2023 World Sevens Series

[Stargazer]

The USA do what their 4th place in the standings requires; they beat 6th place Australia 26 - 14.

Now the AB7s ... no surprises, please!

[Stargazer]

Not a good start. Ireland scores a length-of-the-field try.

0 - 5 Ireland

[Stargazer]

Try Sam Dickson! Great break of Rokolisoa in the lead-up.

5 all

[Stargazer]

That's the half time score.

[Stargazer]

Collier gets yellow.

[Bones]

This ref is fucked

[Stargazer]

@Bones Yep. That yellow was ridiculous.

[KiwiMurph]

Collier pisses around and gets caught passing and then concedes a card.

Awful.

[Stargazer]

C'mon, bring on some youngesters. Haven't seen Solo, yet.

[Stargazer]

Yes, finally! Try Brady Rush.

10 - 5 AB7s

[Steven Harris]

They get the job done but this NZ team is so lacking in game awareness, quick tap into traffic with no support 🤦🏻‍♂️ , we really have haven’t found a game manager since Amosia Valance

[ACT Crusader]

Good patience to close it out.

[KiwiMurph]

Great final restart from NMB

[Stargazer]

Yessss! It wasn't a great game, but the AB7s do the job and beat Ireland 10 to 5.
Sam Dickson our best player by far in this game.

The Cup SF against France is at 2.48pm.

[Bovidae]

@Stargazer said in 2023 World Sevens Series:

@Bones Yep. That yellow was ridiculous.

Especially as Ireland weren't back 10 m when Collier took the quick tap. Some consistency please!

Too many Scots in the NZ coaching team.

[Higgins]

@Stargazer said in 2023 World Sevens Series:

Yessss! It wasn't a great game, but the AB7s do the job and beat Ireland 10 to 5.
Sam Dickson our best player by far in this game.

The Cup SF against France is at 2.48pm.

I have seen a different schedule that shows the 2.48pm semi-final to be between France and the USA. New Zealand play the Falkland Island Silver Medalists in the other semi-final at what looks to be 3.12pm. However one of them must be wrong!

EDIT: As you were, the other schedule I saw has changed after I questioned them about it. It now reads

Cup Semi 1 France v NZ @ 2.48pm
Cup Semi 2 Argentina v USA @ 3.12pm

[Stargazer]

Another upset: Aussie women not reaching the Final. The USA just beat them 10 to 7.

Now: the BF7s v Ireland.

[Stargazer]

Great step and try Jorja Miller! Good start. Nathan-Wong left her kicking boots at home, this weekend.

5 - 0 BF7s

[Stargazer]

Great team try! Jorja Miller scores again. Great pass Nathan-Wong, who now nails the conversion.

12 - 0 BF7s

[Stargazer]

I don't get why opposition players go for the (grubber) kick if they have to follow it up with a foot race against Blyde. Blyde is always going to win that, unless the bounce of the ball favours the kicker.

HT: NZ 12 - 0 Ireland