2016 World Sevens Series
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It must be Ruby Tui's day. Somebody should write a song about it...
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<p>NZ v France to be played at 10.42pm tonight.</p> -
<p>Australia just won their Cup QF. That result is enough to secure the 2016 Sevens Series title.</p>
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<p>It's a pity that NZ and Oz meet in the SF and not the final.</p>
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<p>The other SF will be England against the winner of Canada v Fiji.</p> -
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<p>Aussies and Kiwis just look a class above.<br><br>
I'm so impressed with our women's side - clinical, hard-hitting, skilled and fit. Tim Walsh is clearly a great coach</p>
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<p>Yes, they've been really good. They've had a very good preparation for RIO and are deserved winners!</p>
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<p>NZ would have been able to give more competition to Oz this year if they hadn't had so many injuries. McAlister, Manuel and Woodman are now back, but still 6 important players missing, incl Nathan-Wong, Broughton, Tubic and Hohepa. Hopefully they'll be back in time for Rio.</p>
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<p>(The other Cup SF will be between England and Canada.)</p> -
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<p>NZ would have been able to give more competition to Oz this year if they hadn't had so many injuries. McAlister, Manuel and Woodman are now back, but still 6 important players missing, incl Nathan-Wong, Broughton, Tubic and Hohepa. Hopefully they'll be back in time for Rio.</p>
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<p>I notice Hireme hasn't been playing in recent tournaments either. I don't know if she is injured or unavailable but Honey Bill provides some x-factor.</p>
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<p>And Canada beat Aust in the final so Rio won't just be a two-horse race.</p> -
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<p>I notice Hireme hasn't been playing in recent tournaments either. I don't know if she is injured or unavailable but Honey Bill provides some x-factor.</p>
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<p>And Canada beat Aust in the final so Rio won't just be a two-horse race.</p>
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<p>Saw some of that final once the IPL was fading out - good game, Canada is definitely a threat, plenty of pace and power.</p> -
<p>A shock result in the Rio qualifiers in Monaco over the weekend. Spain secured the last place at the Olympic sevens by scoring a last-second try to beat Samoa 22-19 in the final. Spain beat Ireland in the QF and Russia in the SF and didn't even play in the Sevens World Series this year. A huge disappointment for Samoa.</p>
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<p>The pools for Rio have been announced.</p>
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<p><strong>Men’s - 9-11 August (seeding in brackets)</strong><br>
Pool A: Fiji (one), USA (six), Argentina (seven), Brazil (12)<br>
Pool B: South Africa (two), Australia (five), France (eight), Spain (11)<br>
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New Zealand (three), Great Britain (four), Kenya (nine), Japan (10)</p>
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<p><strong>Women’s - 6-8 August (seeding in brackets)</strong><br>
Pool A: Australia (one), USA (six), Fiji (seven), Colombia (12)<br>
Pool B: New Zealand (two), France (five), Spain (eight), Kenya (11)<br>
Pool Canada (three), Great Britain (four), Brazil (nine), Japan (10)</p>
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<p>I think both NZ teams will be happy with this.</p>
