2023 World Sevens Series

[Stargazer]

14 - 0 NZ

[Stargazer]

That's the HT score.

[Bones]

This is a really strange attacking plan from Ireland. Persistently plugging a very narrow and well marked short side, with consistent results.

[booboo]

Huh?

[Stargazer]

Not a good kick-off from Pouri-Lane. Out on the full.

[booboo]

@Stargazer said in 2023 World Sevens Series:

Not a good kick-off from Pouri-Lane. Out on the full.

Didn't the Irish poll p layer take it out?

[Stargazer]

@booboo Nope.

[Bones]

@booboo said in 2023 World Sevens Series:

@Stargazer said in 2023 World Sevens Series:

Not a good kick-off from Pouri-Lane. Out on the full.

Didn't the Irish poll p layer take it out?

It really did look like it. She had one foot in and one out.

[booboo]

@Stargazer said in 2023 World Sevens Series:

@booboo Nope.

But the ref's an idiot

[Bones]

@booboo said in 2023 World Sevens Series:

@Stargazer said in 2023 World Sevens Series:

@booboo Nope.

But the ref's an idiot

Justice! Clear no release and Ireland knock on the tap.

[Bones]

Hah and then clearly knocked on by Ireland as the ball flies towards the NZ try line, but he calls it the other way.

[booboo]

Ref gets te try

[Bones]

This is ridiculous! How was that not hands in the ruck and offside at the same time? Farce.

[booboo]

Ref fucks up our way

[KiwiMurph]

BF attack other than Blyde looks pedestrian.

[Bones]

@booboo said in 2023 World Sevens Series:

Ref fucks up our way

He called maul, so seems right to me.

[Stargazer]

The Spanish ref was awful and made this game hard to watch.

BF7s did the business though.

FT: NZ 14 - 7 Ireland

[Bones]

@KiwiMurph said in 2023 World Sevens Series:

BF attack other than Blyde looks pedestrian.

Felix-Hotham looks bloody good when they're not asking her to run straight into a defender.

[Bovidae]

NZ needs to improve their physicality at the breakdown. It cost them a try in the 1st half when Brazier was counter-rucked from the Miller quick tap, and they conceded penalties in the 2nd half.

If Nathan-Wong is out of the final it could get ugly.

[Bones]

@Bovidae said in 2023 World Sevens Series:

NZ needs to improve their physicality at the breakdown. It cost them a try in the 1st half when Brazier was counter-rucked from the Miller quick tap, and they conceded penalties in the 2nd half.

If Nathan-Wong is out of the final it could get ugly.

That was just yuck from Brazier, walking in standing straight up and looking around. The rest seemed decent but some interesting interpretation by the ref as an Irish gets a turnover lying on her side, NZ ruck over and the Irish left offside pushes the ball back with her hands, then NZ on a massive go forward go over again and are somehow in the side compared to the returning Irish.