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  • antipodeanA Offline
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    TBH I don't know why the USA don't develop a more obvious gameplan of make some space for Isles.

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    Goodness, when is obviously in touch not in touch? The frog was clearly over the sideline.

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    @Higgins Yep, a terrible decision.

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    Some phenomenal athletes on display in the USA Fiji match.

    They showed Ben Ryan before, prancing about like he owns the whole fucking thing. God I dislike that bloke. Sells the wonderful narrative that Fiji were nothing but a dustbowl of average blokes after NZ had gone through and raped the whole country of all rugby talent, which he single handedly turned around into Olympic champions.

    Most over rated rugby person on the entire fucking planet. Fuck off you ginger twat.

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    7s can be hard to watch with the standard of reffing

    That Fiji v Argies game was probably the pick of the games so far.

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    The reffing this weekend was appalling so many errors it’s like there using 7s to test how there refs are

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    @mikey07 said in 2018-2019 World Sevens Series:

    The reffing this weekend was appalling so many errors it’s like there using 7s to test how there refs are

    Put it this way; Rasta was considered a good 7s ref.

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    @antipodean 😂😂😂

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    If Eddie Nketia sticks with rugby, I can see him being involved in the NZ7s environment next year.

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    @Dolamite or the Aussie 7s team...

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    #459

    What sort of car€€r$ are there in sevens, though, lads?

    NZ or Aus, I wouldn't have thought especially mu¢h.

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    @Kiap guessing more than sprinting unless you are world class? From what I have read the kid is not expected to be a world force at senior level because he is not the quickest starter, so 200m might be his best bet.

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    @Crazy-Horse said in 2018-2019 World Sevens Series:

    @Kiap guessing more than sprinting unless you are world class? From what I have read the kid is not expected to be a world force at senior level because he is not the quickest starter, so 200m might be his best bet.

    On the other hand, if he's running that quick without a good start, imagine how fast he'll be when he cracks the starting.

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    @Crazy-Horse Yeah, world class is fair likely out of reach for now. But best in the country, particularly if he can eventually crack 10 sec, might still bring some pretty decent sponsorship deals.

    Could aim at being the next Perry Baker but I reckon he took at least three years to establish himself, and the 7s squad guys aren't on a big baseline wedge - many average working joes willing to put in hours would make more.

    A more likely trajectory IMO would be to give sprinting a shot first. After 3-4 years he can still have a go at a contact sport like rugby.

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    @Kiap said in 2018-2019 World Sevens Series:

    @Crazy-Horse Yeah, world class is fair likely out of reach for now. But best in the country, particularly if he can eventually crack 10 sec, might still bring some pretty decent sponsorship deals.

    Could aim at being the next Perry Baker but I reckon he took at least three years to establish himself, and the 7s squad guys aren't on a big baseline wedge - many average working joes willing to put in hours would make more.

    A more likely trajectory IMO would be to give sprinting a shot first. After 3-4 years he can still have a go at a contact sport like rugby.

    He already has rugby experience from what I understand so I am guessing that gives him a head start on Perry Baker, whom I am assuming had to learn the game from scratch.

    I am expecting the Aussies will get their grubby little hands on him anyway. He would be their best bet for money.

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    6th, FFS

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    @Machpants Yup. Kurt Baker getting yellow at 14 all and time almost up. Argies scored in 16th minute.

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    @Machpants said in 2018-2019 World Sevens Series:

    6th, FFS

    Terrible all weekend with such basic errors you wonder if they're the same guys that played so well earlier in the year.

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    Former French international, Sebastian Chabal was part of the "entertainment" at the Hong Kong 7s:

    And if you can't get enough of that, Old Sea Bass has done a video:

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    @sparky said in 2018-2019 World Sevens Series:

    Former French international, Sebastian Chabal was part of the "entertainment" at the Hong Kong 7s:

    And if you can't get enough of that, Old Sea Bass has done a video:

    Jesus Christ.......

    Chabal would be a terrific bass player with those massive mitts of his though.

    I'm also gonna go out and say that this is better than the original. I was in the Hawkes Bay doing some vineyards over the weekend and there was a poster for the Proclaimers who played recently and look like a pair of old lesbians.

    Can anyone imagine actually sitting through a Proclaimers concert ? you'd spend the whole time waiting for "500 Miles" and they'd play it last.

    ....and while it's a catchy singalong song it's actually really shit.

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