2020 -> 2021 Olympic Sevens (Tokyo)
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@machpants said in 2020 -> 2021 Olympic Sevens (Tokyo):
Really little offloading in the woman's game, bit bizarre.
USA finally don't shoot themselves in the foot 12-7
I've seen plenty of offloading. Depends on the team.
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@stargazer said in 2020 -> 2021 Olympic Sevens (Tokyo):
The Americans should just have kicked for goal. They were right in front. Adding points is important.
Does the PD add to seeding for finals?
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@nta said in 2020 -> 2021 Olympic Sevens (Tokyo):
@stargazer said in 2020 -> 2021 Olympic Sevens (Tokyo):
The Americans should just have kicked for goal. They were right in front. Adding points is important.
Does the PD add to seeding for finals?
Nope they didn't need to. But right in front of the posts, actually easier than the sideline!
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@machpants said in 2020 -> 2021 Olympic Sevens (Tokyo):
@nta said in 2020 -> 2021 Olympic Sevens (Tokyo):
@stargazer said in 2020 -> 2021 Olympic Sevens (Tokyo):
The Americans should just have kicked for goal. They were right in front. Adding points is important.
Does the PD add to seeding for finals?
Nope they didn't need to. But right in front of the posts, actually easier than the sideline!
Rebound off crossbar, Aussie pick it up, run length of field for win
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@nta said in 2020 -> 2021 Olympic Sevens (Tokyo):
@stargazer said in 2020 -> 2021 Olympic Sevens (Tokyo):
The Americans should just have kicked for goal. They were right in front. Adding points is important.
Does the PD add to seeding for finals?
In hindsight, not in this game. It may matter if you finish on the same number of competition points, esp if you're third in your pool and points differential is close.
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@nta said in 2020 -> 2021 Olympic Sevens (Tokyo):
@stargazer said in 2020 -> 2021 Olympic Sevens (Tokyo):
The Americans should just have kicked for goal. They were right in front. Adding points is important.
Does the PD add to seeding for finals?
That one decided top of pool so no PD required.
Possibly a good one to lose for Aus with the rather odd draw.
Looks like USA v GB and AUS v Fiji
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@nta said in 2020 -> 2021 Olympic Sevens (Tokyo):
Kenya play too flat. Need a depth runner to execute the size prospect.
The GB scrum uses an interesting tactic - trap it with the shin of the hooker at the back, to give the scrum half time to grab it.
A lot of teams do that.
The tactics have become much more complex in 7s. Even Fiji took us by complete surprise by chip kicking the first time this decade in the final!
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@machpants said in 2020 -> 2021 Olympic Sevens (Tokyo):
A lot of teams do that.
They're the only ones I've noticed - most others just kick it out and throw to the plamaker off the deck.
Trapping it like that is high confidence you won't get shoved off it, which they discovered was not always great against NZ.
