2019-2020 World Sevens Series

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Yessss! Try Williams.

21 - 7 BF7s

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Awesome! Try Fitzpatrick!

28 - 7 BF7s

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Hotham on.

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Saili scores after the hooter. This team is so good. Tactically very good, great skills, very well-coached.

FT: NZ 33 - 7 Canada

The Black Ferns 7s win gold again!!

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It's really pissing down during this game. Doesn't seem to bother the players.

That was a great try to Fiji.

Fiji leads 12 to 5.

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Fiji win the Sydney Sevens after beating South Africa 12 to 10! It was a tough game, but SA made too many mistakes.

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So is it another sudden death pool set up in LA?

[Snowy]

@Machpants said in 2019-2020 World Sevens Series:

So is it another sudden death pool set up in LA?

Aren't they all now? It is also shit.

Sevens is fickle (and lots of competitive teams these days) so losing one pool game and being out of contention sucks. I actually didn't bother watching over the weekend for the first time in many years. The format must have been done by the same guy that gave us super rugby recently.

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@Machpants said in 2019-2020 World Sevens Series:

So is it another sudden death pool set up in LA?

I don't think so, but I haven't seen the draw, yet.

[Snowy]

@Stargazer said in 2019-2020 World Sevens Series:

@Machpants said in 2019-2020 World Sevens Series:

So is it another sudden death pool set up in LA?

I don't think so, but I haven't seen the draw, yet.

I looked for the draw but couldn’t find it either. They usually do it at the tournament before don’t they?

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@Snowy Usually soon after the previous tournament, so I expect it some time this week.

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The draw for the Los Angeles Sevens (Sun 1- Mon 2 March in NZT) has been released. They are following the old format that includes Cup QFs.

Pools
A - Fiji, Argentina, France and Korea (invit team)
B - South Africa, Ireland, Canada and Kenya
C - USA, Australia, Scotland and Samoa
D - England, New Zealand, Wales and Spain

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All Blacks 7s pool games (in NZT):

Sun 1 March 2020
6.45am: v Wales
9.41am: v Spain
1.21pm: v England

[booboo]

@Stargazer said in 2019-2020 World Sevens Series:

The draw for the Los Angeles Sevens (Sun 1- Mon 2 March in NZT) has been released. They are following the old format that includes Cup QFs.

Pools
A - Fiji, Argentina, France and Korea (invit team)
B - South Africa, Ireland, Canada and Kenya
C - USA, Australia, Scotland and Samoa
D - England, New Zealand, Wales and Spain

Yay.

Do we assume the girls aren't playing (especially given they've already played in the States in Glendale).

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@booboo Yes, the next two tournaments - Los Angeles and Vancouver (7-8 March) - are only played in the men's Series.

The women play again in Hong Kong (3-5 April), which is a combined tournament.

[Machpants]

@Stargazer but three days so hopefully long format edit maybe not tho, always 3 days with extra teams

[Bovidae]

From what I read WR is concerned about sustaining fan interest for a 3-day combined event so I think you are only going to see those for marquee tournaments like Dubai and HK in the future.

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@Machpants nearly boobooed myself by saying exactly that ... great minds ...

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@Machpants Extra teams? There's one invitational team at every tournament. Or wasn't that what you meant?

Invitational teams:
Glendale (women): Japan
Dubai (men): Japan
Dubai (women): Japan
Cape Town (men): Japan
Capet Town (women): South Africa
Hamilton (men): Japan (it was supposed to be Tonga initially)
Hamilton (women): China
Sydney (men): Japan (initially: Tonga)
Sydney (women): Japan
LA (men): South Korea