2020 -> 2021 Olympic Sevens (Tokyo)

[Crucial]

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

Which side of the draw are we on? Winner of GB/USA?

Correct.

We have a good chance to get to final. At least as far as we wouldn't face Fiji until then.

[Stargazer]

[Bovidae]

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

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

Which side of the draw are we on? Winner of GB/USA?

Correct.

We have a good chance to get to final. At least as far as we wouldn't face Fiji until then.

No excuses then, unlike Rio when it was Fiji in the QF.

[Frye]

Silver medal will be a success.
Anything less is a failure.

In saying that we do do pretty well with a squad of players that are barely provincial level.

[Snowy]

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

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

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

Which side of the draw are we on? Winner of GB/USA?

Correct.

We have a good chance to get to final. At least as far as we wouldn't face Fiji until then.

No excuses then, unlike Rio when it was Fiji in the QF.

We failed way earlier than than that I think.

[KiwiMurph]

@snowy well the reason we drew Fiji in the quarters is we lost 2 pool games.... basically like Aussie this time.

[Snowy]

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

@snowy well the reason we drew Fiji in the quarters is we lost 2 pool games.... basically like Aussie this time.

Exactly my point.

[Snowy]

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

Silver medal will be a success.
Anything less is a failure.

In saying that we do do pretty well with a squad of players that are barely provincial level.

I'd be delighted with a silver for the men, and yes in 15s they are provincial level.

They still go O.K in international sevens as specialists. Sure we have a few ring ins every now and and again and we don't win everything (like we mostly did for the best part of 2 decades) but I'll cut them some slack.

We all know pressure knockout tournaments require experience. We have that, if not out right talent and speed. I don't think that we will win it but we might sneak through a few close knock outs hopefully. Like beating the Aussies today. Thankyou Mr Knewstubb, who I think should be spending more time on the field anyway.

[Snowy]

If anyone is wondering it was a sideline drop goal conversion that made the difference, aside from his on field play. Also good.

[ARHS]

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

Fucken hell collier. What were you looking at?

The ball. How silly...

[Canes4life]

Burling and Tuke about to kick their campaign off on Sky Sport channel Tokyo 9

[Machpants]

@canes4life said in 2020 -> 2021 Olympic Sevens (Tokyo):

Burling and Tuke about to kick their campaign off on Sky Sport channel Tokyo 9

In sevens?

[NTA]

Ireland currently up 10-0 over ROK

I assume this is 9 v 12 based on the table above.

[NTA]

Korea lack subtlety - they're probably used to dominating other Asian nations but they can't really blow through anyone in this comp.

[Stargazer]

FT: Ireland 31 - 0 Korea

[NTA]

Spidercam in open play.

Yeah, nah...

[NTA]

Japan up 7-0 after their skipper breaks a fairly piss-poor tackle.

[NTA]

Jeez Japan absolutely fluff it on defence to let Kenya level it up.

[NTA]

Failed to regather the restart, Kenya under the posts again.

AND another knock on.

Kenya 14-7 as the siren goes. Kenyan scrum midfield. Japan turn it over but they fuck it yet again.

[Bovidae]

Good news before the game.

SEVENS: Here is New Zealand's starting seven: Scott Curry, Tim Mikkelson, Dylan Collier, Andrew Knewstubb, Regan Ware, Joe Webber, Sione Molia.
On the bench are Tone Ng Shiu, Etene Nanai-Seturo, Ngarohi McGarvey-Black, Amanaki Nicole and William Warbrick. Kurt Baker drops out of the 12.