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  • DonsteppaD Offline
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    #586

    For all of that, just 48 minutes of rugby away from burgling a gold 🙂

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  • taniwharugbyT Offline
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    taniwharugby
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    #587

    Great comeback story if they burgle gold, they could make a movie haha

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    #588

    <blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="kiwiinmelb" data-cid="604789" data-time="1470854305"><p>
    What a disaster with the 7s, how many of us naturally assumed we would be in for a medal when it was announced 7s was in the olympics ? I know I did , <br><br>
    The Fiji game really could be an embarrassment</p></blockquote>We dominated for years but the pack closed the last couple of years. There's still hope, for 30 minutes at least

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    #589

    7-5 to us at half time despite a ridiculous YC to us and a ridiculous non-YC for them

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    JAF
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    #590

    NZ 7s ... see you in 4 years 🙂

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    hydro11
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    #591

    <p>That's 7's - never was anything you could rely on. We weren't good enough in the tournament.</p>

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    Smithy_NZ
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    #592

    <p>Akira brings nothing.</p>

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    SammyC
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    #593

    <blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Smithy_NZ" data-cid="604808" data-time="1470860537"><p>
    Akira brings nothing.</p></blockquote>
    <br>
    Was pathetic how he tried to start a fight when the game was already over.

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    #594

    <p>1 win out of four!  Nice!</p>
    <p> </p>
    <p>I'm happy they are out as I'm not big on 7's and I would really like Fiji to get a medal, especially a gold one</p>

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    Corporal Fern
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    #595

    <blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="JAF" data-cid="604806" data-time="1470860372">
    <div>
    <p>NZ 7s ... see you in 4 years :)</p>
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    <p>Fair play to Fiji,hope they go all the way. Faarkin Safa ref didn't do us any favours-shocking display.</p>

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    Frye
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    #596

    <blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Smithy_NZ" data-cid="604808" data-time="1470860537"><p>
    Akira brings nothing.</p></blockquote>
    <br>
    I think his bro was worse. And I've been a big advocate of his. Not working anywhere near hard enough.

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  • TeWaioT Offline
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    We were shit, but also shafted by the ref.<br><br>
    The fighting after the game was lost was fucking pathetic.<br><br>
    Fiji were very good, so patient and great at recycling. Hope they win.

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    #598

    Well, at least we made the "finals" I suppose. One win from four games. What a disgrace.

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  • taniwharugbyT Offline
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    taniwharugby
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    #599

    <p>shouldn't make any kind of finals after losing 2/3 games in pool play, shows poor formatting!</p>
    <p> </p>
    <p>Fiji, your time is now, go for Gold!</p>

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    Huge Carrot
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    #600

    <p>I don't think I've seen any NZ sevens side look so completely lacking in attacking players and/or pace.  There wasn't really anyone you expected to break the line or dash away for a long range try.  They basically looked like the Crusaders backlines of recent years minus Nadolo.</p>
    <p> </p>
    <p>I didn't rate their chances much beforehand but 1 from 4 is a shock.</p>

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    #601

    <p>My expectation was a bronze medal, maybe a silver with a kind draw.  BUT if you don't win your pool you risk playing one of the favourites in a QF. </p>
    <p> </p>
    <p>I haven't seen either game today but it will be interesting to hear the spin by NZR.  A catastrophe like this should force NZR to make some tough decisions regarding the coaching and training structure of the sevens programme.  If nothing changes we won't see any improvement.</p>

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    taniwharugby
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    <p>I listened to the game on the radio, and to me it sounded like Fiji had the ball about 5/7 mins in the 2nd half, a few 50/50s that didn't go our way, but when you are down, luck does not fall your way either.</p>
    <p> </p>
    <p>Oh well, have NZH revised their medal predictions recently from what they were pre-Olympics?</p>

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    <blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Don Frye" data-cid="604812" data-time="1470860727"><p>I think his bro was worse. And I've been a big advocate of his. Not working anywhere near hard enough.</p></blockquote>
    <br>
    Yup Rieko had a terrible tournament - barely beat a defender in 4 games.<br><br>
    It reminded me a bit of past AB World Cups where teams would rise to the occasion above their standard self and NZ get caught.

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  • SiamS Offline
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    #604

    Christ on a bike!<br><br>
    This is gunna need a niagara dunny flush<br><br>
    The brand needs a big one in Sydney next week

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    Mofitzy
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    #605

    <blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="taniwharugby" data-cid="604820" data-time="1470861634">
    <div>
    <p>I listened to the game on the radio, and to me it sounded like Fiji had the ball about 5/7 mins in the 2nd half, a few 50/50s that didn't go our way, but when you are down, luck does not fall your way either.</p>
    <p> </p>
    <p>Oh well, have NZH revised their medal predictions recently from what they were pre-Olympics?</p>
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    </blockquote>
    <p>NZH predicted a bronze for NZ, which is not completely out of the picture yet, however unlikely it seems.</p>
    <p> </p>
    <p>What is the strike rate on this so far?</p>
    <p><a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=11684418'>http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=11684418</a></p>
    <p> </p>
    <p>As far as I can tell most of our predicted medals are still yet to be played out.</p>

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