Invitational, provincial, local & school sevens tournaments
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Fifth annual Sir Gordon Tietjens Sevens tournament (played @ Central Energy Trust Arena in Palmerston North on Friday 2 March from 3pm-9pm and Saturday 3 March from 8.30am to 2.30pm)
Pools:
Draw: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OKPr4PE1trrBHY2RGSGmslehwxt1svym/view
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Not Sevens but Hong Kong Tens
As every year, an invitational Tens tournament takes place in Hong Kong on the days before the Hong Kong leg of the World Rugby Sevens Series. This year is no different and it's incredible to see the number of New Zealanders on the team lists! I don't know half of them, by the way, but have a look if you're interested: http://hongkongtens.com/teams2.php
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Waikato Men’s and Women’s sevens head coaches reappointed
The Waikato Rugby Union have reappointed Waikato Seven’s head coaches Steve Ketu (men’s) and Teresa Te Tamaki (women’s) for the 2018 sevens campaign later this year. Steve Ketu was Roger Randle’s assistant coach before taking over the head coach role of the Men’s team in 2017. In his first year as head coach, Ketu, picked up three tournament wins and a fifth place during the Waikato’s Men’s 2017/18 sevens campaign.Teresa Te Tamaki took over as Women’s head coach from Reuben Samuel at the end of the 2016/17 campaign. Te Tamaki’s first tournament as head coach guided the women to a cup semi final spot at the PUC Sevens, before claiming the Northern Regional title in Cambridge.There has been a change in dates for the Northern Regional Sevens and Bayley’s National Sevens tournaments. The Northern Regional’s will be played in November, a change from its usual date of mid December. The Bayley’s National Sevens tournament will shift from its usual mid January date to mid December, so all major seven’s tournaments are played in a single calendar year. There will also be a change of venue, with the tournament moving from Rotorua International Stadium to the Tauranga Domain. -
This weekend are the Oceania Under 18 Sevens Championships at St Ignatius College, NSW. New Zealand will only compete in the girls' tournament.
New Zealand will play Australia and Fiji twice each in pool play looking to qualify for the final. The winner gains the Oceania berth for the Youth Olympic Games. Should New Zealand win, they would then need to be selected by the NZOC to attend the 2018 Youth Olympic Games. Australia are the reigning Youth Olympic and Youth Commonwealth Games champions.NZ U18 girls team
Arorangi Tauranga (Hamilton Girls’ High School - Waikato)
Azalleyah Maaka (Gisborne Girls’ High School - Poverty Bay)
Carys Dallinger (Manukura - Manawatu)
Dhys Faleafaga (St Mary's College - Wellington)
Hinemoa Watene (Howick College - Auckland)
Iritana Hohaia (Opunake High School - Taranaki)
Jazmin Hotham (Hamilton Girls’ High School - Waikato)
Mahina Paul (St Kentigern's College - Auckland)
Montessa Tairakena (Hamilton Girls’ High School - Waikato)
Risaleaana Pouri-Lane ( Ta$man)
Tiana Davison (Sacred Heart Girls' College - Taranaki)
Tynealle Fitzgerald (Rangiuru Rugby Club - Bay of Plenty)
Kalyn Takitimu Cook (Manukura - Manawatu)
Ricshay Lemanu (Papatoetoe High School - Auckland)Risi Pouri-Lane and Jazmin Hotham are Black Ferns 7s squad members. Risi played in the Commonwealth Games final as a late replacement for injured Tyla Nathan-Wong.
Draw
Saturday 21 April
2.08pm New Zealand v Australia
4.34pm New Zealand v FijiSunday 22 April
2.42pm New Zealand v Australia
3.48pm New Zealand v Fiji
5.46pm FINALThe tournament will be livestreamed on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/oceaniarugbyunion/
Possibly, it will also be livestreamed on Rugby.com.au and/or Youtube.http://www.allblacks.com/News/32307/next-wave-of-sevens-talent-on-display
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And .... the NZU18 girls team is going to the Youth Olympics!
New Zealand’s first sevens team to attend the Youth Olympic Games has been announced today. The women’s Under 18 team qualified for the Games after winning the Oceania Under 18 Sevens Championship earlier this year, with the New Zealand Olympic Committee since confirming their inclusion as the female team to attend.New Zealand Rugby’s Chief of Rugby Nigel Cass said it is fantastic to be involved in the Youth Olympic Games for the first time. “The Youth Olympic Games is a fantastic opportunity for our young players to continue to be inspired to play sevens and perform on the world stage. “An extensive talent identification process went into this programme to find this group of talented athletes and they performed extremely well in Australia earlier this year. “These players are the future of the women’s game and we can’t wait to see them don the black jersey in Argentina later this year,” said Cass.Team:
Tiana Davison - Sacred Heart College (Taranaki)
Dhys Faleafaga - St Mary's College (Wellington)
Tynealle Fitzgerald - Rangiruru Rugby Club (Bay of Plenty)
Iritana Hohaia - Opunake High School (Taranaki)
Jazmin Hotham - Hamilton Girls’ High School (Waikato)
Riscshay Lemanu - Papatoetoe High School Auckland
Azalleyah Maaka Gisborne Girls’ High School Poverty Bay
Risaleaana Pouri-Lane - Motueka High School Ta$man
Montessa Tairakena - Hamilton Girls’ High School Waikato
Kalyn Takitimu-Cook - Manukura Manawatu
Arorangi Tauranga - Hamilton Girls’ High School Waikato
Hinemoa Watene - Howick College AucklandThe Youth Olympic Games are a multi-sport event that provide opportunities for athletes aged 15 – 18 to experience an Olympic-style environment. The games are also designed to support athletes as they prepare for a future in elite sport, providing them with access to Olympic role models, education programmes and cultural experiences. The New Zealand Olympic Committee has selected, organised and led teams to the summer and winter Youth Olympic Games since their inauguration in 2010. The third edition of the summer Youth Olympic Games will take place in Buenos Aires October 6 – 18 2018, and team of approximately 70 athletes will represent New Zealand. Olympic triple medallist Barbara Kendall will lead the New Zealand Team as Chef de Mission.http://www.allblacks.com/News/32552/nz-under-18-sevens-selected-for-youth-olympics
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Great initiative to develop a new generation of sevens players. I assume this will enable them to discover players, who are not playing for a school that is good enough to qualify for the Condor 7s and young athletes, who aren't playing/haven't played rugby at all, yet.
