Invitational, provincial, local & school sevens tournaments

[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

[Crucial]

Followed up by a nice untouched stepping try by ENS

[Stargazer]

Lose: "Clarke going at full speed."

If you actually watched him, you could easily see that Clarke wasn't even running at full speed.

[Bovidae]

The tries to Clarke and ENS showed exactly what they can bring to the team.

[Stargazer]

If an AB7s player is in trouble, good chance it's Koroi. Not impressed with what I've seen from him thus far.

Clarke, ENS and McGarvey-Black looking dangerous.

[Stargazer]

Wow, that Aussie no. 1 is fast!

[Crucial]

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

Wow, that Aussie no. 1 is fast!

Got skinned in defence easily though.

10.1 best on the 100m.

[Bovidae]

Did Knewstubb have money on an Aussie win? Kick the ball out!

[Stargazer]

@crucial Yeah, as we have been able to see when Carlin Isles is playing, if there's open space and he can go for a run, he'll easily score because he's fast, but when it comes to other skills, including on defence, he doesn't stand out at all and is sometimes pretty ordinary.

I understand that Aussie no. 1 is new to sevens, so he's still got room (and time) for improvement.

[ARHS]

Liked what Mcgarvey Black and Clarke added. ENS backing himself more too which is good. Best player today was Teresa Fitzpatrick though

[Duluth]

[Bovidae]

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

Best player today was Teresa Fitzpatrick though

Loved her determination to win the ball from the Aust player when they were fighting for possession.

[Stargazer]

TRANS-TASMAN SEVENS DRAW:

Saturday 22 May | Eden Park

3pm: Black Ferns Sevens v Australia
3.23pm: All Blacks Sevens v Australia
4.35pm: Blues v Waratahs (Super Rugby Trans- Ta$man)
6.40pm: Black Ferns Sevens v Australia
7.03pm: All Blacks Sevens v Australia

[Stargazer]

Blyde still got plenty of speed! Great try.

[KiwiMurph]

Willie Lose has lost the plot.

Vai's brother is Melani Nanai not Nanai-Seturo.

[Nogusta]

@kiwimurph talking out of his arse again as usual

[Stargazer]

@kiwimurph I couldn't believe what I was hearing. Geeeeez.

[Stargazer]

From the link below:

The All Blacks Sevens have added Hawke’s Bay winger Ollie Sapsford and 18-year-old Kitiona Vai, the younger brother of former Blues outside back Melani Nanai, to their roster.

I think he got a few "Vai's" and "Nanai's" confused.

https://www.chiefs.co.nz/news-item/etene-nanai-seturo-named-in-all-blacks-sevens-olympic-squad

Edit: ENS is related to Roger Tuivasa-Sheck, Melani Nanai and Tim Nanai-Williams though. I just don't know exactly how.