2017-18 World Sevens Series
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@machpants said in 2017-18 World Sevens Series:
Yeah so Bok can win the series possibly, tight series at the utter top. Not down amongst the also rans like us
A lot will have to go the Boks way for them to win this, including Fiji's next games, not just their own.
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@stargazer said in 2017-18 World Sevens Series:
Wow, this is truly a weird tournament! England has just beaten Fiji in the Cup QF (19 - 17)!
That was a good win by England, especially with the ref having decided Fiji would win prior to kick off.
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Try by Dylan Sage was suspect.
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Blitzbokke need to defend for a minute
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Lol. Let's see extra time.
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One step at a time
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Wow, another crazy game. South Africa needed extra time and and a few dodgy decisions from the ref to beat Spain 13 - 10. Well done to Spain. Must be one of the most improved team this season; with Ireland.
NZ and South Africa will meet in the Semi-Final at 12.25am NZT.
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@stargazer said in 2017-18 World Sevens Series:
Wow, another crazy game. South Africa needed extra time and and a few dodgy decisions from the ref to beat Spain 13 - 10. Well done to Spain. Must be one of the most improved team this season; with Ireland.
NZ and South Africa will meet in the Semi-Final at 12.25am NZT.
Sign of the times (season). Overall the referring has gone downhill.
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@bones said in 2017-18 World Sevens Series:
@stargazer said in 2017-18 World Sevens Series:
Wow, this is truly a weird tournament! England has just beaten Fiji in the Cup QF (19 - 17)!
That was a good win by England, especially with the ref having decided Fiji would win prior to kick off.
Please explain?
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@higgins said in 2017-18 World Sevens Series:
Removing Rasta has made no difference then?
Should I say Rasta is not the only one making bad calls. As a Saffer fan I did see 50-50 calls today. On a day when the Blitzbokke have to win games to win a championship I would rather they win fair and square. The SF will be between Blitzbokke and NZ and let's hope there is no controversy. I have worked out all the permutations for Fiji and Blitzbokke to win the championship. So let's see.
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@booboo said in 2017-18 World Sevens Series:
@bones said in 2017-18 World Sevens Series:
@stargazer said in 2017-18 World Sevens Series:
Wow, this is truly a weird tournament! England has just beaten Fiji in the Cup QF (19 - 17)!
That was a good win by England, especially with the ref having decided Fiji would win prior to kick off.
Please explain?
This season in 10 tournaments at knockout. Fiji has won 5 finals and made it 2 other semi-finals. South Africa has made it to all 10 semi-finals. Fiji are expected to win a tournament and Blitzbokke expected to be bridesmaids.
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As expected, NZ lost to South Africa in the SF: 12 - 24 (HT: 0 - 5). They put up a good fight though, it was only when fatigue kicked in that they dropped the game. Considering the cattle that we have at the moment, I think 3rd place will be a good result if they can beat Canada in the bronze final. Kick-off 4.29am NZT.
South Africa can still steal the Series from Fiji if they win the Final.
Women's final, NZ v AUS is at 3.30am NZT.
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@booboo said in 2017-18 World Sevens Series:
@bones said in 2017-18 World Sevens Series:
@stargazer said in 2017-18 World Sevens Series:
Wow, this is truly a weird tournament! England has just beaten Fiji in the Cup QF (19 - 17)!
That was a good win by England, especially with the ref having decided Fiji would win prior to kick off.
Please explain?
There was a lot of Fiji play that was not legal being ignored.
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The All Blacks 7s also convincingly won the bronze final by beating Canada 38 - 5. They also finished 3rd on the overall Series table at 150 points behind S Africa (182) and Fiji (180). Last year, we finished fourth at 137 points, so there has definitely been an improvement.
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There no clips or videos from the bronze final, or the AB7s getting their medals, but this one sums it up nicely!
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After the tournament, the winners of the HSBC 7s awards were announced.
Kiwi winners:
Carlin Isles was the men's winner in this category with 49 tries.
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.Blitzboks coach Neil Powell won the men's coach of the year award.
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.Canadian Justin Douglas got the men's award in this category.
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.No AB7s player made it into the Men's Dream team:
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@stargazer I don't know who #12 was, but he had a terrible game. Looked utterly exhausted from the beginning until subbed in the second half. Poor coaching and management.
