2016 World Sevens Series
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<p>Scotland just beat USA to get into the final. How the fuck did New Zealand lose six tries to two to that?</p>
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I was absolutely certain that South Africa were going to win after Specman got his second try.
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<p>WTF Scotland actually won something??</p>
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<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="No Quarter" data-cid="581858" data-time="1463976124">
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<p>WTF Scotland actually won something??</p>
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<p>They invented the game then it only took them over 100 years to dominate. C'mon everyone, on the bandwagon !</p>
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<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="No Quarter" data-cid="581858" data-time="1463976124"><p>WTF Scotland actually won something??</p></blockquote><br>They beat England 17 - 0, USA 24 - 17 and then South Africa in the final. Made even more astonishing considering their limited gameplan but they executed it extremely well.<br><br>What recent 7s game have shown is the importance of possession - retain it after you score and you're most likely to win. ON the face of it it's self evident but the score blow outs are attributable to it. Having excellent defence merely means you'll likely lose by just a score.
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<p>So....USA thump NZ. Who thump England. Who thump Fiji. Who get edged by SA. Who lose to Scotland. Who are seeded 11th for a reason and won't be going to the Olympics.</p>
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<p>There seem to be some questions remaining.</p>
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<p>One big one is: Can the "British Lions" avoid the traditional backbiting and actually forge a winning combination?</p>
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<p>Will Fiji tell Hayne he is an unnecessary distraction and to fuck off? :)</p>
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<p>Has South Africa got sufficient reinforcements to bring in for the big tournament?</p>
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<p>Will they lose the bronze medal in overtime? :fishing:</p>
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<p>Will Titch pick the right twelve to win it for us?</p>
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<p>Can Perry Baker win the gold medal?</p> -
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<p>So....USA thump NZ. Who thump England. Who thump Fiji. Who get edged by SA. Who lose to Scotland. Who are seeded 11th for a reason and won't be going to the Olympics.</p>
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<p>There seem to be some questions remaining.</p>
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<p>One big one is: Can the "British Lions" can avoid the traditional backbiting and actually forge a winning combination?</p>
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<p>Will Fiji tell Hayne he is an unnecessary distraction and to fuck off? :)</p>
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<p>Has South Africa got sufficient reinforcements to bring in for the big tournament?</p>
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<p>Will they lose the bronze medal in overtime? :fishing:</p>
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<p><strong>Will Titch pick the right twelve to win it for us?</strong></p>
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<p>Can Perry Baker win the gold medal?</p>
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<p>Hard to believe the Scots won a tourney but good on them. Sevens that sort of a game, anyone can win on the day.</p>
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I'm reminded of the first ever 7s RWC. IIRC England won it from nowhere. <br>
It was kibd of random. Can see a random winner at Rio. Hope Titch has a masterplan. But if not woud be happy for Fiji (sans Hayne) to win. -
<p>Tietjens doesn't think that the players who have come from XVs (Ioane brothers, Pulu and Akhi) are sevens fit so a lot of time during the next 10 weeks will be spent on conditioning. There are a number of other players whose season has been affected by injuries too. As he says, plenty of hard work ahead.</p>
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<p>One benefit of only finishing 3rd in the series is that the pressure at Rio will be more on Fiji and SA as the best teams this year. I'm not saying that there won't be any pressure to perform for NZ, but the public expectations might not be so high.</p> -
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<p>I'm not saying that there won't be any pressure to perform for NZ, but the public expectations might not be so high.</p>
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<p>Hmmmm - hands up anyone who doesn't think that anything less than Sevens gold is a failure?</p> -
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Hmmmm - hands up anyone who doesn't think that anything less than Sevens gold is a failure?</p></blockquote>
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<p>Hmmmm - hands up anyone who doesn't think that anything less than Sevens gold is a failure?</p>
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<p>Wanting us to win, and expecting us to win are two entirely different things. If Tietjens was able to select the 12 players he wanted at the start of the season and they played the whole series there wouldn't be any excuses.</p>
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<p>There have been 6 different winners in the 10 tournaments. </p>
