2022 World Sevens Series

[Stargazer]

Just saw this on the World Rugby YT channel. That was a pretty good try-saving tackle!

[Stargazer]

All Blacks Sevens team for the last leg of the 2022 men's World Series, the LA Sevens:

https://www.allblacks.com/news/kurt-baker-returns-for-50th-all-blacks-sevens-tournament-in-los-angeles/

Sam Dickson will travel as 14th man.

Unavailable due to injury: Tim Mikkelson, Scott Curry, Rhodes Featherstone, Kitiona Vai & Andrew Knewstubb.

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Schedule (NZT)

Sunday 28 August
4.42am v Canada
7.48am v USA
10.59am v South Africa

[trooa]

No Mcgarvey-Black the surprise.

[Stargazer]

@trooa The biggest surprise to me is the return of Lewis Ormond.

[Stargazer]

Leroy Carter suffered an injury at training and has been ruled out of this weekend. Ngarohi McGarvey-Black comes into the side as his replacement.

[Stargazer]

I didn't watch the games, but these are the first two results:

AB7s 26 - 5 Canada
AB7s 33 - 12 USA

Our toughest game - against South Africa - is at 10.59am.

Edit, just looked at other results, and South Africa lost 7 - 21 to the USA in the first game. Samoa, Fiji and Australia all did what they have to do.

[Stargazer]

Great team try scored by Rokolisoa. A lot of patience in that attack. He converts his own try.

7 - 0 NZ

[Stargazer]

And another one, now Che Clark dotting down. Not converted.

12 - 0 NZ

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Third try scored by Lewis Ormond. Looked like a high tackle on him while he scored.

17 - 0 NZ

Did South Africa send a B team?

[Stargazer]

That's the half time score.

According to the commentators, if South Africa don't make the finals, Australia only needs to win a medal (of any colour) to win the World Series.

[Stargazer]

South Africa finally manages to get through the NZ defence, which has been good. Rokolisoa missed the tackle.

17 - 7 NZ with less than 3 minutes to go.

[Stargazer]

Geez, the comeback is on. Another Saffa try. Are the AB7s buthering this?

17 - 14 NZ

[Stargazer]

Time's up. Game still going.

[Stargazer]

Saffa's knock on and it's over.

FT: AB7s 17 -14 South Africa

[Crucial]

Lucky.

Two very soft tries let SA back in and nearly threw it away.

[Stargazer]

So South Africa are out of the top half of the competition and cannot win the Series unless all those at the top of the table (Australia, Argentina and Fiji) slip up. Wow.

[Stargazer]

The AB7s will play the loser of Fiji v Ireland in the Cup QFs at 6.19am Monday morning.

[Dice]

NZ 7s to play Ireland in the QF. If they win that, they face Argentina or Samoa in the semi.

[Stargazer]

The AB7s have beaten Ireland 29 - 14 in the Cup QF.

Samoa will be our opponent in the semis, after they beat Argentina 24 - 19.

The Cup SF is at 9.31am.