m when the Aussie knocked on taking the penalty tap was a ridiculous call though.

Yep.

Maybe Henning and co will reword the "deliberate knock down" law to " any unsuccessful attempt at an intercept will be penalty and yellow card".