2023 World Sevens Series
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@booboo said in 2023 World Sevens Series:
@Bovidae said in 2023 World Sevens Series:
@Crucial said in 2023 World Sevens Series:
BF 7s took out the final against Oz to balance the books. That's four tourneys in a row!
It was a tight final but Hirini was huge, and saved Miller's Minties moment. Both teams made early handling errors - nerves.
Should that have been a penalty try for deliberate knock on?
I think Miller lost the ball backwards because the Aussie player pulled/pushed her arm. I don't think the Aussie touched the ball.
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@Stargazer said in 2023 World Sevens Series:
@booboo said in 2023 World Sevens Series:
@Bovidae said in 2023 World Sevens Series:
@Crucial said in 2023 World Sevens Series:
BF 7s took out the final against Oz to balance the books. That's four tourneys in a row!
It was a tight final but Hirini was huge, and saved Miller's Minties moment. Both teams made early handling errors - nerves.
Should that have been a penalty try for deliberate knock on?
I think Miller lost the ball backwards because the Aussie player pulled/pushed her arm. I don't think the Aussie touched the ball.
Check out 27 secs in
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@Duluth said in 2023 World Sevens Series:
Is Leroy Carter a decent halfback? The only times I remember watching him play xv's he was on the wing and he went ok
Yes. Was always a half back until BOP put him on the wing. He was a better nine than triple T when bop signed both.
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@Stargazer said in 2023 World Sevens Series:
@booboo To me, it's inconclusive.
From a still as opposed to the slomo video? I think you might be in a minority.
Not worth debating because Hirini scored immediately, but I think the ref missed that.
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@booboo Men's pools A and D are considerably stronger than the other two, and the top two teams of both of these pools will face each other in the QFs. Australia and France will be happy. Only the USA is able to throw a spanner in the works.
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@Stargazer said in 2023 World Sevens Series:
@booboo To me, it's inconclusive.
Watch the slow-mo reply, ball clearly punched out of her hand, the Aussie girl got all ball and didn't hit Millers hands at all.
Also, it was Stacey who saved Miller here as she got over the ball after the Aussie girl scooped it up earned the penalty which Hirini quickly tapped and went over unopposed as the Aussies were caught napping.
A question on Stacey, she was Waaka until married, then went with Fluhler. In Hamilton she went with Waaka-Fluhler to honour her family. Next tournament at Sydney she was back with Fluhler and now, two weeks later, she's Waaka.
Separated from her husband maybe?
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@RoninWC said in 2023 World Sevens Series:
@Stargazer said in 2023 World Sevens Series:
@booboo To me, it's inconclusive.
Watch the slow-mo reply, ball clearly punched out of her hand, the Aussie girl got all ball and didn't hit Millers hands at all.
Also, it was Stacey who saved Miller here as she got over the ball after the Aussie girl scooped it up earned the penalty which Hirini quickly tapped and went over unopposed as the Aussies were caught napping.
A question on Stacey, she was Waaka until married, then went with Fluhler. In Hamilton she went with Waaka-Fluhler to honour her family. Next tournament at Sydney she was back with Fluhler and now, two weeks later, she's Waaka.
Separated from her husband maybe?
No idea on the latter. I follow her insta and have seen her do a lot by herself recently but hey, if she wants to keep it her business then fair enough.
Forget the ref debate on this call. One of the good things about 7s is that calls are made quickly and accepted. Play the whistle.
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@booboo said in 2023 World Sevens Series:
@Stargazer said in 2023 World Sevens Series:
@booboo To me, it's inconclusive.
From a still as opposed to the slomo video? I think you might be in a minority.
Not worth debating because Hirini scored immediately, but I think the ref missed that.
What did the ref miss though? It went backwards. Play on.
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@ACT-Crusader If the Aussie slapped the ball out of Miller's hands, it went forward for the Aussie. The ref said it went backward, because he saw it as Miller dropping the ball. Anyway, as Hirni scored, it fortunatley didn't matter for the result.
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@Stargazer said in 2023 World Sevens Series:
@ACT-Crusader If the Aussie slapped the ball out of Miller's hands, it went forward for the Aussie. The ref said it went backward, because he saw it as Miller dropping the ball. Anyway, as Hirni scored, it fortunatley didn't matter for the result.
Watching it live I just thought Miller dropped it cold so because it went backwards play on.
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@Duluth said in 2023 World Sevens Series:
New players are Rhodes Featherstone and Xavier Tito–Harris
XTH has been looking sharp on the wing for the Blues u20's
Does anyone know much about Featherstone?
He is tall and full of energy - a flanker. Should have been in the team before this from what I have seen.
