2020 -> 2021 Olympic Sevens (Tokyo)

Higgins

@nepia If you look at the number seven in the team listed https://www.allblacks.com/news/all-blacks-xv-tongan-descent you can take some of your mitts of him as well!!!!!!

Nepia

@higgins said in 2020 -> 2021 Olympic Sevens (Tokyo):

@nepia If you look at the number seven in the team listed https://www.allblacks.com/news/all-blacks-xv-tongan-descent you can take some of your mitts of him as well!!!!!!

Hahaha, I've never been an ethnicity is zero sum kind of guy (I'm a mongrel myself).

If Gus Leger makes the ABs he'll be awesome for these ethnicity teams.

ARHS

Enjoyed the first round of matches. Men were accurate until Koroi came on and threw several sloppy passes. The old stagers looked pretty good. The new defensive alignment worked OK but not sure if it suits us. Women were very efficient.

Bovidae

Both squads have been reduced in numbers.

Stargazer

@bovidae Interesting, no Sapsford. It looks like he'll be playing for the Magpies after all?

Bovidae

@stargazer I haven't looked at who missed the first cut. Rush is another.

KiwiMurph

I can see why they've left Sapsford out - he didn't quite seem to have the tackle breaking ability of Warbrick or Vai.

ARHS

@bovidae and Leroy Carter. Baker and Dickson back.

Bovidae

19 players chosen for the mens squad so Laidlaw still needs to cut 7 (6 if they can take a 13th player). Will be interesting.

Stargazer

Japan's Olympic Sevens men's squad. For a minute, I thought I was looking at a World 7s Over-30s squad.

Lote Tuqiri
Brackin Karauria-Henry
Colin Bourke

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Rapido

How has Tuqiri ended up playing for Japan? Must have citizenship to exploit the Olympic loop hole.

mikedogz

@rapido It's a different Tuqiri who happens to be his cousin.

Lote Tuqiri (rugby union, born 1987) - Wikipedia

Rapido

@mikedogz said in 2020 -> 2021 Olympic Sevens (Tokyo):

@rapido It's a different Tuqiri who happens to be his cousin.

Lote Tuqiri (rugby union, born 1987) - Wikipedia

Ah, yeah, I guess the famous Lote must be late 40s by now ...

Daffy Jaffy

Live on Youtube now - Monaco Sevens - World Rugby Repechage Day 3

Daffy Jaffy

Monaco Sevens Final - Ireland men beat France to take the last Olympic spot. Samoa failed to qualify, thrashed by France in the semi final.
From the Women's, France and Russia qualify to complete the Olympic field.

Daffy Jaffy

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Bovidae

Squads of 16 have to be nominated by next Tuesday, Laidlaw said, with a final 13 pencilled in for Tokyo, with three travelling reserves. An announcement is expected next Wednesday.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/sevens/125506397/tokyo-olympics-stephen-donald-scenario-keeps-all-blacks-sevens-black-ferns-sevens-on-notice-for-squad-cut