2016-2017 provincial & club sevens

Stargazer

I hope the games are fun to watch at the Northern Regionals, because these pool games are so predictable.

Both in the men's and women's tournament, the Pool 1 teams have beaten the Pool 2 teams. Hope the next round brings some surprises! Or that those pool 1 teams shred each other to pieces during the final stages. May not happen, considering they are qualified for the Nationals anyway.

Stargazer

Northern Region Sevens

Women's results:

Counties Manukau 26 - 5 Auckland
North Harbour 24 - 10 Northland
Bay of Plenty 23 - 14 Waikato

Counties Manukau 38 - 7 Waikato
North Harbour 20 - 0 Auckland
Bay of Plenty 50 - 0 Northland

Counties Manukau 67 - 0 Northland
North Harbour 10 - 31 Waikato
Bay of Plenty 24 - 5 Auckland

Men' results:

Counties Manukau 17 - 12 Bay of Plenty
Auckland 19 - 5 Northland
Waikato 31 - 19 North Harbour

Counties Manukau 28 - 7 North Harbour
Auckland 14 - 26 Bay of Plenty
Waikato 24 - 21 Northland

Counties Manukau 10 - 22 Northland
Auckland 22 - 5 North Harbour
Waikato 31 - 7 Bay of Plenty

Stargazer

Northern Region Sevens

Remaining results:

Women
SF1: Counties Manukau 28 - 0 Auckland
SF2: Waikato 12 - 24 Bay of Plenty

5th & 6th play-off: North Harbour 40 - 7 Northland
3rd & 4th play-off: Auckland 5 - 19 Waikato

Final:
Counties Manukau 31 - 19 Bay of Plenty

Qualified:
1st: Counties Manukau
2nd: Bay of Plenty
3rd: Waikato
4th: Auckland
5th: North Harbour

Men
SF1: Waikato 26 - 7 Bay of Plenty
SF2: Northland 24 - 10 Auckland

5th & 6th play-off: Counties Manukau 29 - 7 North Harbour
3rd & 4th play-off: Bay of Plenty 29 - 17 Auckland

Final:
Waikato 31 - 17 Northland

Qualified:
1st: Waikato
2nd: Northland
3rd: Bay of Plenty
4th: Auckland
5th: Counties Manukau
6th: North Harbour

Bovidae

I watched the SF and finals replays last night without knowing any results apart from the mens final.

I thought Guildford looked good for Waikato so it will be interesting to see how he goes at the nationals. Northland must have been the surprise team to make the SFs ahead of CM and then get to the final. Auckland were poor in their SF vs Northland.

taniwharugby

@Bovidae we've had some decent results in 7s the past few years, although like our 15s, very inconsistent, I mean we got dealt to in pool play by Auckland and then beat them in the semi...that said, I think we have had the wood on CM most years though??

What is interesting, is there are a good portion of our guys are those form our Mitre 10 Cup squad, whereas most of the others don't appear to have that many involved?

Stargazer

@taniwharugby You're right. Most squads seemed to include club and school players, who didn't play Mitre 10 Cup. For Mitre 10 Cup teams with a lot of All Blacks, Maori All Blacks, All Black 7s or Super Rugby players that's unavoidable. I wonder whether any of the All Blacks 7s players will be released to play the Nationals? The Nationals are 2 weeks before the Wellington 7s.

taniwharugby

@Stargazer other thing is, most of our guys are the ones involved in our team last year too, so looks like a vehicle for keeping these guys involved and fit as much as anything.

Stargazer

As I hoped, All Blacks 7s players have been released to play at the Nationals (assuming not only Waikato get their AB7s back):

Success at the tournament, played at Memorial Park in Cambridge on Sunday, means the Mooloos qualified for nationals as the region's top seed, with co-coach Roger Randle revealing they will have New Zealand sevens stars - Tim Mikkelson, DJ Collier and Isaac Te Tamaki - available for the tournament in Rotorua on January 14-15.

Former All Black Zac Guildford and Waikato Mitre 10 Cup winger Sevu Reece impressed - the latter finishing as the tournament's top scorer (7) - but co-coach Roger Randle praised the efforts of each member of his 12-man squad, who went unbeaten throughout the competition

http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/sevens/87459749/waikato-qualify-for-nationals-as-a-top-seed-after-winning-northern-region-sevens

Bovidae

Excellent news. The Nationals need to have the best sevens players playing in it to give the tournament some credibility.

Crucial

Did I miss the announcement of Zac G playing for Waikato now? Last I heard he was running around in the Wairarapa Bush mud.
If he still has some zip about his play the Sevens could be a good place for him to shine.

Stargazer

@Crucial said in 2016-2017 provincial & club sevens:

Did I miss the announcement of Zac G playing for Waikato now? Last I heard he was running around in the Wairarapa Bush mud.
If he still has some zip about his play the Sevens could be a good place for him to shine.

LOL, yes, just read back this thread ... @Bovidae posted a link to an article on stuff ...

He was very good on Sunday, especially in combo with Reece. I don't know enough about 7s, particularly which players play at which positions in the NZ team, so I wouldn't know who he would replace if he was picked for the team.

Edit: ZG was wearing the 6 jersey for Waikato.

Stargazer

This Saturday, 17 December, the inaugural World Schools Sevens will be played at Sacred Heart College with six teams in the boys division and four in the girls division. The tournament will be televised on Sky Sport 1, from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM and until 5.30PM (?) on the Rugby Channel.

Boys Teams
NZ Māori 7's Invitational
NZ Condors 7's Invitational
Australia
Samoan Barbarians
Cook Island
NZ Fijians

Girls Teams
NZ Condors 7's Invitational
NZ Wasps 7's Invitational
Australia
Samoan Barbarians

New Zealand Māori 7's Invitational Team

Tamati Williams (Kerikeri High School)
Matene Ruawai (Palmerston North Boys High School)
Trent Hape (Hasting Boys High School)
Rewita Biddle (St Peters School)
Brady Rush (Kerikeri High School)
Kieran Lee (Hamilton Boys High School)
Ariki Hood-Kaitapu (Westlake Boys High School)
Robert Rush (Kerikeri High School)
Matangireia Yates-Francis (Rotorua Boys High School)
Te Ra Whata (Rotorua Boys High School)
Raiki Willison (Hamilton Boys High School)
Will Ngatai (Tauranga Boys College)
Grayson Whitman (St Patricks Town)

New Zealand Condor Sevens Boys Invitational Team:

Devan Flanders (Hastings Boys High School)
Hoskins Sotutu (Sacred Heart College)
Jack McHugh (Sacred Heaert College)
Vilimoni Koroi (Fielding High School)
Billy Proctor (St Patricks Town)
Scott Gregory (Whangarei Boys High School)
Etene Nanai (St Kentigern College)
Charles Lawrence (Hamilton Boys High School)
TJ Ane (De La Salle College)
Leroy Carter (Tauranga Boys College)
Lincoln McClutichie (Hastings Boys High School)
Mosese Dawai (Fielding High School)
Mosese Pepa (Aorere College)

New Zealand Condors Sevens Girls Invitational Team:

Florida Fatanitavake (Glenfield College)
Georgia Ponsonby (Fielding High School)
Kendall Buckingham (Southland Girls High School)
Chyene Copeland (St Marys College)
Risaleaana Pouri-Lane (Motueka High School)
Alena Saili (Southland Girls High Schoo)
Ayesha Leti-iga (Porirua College)
Lyruic Faleafaga (St Marys College)
Dhys Faleafaga (St Marys College)
Laruen Balsille (Fielding Old Boys)
Jazmin Hotham (Hamilton Girls High School)
Monica Tagoa’I (St Marys College)
Ainsleyana Puleiata (St Marys College)

New Zealand Wasps Sevens Girls Invitational Team:

Rina Paraone (Kaipara College)
Parekura Wahreaorere (Te Puke High School)
Tynelle Fitzgerald (Trident High School)
Kenneday Tahu (Cambridge High School)
Ora Williams (Taupo Nia-a-Tia)
Jade Tuilaepa (Tauranga Girls College)
Koroia Heyblom (Te Puke High School)
Lavinia Tauhalaiku (Southern Cross Campus)
Karli Faneva (Taumaranui High School)
Sativa Tarau-Peehikuru (Kaipara College)
Isla Norman-Bell (Rangitoto)
Jade Carter (Tauranga Girls High School)
Montessa Tairakena (Tai Wananga Kura)

The Cook Island and NZ Fijians teams have been posted here.

Stockcar86

heh, only North Island schools for the "NZ" teams - apart from a couple of the girls being from Southland/ Ta$man

Stargazer

Canterbury is organising a South Island 7s tournament in Christchurch, tomorrow, as preparation for the National 7s in January.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/sevens/87515050/canterbury-host-south-island-sevens-tournament-as-preparation-for-nationals

Stargazer

This is the draw for the World School Sevens today. Live on Sky Sport 1 and the Rugby Channel:

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antipodean

World school 7s? I guess it's more worldly than the baseball world series.

Stargazer

@antipodean I assume the idea is to attract teams from more countries in the future. This is only the first time this tournament is being played. At the moment it's more an Oceania School Sevens.

Edit: most of these kids live, go to school & play in NZ, anyway. "World" may be an ambition, but whether it's realistic? Or maybe they want to become a sevens equivalent to the Sanix World Rugby Schools Tournament?

antipodean

I suppose you have to sart somewhere. At least there is a competition.

Stockcar86

I watched most of the games today - it was pretty good. I was really impressed with the skill levels and physicality of the girls teams

taniwharugby

so pool B was the stronger with Aus/Samoa making the final and the Wobbly kids winning

The Silver Fern

2016-2017 provincial & club sevens