2020 -> 2021 Olympic Sevens (Tokyo)

[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.

[NTA]

And that's the game - after Japan couldn't break through, Kenya get the penalty from a player rolling too many times after being tackled. That was pretty stupid.

21-7 to Kenya. They're through to the playoff

[Yeetyaah]

Japan just aren't good, like they can't score off a 2 on 1 overlap.

[NTA]

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

Japan just aren't good, like they can't score off a 2 on 1 overlap.

Both they and Korea just went lateral with no plan. No deftness....

[NTA]

Tell you what tho - playing 7s in 30C heat I don't think the first two beers would touch the sides.

[MN5]

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

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.

I’m amazed the upvote for this post wasn’t from @NTA

[NTA]

@mn5 said in 2020 -> 2021 Olympic Sevens (Tokyo):

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

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.

I’m amazed the upvote for this post wasn’t from @NTA

I was enjoying the satisfaction quietly. (fixed upvote now)

The disgusting thing of course, should the ABs win the Gold without him, is he'll have his balls up against the back of someone's head in short order.

[NTA]

Two captains?

No wonder you're more shit than you should be. That's a bloody AUSSIE idea...