2017-18 World Sevens Series

[Stargazer]

I didn't see the Cup QF and SF, but the BFs have made it to the Final in which they will, as expected, play Australia.

Cup QF: NZ 17 - 12 England
Cup SF: NZ 33 - 10 USA

The Final kicks off at 11.20am.
Live on Sky Sport pop-up 2.

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Tuned in late, but it's 7 - 0 to the BFs with 3 and a half minutes to go in the 1st half.

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Wow, now a great try to Ruby Tui! 12 - 0 NZ

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Geez, Williams is ferocious! Great turnover.

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Now Brazier over after a quick tap. Penalty was for a high tackle on Tui.

17 - 0 NZ. First half almost over.

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Bloody hell, this is brilliant. Aussies not releasing (again), quick tap Goss (?) and Woodman goes for a run.

Half time: NZ 22 - 0 Australia

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Aussies not having their day. Kick out on the full from the kick-off.

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Australian defence non-existent. Williams slices through the Aussie line and dots down. 27 - 0 NZ

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Now they knock-on. NZ putting good pressure on the Aussies. They're on fire!

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Now they're just toying with the Aussie girls. Behind the back pass from Blyde to Williams, who scores another try. It's a massacre.

34 - 0 with 2 minutes to go.

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Aussies again not releasing. Goss is the Boss. Try!

Record being broken. Old record against Australia was 28 - 5. Now it's 39 - 0.

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Brazier shows again she'd be good at football, too. Try after the hooter.

Black Ferns 7s win 46 - 0. That donut will taste good after what happened in Sydney! So dominant! Awesome!

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Winners are grinners!

With one more tournament to go (Paris), we're still in it, but grabbing the Series win won't be easy.

[Machpants]

Wow I'll have to find a replay on sky or rugby pass

[booboo]

@stargazer what's the points for different placings?

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@booboo said in 2017-18 World Sevens Series:

@stargazer what's the points for different placings?

In the women's series:

Cup Winner & Gold Medallist 20
Cup Finalist & Silver Medallist 18
Bronze Medal Match Winner 16
Bronze Medal Match Finalist 14
5th Place Match Winner 12
5th Place Match Finalist 10
5th Place Match Semi Finalist 8
5th Place Match Semi Finalist 8
Challenge Trophy Winner 4
Challenge Trophy Finalist 3
Challenge Trophy Semi-Finalist 2
Challenge Trophy Semi-Finalist 1

And the tie-break rules:

(b) Criteria of resolution
(i) In the event of two or more Teams being equal on points for any position on the
Series table, the Team which has the highest margin or points scored for and points
scored against in all the Series Matches shall be the higher ranked;
(ii) In the event of (i) above not providing a decision, the Team which has the best
difference between tries scored for and tries scored against in all its Series Matches
shall be the higher ranked;
(iii) In the event of (ii) above not providing a decision, the position on the Series table
will be considered equal (i.e. a tie).

So basically, the BFs need to win gold, and Australia must lose the SF, for the BFs to win the series. Points differential is well in NZ's favour.

[mimic]

@stargazer So the BFs need to be strategic in pool play to be on the same side of the draw as the Aussies..
If they can knock them off in the semis, they can then play on for the final..

I cant see anyone else beating the Aussies

[Stargazer]

@mimic Yes, although that would be a tricky strategy as they (obviously) can't control the performace of other teams. The three 1st placed, three 2nd placed and two best 3rd placed teams go through to the Cup QFs, so placing seems less predictable?

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All Blacks 7s travelling squad for the London Sevens (2-3 June) and Paris Sevens (9-10 June)

Kurt Baker (Manawatu) – co-captain
Dylan Collier (Waikato)
Scott Curry (Bay of Plenty)
Sam Dickson (Canterbury)
Tim Mikkelson (Waikato)
Sione Molia (Counties Manukau) - co-captain
Etene Nanai-Seturo (Counties Manukau)
Jona Nareki (Otago)
Tone Ng Shiu ( Ta$man)
Salesi Rayasi (Auckland)
Akuila Rokolisoa (Counties Manukau)
Bailey Simonsson (Bay of Plenty)
Regan Ware (Waikato)

Kurt Baker and Sione Molia will take up co-captaincy for the two tournaments as Coach Clark Laidlaw looks to build the leadership capabilities of the team. 

“We talk a lot about who leads and influences our team. Sione co-captained the team in Singapore so he was an obvious choice. Kurt is a big influence on our team environment so it is about developing him to assist us to grow the team. It’s a great opportunity for those two boys to grow and take charge of the team.” 

With several players unavailable for selection, Hong Kong debutants Bailey Simonsson, Salesi Rayasi and Jona Nareki are in line for their second tournament appearances while Regan Ware returns to add experience to the backline. 

Unavailable for selection: Andrew Knewstubb, Vilimoni Koroi, Amanaki Nicole, Ngarohi McGarvey-Black, Joe Ravouvou, Joe Webber.

http://www.allblacks.com/News/32468/all-blacks-sevens-changes-to-bring-edge

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All Blacks 7s squad for this weekend's London Sevens:

1 Scott Curry
2 Tim Mikkelson
3 Tone Ng Shiu
4 Salesi Rayasi
5 Dylan Collier
6 Akuila Rokolisoa
7 Sam Dickson
8 Jona Nareki
9 Regan Ware
10 Kurt Baker – co captain
11 Etene Nanai-Seturo
12 Sione Molia – co captain

Experienced players Scott Curry, Sam Dickson and Regan Ware all return to the playing 12 after missing the Singapore Sevens and complement the young talent of Jona Nareki and Salesi Rayasi who are set for their second World Series cap.

Pool games:
9.58pm v Scotland (Saturday)
1.04am v Argentina (Sunday)
4.32am v Fiji (Sunday)

LIVE on Sky Sport Pop-up (channel 57 / Sky Sport 7)

http://www.allblacks.com/News/32499/all-blacks-sevens-team-named-for-london-sevens