2017-18 World Sevens Series

[Stargazer]

Full time:

South Africa 26 - 5 Samoa

This is a score that doesn't do justice to Samoa, that looked the better team for most of the game, except the last 90 seconds in which SA scored two great tries.

Samoa deserved more. The South African team that we saw in this game is definitely beatable.

[JustAnotherFan]

@stargazer said in 2017-18 World Sevens Series:

Awesome try from Motuga. Finally a try to Samoa, who actually look better than SA.

Sportsman always say ... look at the scoreboard

[Stargazer]

Australia with the first try. NZ haven't had the ball yet. Eventually, the Aussies found a hole in the defence.

5-0 Oz

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Errrr, another try to the Aussies. Our defence is leaky.

12 - 0 Australia

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Great try from Joass, but another NZ player injured? Knewstubb?

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Half time: NZ 7 - 12 Aus

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Stats:

Tackles made:
NZ 17 - 5
Tackles missed:
NZ 4 -0
Passes completed:
10 - 26 Aus

[Stargazer]

Total fuck--up from the ref. Penalising Baker for ... nothing.

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woweeee. Try Collier, but whoever made the chip kick before that (McGarvey-Black?) deserves the credit! 12 all

[Stargazer]

Damn, try Australia. 90 secs to go.

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12 - 19 Oz. Less than a minute to go.

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And it's over. Final score: NZ 12 - 19 Australia. Bugger.

[JustAnotherFan]

NZ will probably face Fiji in a QF ... enjoy

[Bovidae]

Inexperience from McGarvey-Black at the end to run down the sideline? That ref seemed to blow really short penalty advantages.

[Stargazer]

Good to see a depleted Samoa side play well against the Argies. That last try was awesome!

Half time: Arg 0 - 24 Samoa

[JustAnotherFan]

Samoa is showing what they can do to a team weak on defence. Up 24-0 in the first half against Argentina. Against Blitzbokke they were dominant but could only score 1 try and let through a few.

[Stargazer]

Well-deserved win for Samoa. Tietjens can be happy with that result and the way they played (except that YC at the end).

FT: Argentina 14 - 31 Samoa

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In the mean time, the AB7s won their third pool game against Scotland 22 to 12.

Tomorrow, they'll play the Cup QF against Fiji at 4.30pm. Again, live on Sky Sport Pop-up 2/channel 56.

Fiji only had weaker opponents in their pool, Japan, Russia & Spain, and beat all of them easily.

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Why did it take the ref so long to call "maul"? Because the Canadians refused to join? It seems ridiculous that they had to carry the player off the field.