2020-2021 World Sevens Series

[booboo]

@Machpants said in 2020-2021 World Sevens Series:

@Stargazer yup England have already done it. Progress that, despite even the Olympics, 7s is just a side show. Ditch it, sand tens, nines, all the other crap like thirteens. Concentrate in real core value rugby

[Snowy]

@booboo said in 2020-2021 World Sevens Series:

@Machpants said in 2020-2021 World Sevens Series:

@Stargazer yup England have already done it. Progress that, despite even the Olympics, 7s is just a side show. Ditch it, sand tens, nines, all the other crap like thirteens. Concentrate in real core value rugby

Sniggered at that too.

[Bones]

@Machpants said in 2020-2021 World Sevens Series:

@Stargazer yup England have already done it. Proves that, despite even the Olympics, 7s is just a side show. Ditch it, and tens, nines, all the other crap like thirteens. Concentrate in real core value rugby

I couldn't disagree more. Setting up a 7s programme at my old club was excellent - gave plenty of us something else to do in summer and gave us a good core of fit, tight players in the prems that was very successful following that "inaugural" setup.

[Machpants]

@Bones Oh I'm not talking about amatuer level, touch, 7s etc are great for that. But the pro money is in 15s, and men's at that ATM. Everything else is a drain, so with the world economy wrecked, we need to concentrate pro at 15s

[Bones]

@Machpants I had no idea it is. So it costs WR to run the 7s?

[Machpants]

@Bones for sure, they make all their money on RWC and spend it on everything else. NZR makes loses on all rugby apart from ABs, franchises sometimes break even but they have disbursements from NZR (who get the money from ABs 15s).

[Bovidae]

Sevens is seen by WR as a way to promote rugby in emerging rugby nations. It can't be all about tier 1 nations.

[Snowy]

HSBC might be a bit upset at their investment in sevens and I doubt that it is a drain on WR?

Can you back that up @Machpants ? They have some hugely successful tournaments - some not so much.

[Machpants]

@Snowy nah can't find the article that was analysing the books. Google fail

[Kiap]

I think Wales were the lowest core team and WR might've tried to keep them in by dropping relegation.

So, with England out, does the Twickenham Sevens fold as well?

[Machpants]

England might still field a 7s team but they'll be 'amateur'/ not paid full time. The full time 7s paid gig is pretty new anyway

[Stargazer]

The 2021 Hamilton and Sydney Sevens have been called off.

World Rugby media release: https://www.world.rugby/sevens-series/news/583528/rugby-sevens-boosted-by-preparation-investment-ahead-of-olympic-games

[mikey07]

@Stargazer disappointing but fully understandable given the circumstances I’m assuming we won’t get any 7s at all

[Stargazer]

[Daffy Jaffy]

[booboo]

Opotiki?

[Bones]

Opotiki?

[booboo]

Don't get me wrong. I quite like the idea of the teams going out to the small towns. Just seems really random, but suppose no more or less random than anywhere else.

[ARHS]

Has there been any squad or contracted announcement? Saw a face in video clip of a newbie from the event at Blake Park but can't remember his name.

[Stargazer]

@ARHS I haven't seen an announcement, but maybe the new faces are the guys they picked from Ignite 7s?