2017-18 World Sevens Series

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All Blacks 7s squad for the Singapore Sevens

1 Tone Ng Shiu
2 Tim Mikkelson
3 Trael Joass
4 Joe Ravouvou
5 Dylan Collier
6 Akuila Rokolisoa
7 Teddy Stanaway
8 Andrew Knewstubb
9 Etene Nanai-Seturo
10 Ngarohi McGarvey-Black
11 Kurt Baker
12 Sione Molia
13 Jona Nareki

Several changes from the Commonwealth Games winning squad have been required, with Scott Curry (injury), Sam Dickson (injury), Joe Webber (illness), Regan Ware (parental leave) and Vilimoni Koroi (New Zealand under 20s) all unavailable.

Exciting backs Ngarohi McGarvey-Black and Joe Ravouvou return to the squad, while the hard-working Teddy Stanaway and Tone Ng Shiu bolster the forward park.

Pool games
Saturday 28 April (NZT)
3.22pm v Wales
6.50pm v Australia
10.16pm v Scotland

Live on SKY Sport Pop Up 2 (Sky Sport 6/Channel 56)

http://www.allblacks.com/News/32340/all-blacks-sevens-team-named-for-singapore

Bones

Both Curry and Dickson out is a huge loss.

Stargazer

The AB7s lead 17 - 7 at half time. Tries scored by Ravouvou, Collier and Baker.

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Full time: 32 - 7. Second half tries to Joass, Nanai-Seturo and Ng Shiu. Very easy game against a very weak opponent.

The next game will probably test them more.

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Samoa had most of the possession during the first half, but couldn't get through the South African defence. SA had only one chance and took it. Awesome try to Werner Kok.

HT: SA 7 - 0 Samoa

Interesting stats:

Tackles made: SA 17, Samoa 0
Tackles missed: SA 10, Samoa 1 (the one that led to SA's try)

Stargazer

Awesome try from Motuga. Finally a try to Samoa, who actually look better than SA.

JustAnotherFan

Can't believe Samoa stuffed that up by taking too long at the kick off, get penalized and Blitz come back and score with a converted try in the corner 19-5

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Full time:

South Africa 26 - 5 Samoa

This is a score that doesn't do justice to Samoa, that looked the better team for most of the game, except the last 90 seconds in which SA scored two great tries.

Samoa deserved more. The South African team that we saw in this game is definitely beatable.

JustAnotherFan

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Awesome try from Motuga. Finally a try to Samoa, who actually look better than SA.

Sportsman always say ... look at the scoreboard

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Australia with the first try. NZ haven't had the ball yet. Eventually, the Aussies found a hole in the defence.

5-0 Oz

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Errrr, another try to the Aussies. Our defence is leaky.

12 - 0 Australia

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Great try from Joass, but another NZ player injured? Knewstubb?

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Half time: NZ 7 - 12 Aus

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Stats:

Tackles made:
NZ 17 - 5
Tackles missed:
NZ 4 -0
Passes completed:
10 - 26 Aus

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Total fuck--up from the ref. Penalising Baker for ... nothing.

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woweeee. Try Collier, but whoever made the chip kick before that (McGarvey-Black?) deserves the credit! 12 all

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Damn, try Australia. 90 secs to go.

The Silver Fern

2017-18 World Sevens Series