2017-18 World Sevens Series

[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?

[Stargazer]

@bovidae Yeah, they said that when they ran up the field. He's there, he was on the bench, but during the warm-up they concluded he wasn't good enough to play. Hope he'll be good to go for the next game. We need the points.

[Stargazer]

The AB7s will play Kenya in the 5th place semi-final at 8:06pm.

[Snowy]

@bovidae said in 2017-18 World Sevens Series:

Was Mikkelson injured?

We were missing quite a bit of experience to finish that. No Curry, Dickson, Mikkelson, Webber. No play makers in Koroi, Knewstubb.

Is Regan Ware injured too?

So overall that wasn't too bad from the newbies I reckon. Just Baker being a moron that cost them really. I don't go with the good and bad thing - he is flakey and unreliable.

[Bovidae]

@snowy said in 2017-18 World Sevens Series:

Is Regan Ware injured too?

Paternity leave.

[Stargazer]

Missed the beginning of the game. It's currently 7 all in the 5th place semi between the AB7s and Kenya.

[Stargazer]

Try Collier. 12 - 7 NZ

[Stargazer]

Commentator: "Nice offload". It wasn't. It was a shit offload. I sometimes wonder what they're looking at.

Half time: NZ 12 - 7 Kenya

[Stargazer]

Good, patient play from the AB7s. Try Joass. 17 - 7 NZ

[Stargazer]

Knock-on from Nareki, now followed by a knock-on from Kenya.

Edit: apparently not, Kenya got the scrum.

[Stargazer]

Kenya knock on again. 20 seconds left.

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Full time: NZ 17 - 7 Kenya.

The AB7s are through to the 5th place final against either Spain or Samoa.

[Stargazer]

The AB7s will play Samoa for 5th place at 11.11pm.

Samoa just beat Spain 24 - 7.

[booboo]

@stargazer said in 2017-18 World Sevens Series:

Commentator: "Nice offload". It wasn't. It was a shit offload. I sometimes wonder what they're looking at.

Half time: NZ 12 - 7 Kenya

An "offload" invariably gets described as "nice" regardless of whether it is or not.

[JustAnotherFan]

Well done Japan. Beating Argies.

[ACT Crusader]

Good build up there for our 3rd try right on HT.

NZ 17-10 Samoa

[ACT Crusader]

Entertaining game. We win 36-17

[Stargazer]

Black Ferns 7s team for the Langford Sevens

1 Ruby Tui (Bay of Plenty)
2 Shakira Baker (Waikato)
3 Stacey Waaka (Waikato)
4 Niall Williams (Auckland)
5 Sarah Goss (Manawatu) – captain
6 Michaela Blyde (Bay of Plenty)
7 Tyla Nathan-Wong (Auckland)
8 Kelly Brazier (Bay of Plenty)
9 Terina Te Tamaki (Waikato)
10 Theresa Fitzpatrick (Auckland)
11 Portia Woodman (Counties Manukau)
12 Tenika Willison (Waikato)
13 Risi Pouri-Lane ( Ta$man)

Tui’s return, and the inclusion of Waikato’s Terina Te Tamaki, are the only changes to the team that secured gold at the Kitakyushu Sevens last month.

Pool games

Sunday, 13 May
8.20am: v Brazil
10.14am: v England
1.06pm: v Fij

Where to watch?

Only the finals seem to be televised (Sky Pop-up 2/channel 56).
All pool games, quarter finals and semi-finals are streamed live on Sky Go.

http://www.allblacks.com/News/32403/ruby-tui-returns-for-black-ferns-sevens

[Stargazer]

Didn't watch the game, but the Black Ferns 7s smashed Brazil 51 - 0 this morning.

England, our next opponent, lost to Fiji (14 - 24).