2023 World Sevens Series

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Yussssssssss, Rokolisoa scores the first try, after a mistake from Fiji.

7 - 0 AB7s

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Collier scores NZ's second in the corner!

12 - 0 AB7s

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Almost a third try, but Dickson knocks the ball on in the tackle.

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AB7s defending very aggressively.

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Fiji not getting anywhere with that NZ defence. AB7s are keeping them in their own half.

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The AB7s should have kicked the ball out. Two minutes into extra time, and Fiji scores!

HT: AB7s 12 - 7 Fiji

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Fiji scores again. A few missed tackles.
12 - 14 Fiji

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Regan Ware is the next to score. Great team try.

17 - 14 AB7s

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Fiji scores again. Messy passage of play.

17 - 19 Fiji

Time's almost up.

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Fiji go through to the Final.
I'd love to see the final minute again. I think a NZ player was tackled without the ball.

FT: AB7s 17 - 19 Fiji

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There was also a moment in the 2nd half where NZ had won a penalty and a Fijian player kicked or threw the ball away, making it impossible for NZ to take a quick tap. Curry was quite angry but the ref didn't do anything. In other games, that would have been a yellow card.

Anyway, it's over. Going for bronze against Samoa at 3.29am.
The Series win and Olympic qualification are already in the bag.

[Daffy Jaffy]

[ARHS]

Great season by NZ. Just caught out by some rookie errors today but always in the fight. Right time to give the newbies more experience under pressure. Rokolisoa and Carter are just so good. Timmy has slowed up but still has great impact. Not sure about Che Clark for sevens. But the others are getting better each event.

[Bovidae]

Kitiona Vai is fit again.

https://www.allblacks.com/news/sevens-players-to-take-part-in-premier-rugby-sevens/

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@Bovidae I wonder what level Premier Rugby Sevens is? Is there indeed "quality opposion"?

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Tylah Nathan-Wong is going to the NRLW and has signed with:

[canefan]

I don't know how long she plans to go away from, she is quoted as saying she intends to return to the 7s setup in the future

[Crucial]

If the teams are evenly matched with imports then it should be a good sporting contest

[Bovidae]

It is the off-season for the World Sevens Series so shouldn't impact the BF7s.

[Stargazer]

@Bovidae Yep, in previous years, the players going to the USA or NRLW would have played Farah Palmer Cup.