Invitational, provincial, local & school sevens tournaments

[ARHS]

So Sam Dickson and Kurt Baker have dropped off

[Machpants]

@arhs said in Invitational, provincial, local & school sevens tournaments:

So Sam Dickson and Kurt Baker have dropped off

The necks of all his squad mates will be much happier

[Crucial]

Interesting that ENS and Clarke are both straight in. The transition work between XVs and 7s won't be complete but is obviously considered good enough.

[Crucial]

Also no room for Jorja Miller in the Black Ferns yet.

[Stargazer]

@crucial Has she already left school?

[Machpants]

@crucial said in Invitational, provincial, local & school sevens tournaments:

Interesting that ENS and Clarke are both straight in. The transition work between XVs and 7s won't be complete but is obviously considered good enough.

It’s only a warm up series, they’re in to speed up their transition I guess

[Crucial]

@stargazer said in Invitational, provincial, local & school sevens tournaments:

@crucial Has she already left school?

Good point. She was available for the games in Wellington.
It is probably too early for her yet anyway. The step up at Wellington showed competency but that is all.

[Stargazer]

I totally forgot that the first games were this morning. Did anyone watch them? First impressions?

[ARHS]

@stargazer Quite clinical and accurate without many risks or glaring errors. Men tried a 7 up defence with no sweeper. When they finally got on top Koroi threw a bad pass each time they had an opportunity. NG Shiu Collier and Ware all looked potent. All round speed of NZ women often stretched Australia. Clarke looked good. Nanai Seturo a little reserved.

[Crucial]

When's the next game?

[ARHS]

@crucial 3.30 girls. 4pm boys

[Bovidae]

@arhs What were the scores?

[Stargazer]

@bovidae I had to look it up:

All Blacks Sevens 14 - 5 Australia

Black Ferns Sevens 19 - 0 Australia

They've been livescoring here: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/sport/2021/05/live-updates-all-blacks-black-ferns-sevens-v-australia-day-one.html

[KiwiMurph]

I thought the team the AB 7s started with lacked a bit of pace.

Of course the real value of the games this weekend is just a hit out.

Koroi looked a bit rusty where his timing was a bit off (threw an intercept try and another forward pass) so this game time will be good.

[Duluth]

[Higgins]

I wot told last night that the local Fijian Community down here in Wellington are organising some sort of 7s tournament to be held sometime in late October. At this stage they are looking at 16 mens teams and 8 womens teams.

[Crucial]

Black Ferns very messy in this game. Handing Oz opportunities in the first half. 19-5 Oz so far

[Crucial]

Much better second half but a loss 19-15

[Bovidae]

I thought NZ might pinch it at the end.

[Crucial]

Nice 80m try from Caleb Clarke