Invitational, provincial, local & school sevens tournaments
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Was kinda neat watching from behind the players benches yesterday. This is a great development event. Spreading the pro's across the teams is a great idea. Collier looked great at priming his team mates. Brazier and Hirini looked like great leaders too. Finals could go any way. Some of the newbies lacked confidence yesterday so continuity and team patterns were compromised. But I think these will be much better today and looking forward to seeing it.
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@ARHS said in Invitational, provincial, local & school sevens tournaments:
Was kinda neat watching from behind the players benches yesterday. This is a great development event. Spreading the pro's across the teams is a great idea. Collier looked great at priming his team mates. Brazier and Hirini looked like great leaders too. Finals could go any way. Some of the newbies lacked confidence yesterday so continuity and team patterns were compromised. But I think these will be much better today and looking forward to seeing it.
I thought that a lot of the early disjointed play was an effect of not playing together much. Often there wasn’t a player backing up or cleaning/securing when required.
Friend’s daughter was very apprehensive in first game as expected but have to say that the coach and other players/captains have been amazing at giving her confidence. She got Lomu’d in the second game and that sparked her into getting involved. Suddenly fired and ran the play to break open the game at the end.
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Would love to see Northland have a crack at Moses Leo out of Westlake Boys High ..he’s the quickest midfielder running around in North Harbour ,only young but has an eye for outside gap..very impressed with Brady Rush as a play maker and his ability in the air and at breakdown..and in the womens Jorja Miller is sensational for a 16 year old
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Jorja Miller is one for the future. In 2018, she already played at the World School 7s for NZ Dutch; last year, she played for the NZ Condor Girls team at the same tournament and was the tournament's MVP. This year, she was in the Crusaders U18 camp for XVs players.
I read somewhere that she also excells in other sports. That girl seems destined for top sport.
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@Stargazer Sapsford going well, would be a useful forward in the 7s game ..
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Put the ball down Kelly ...😂
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@Steven-Harris Yes, Sapsford looked strong. You could see why has a sevens contract.
Makene struggled a bit, I thought, although he looked better today than yesterday. The transition for a playmaker from XVs to sevens is harder than for a forward or wing; the decision-making is so much faster and he looked a bit hesitant at times. Not surprising, considering he was still playing Mitre 10 Cup, last weekend. I only wonder whether he's too small for top level sevens?
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@Stargazer said in Invitational, provincial, local & school sevens tournaments:
Jorja Miller is one for the future. In 2018, she already played at the World School 7s for NZ Dutch; last year, she played for the NZ Condor Girls team at the same tournament and was the tournament's MVP. This year, she was in the Crusaders U18 camp for XVs players.
I read somewhere that she also excells in other sports. That girl seems destined for top sport.
Very good basketballer I believe. Certainly looked the goods. Olive is same age in years but a bit younger and a year behind. She is doing the world team at Condor this year and has been Highlanders U18.
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Rokolosia looks made for 7s..would not surprise me if his name gets read out
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@Steven-Harris Akuila Rokolisoa has already played for the AB7s, so there's certainly a good chance he'll be in the frame again.
