2017-18 World Sevens Series

Stargazer

Why did it take the ref so long to call "maul"? Because the Canadians refused to join? It seems ridiculous that they had to carry the player off the field.

antipodean

@stargazer said in 2017-18 World Sevens Series:

Why did it take the ref so long to call "maul"? Because the Canadians refused to join?

Exactly. Needs another attacker to join: It consists of a ball-carrier and at least one player from each team, bound together and on their feet.

Stargazer

Great break from Ravouvou and Kurt Baker puts NZ on the board!

5 - 0 NZ

Stargazer

I really dislike this ref. Pedantic twat.

Stargazer

Try Fiji in the corner. 5 all

Stargazer

Now it's Joass, who sets up the try for Baker. They're looking good.

12 - 5 NZ

Stargazer

Fiji in again. This game is going fast.

Half time: NZ 12 - 10 Fiji

Stargazer

Geez, Baker loses the ball less than a metre from the Fiji try line and Fiji scores at the other side of the field. Fiji now leads 15 to 12.

Stargazer

Try Ravouvou in the corner!

It's 17 all!

Stargazer

The conversion is good. 19 - 17 NZ

Stargazer

And again, a mistake from Baker leads to a try to Fiji.

22 - 19 Fiji

Donsteppa

Fiji punish a casual missed touch.

Stargazer

Conversion is good: 24 - 19 Fiji

Donsteppa

Dumb flick pass to no-one. NZ really didn't want to win that one...

Stargazer

McGarvey-Black why, oh, why, that no-look pass?

Fiji wins and goes through to the semis. NZ will play in the 5th place semis.

Bovidae

Two more Baker specials. There is no middle ground with him - good or absolute crap.

Stargazer

@donsteppa They were way too casual, as if it was a training match. I'd be very angry if I were the coach. They were good enough to win this.

Steven Harris

@donsteppa Baker is prone to the dumb arse play or mistake,been around the sevens scene for a while and still coming up with similar mistakes..time to ship him on

Stargazer

@bovidae said in 2017-18 World Sevens Series:

Two more Baker specials. There is no middle ground with him - good or absolute crap.

I disagree. He also scored two of the tries. He mixes up good and bad in one game. That's middle ground to me.

Bovidae

He's made missing touch from a penalty into an artform.

Was Mikkelson injured?

The Silver Fern

2017-18 World Sevens Series