Invitational, provincial, local & school sevens tournaments

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Good stuff. I'll have to watch some highlights. TBC's performance would be a surprise.

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The Regional Sevens Qualifier tournaments are this Saturday, 9 December.
Unfortunately, all on the same day, at the same time. Great planning.

A total 36 men’s and women’s teams will compete at the Northern, Central and Southern Regional Sevens tournaments, with all three events to be live streamed on allblacks.com.

Up for grabs is qualification and seeding for the Bayleys National Sevens, hosted by Bay of Plenty in Rotorua on 13 and 14 January.

Waikato host the Northern Regional Sevens; their men are defending champions and will be looking for back-to-back titles. All six men’s teams from the Northern Regional Sevens will qualify for Nationals, but finishing places with determine all important seeding positions.

Counties Manukau will be the hot favourite in the women’s division, the reigning Northern Region and National champions will be looking to cement one of five qualifying positions.

Central Regional Sevens are hosted by Horowhenua Kapiti in Levin and feature eight men’s and five women’s teams in 2017. Wellington men and Manawatu women are the defending champions, with five men and four women’s teams advancing.

South Canterbury host the Southern Regional Sevens in Timaru with seven men’s and five women’s team to take the field in an effort to secure the five and three respective national’s berths.  Ta$man won the 2016 qualifiers and went on to make the plate final at Nationals, while Canterbury are the defending southern region women’s champions.

The three tournaments will be live streamed on www.allblacks.com as well as the host provincial unions' Facebook pages.

So the Northern Regionals are a joke again, with all teams already qualified for the Nationals.

http://www.allblacks.com/News/31852/provincial-pride-on-the-line-at-regional-sevens

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NORTHERN REGIONALS
Saturday 9 December, Memorial Park, Cambridge
Facebook live stream: https://www.facebook.com/mooloo/
Men’s teams: Counties Manukau, Waikato, Auckland, Northland, Bay of Plenty, North Harbour
Women’s teams: Counties Manukau, Waikato, Auckland, Bay of Plenty, North Harbour

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CENTRAL REGIONALS
Saturday 9 December, Playford Park, Levin
Facebook livestream: https://www.facebook.com/horowhenuakapiti.centralzone7s
Men’s teams: Wellington, Taranaki, Manawatu, Hawke’s Bay, Horowhenua Kapiti, Wairarapa Bush, Poverty Bay, Wanganui
Women’s teams: Manawatu, Wellington, Taranaki, Hawke’s Bay, Poverty Bay

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SOUTHERN REGIONALS

Saturday 9 December, Alpine Energy Stadium, Timaru
Facebook live stream: https://www.facebook.com/SCRFU
Men’s teams: Ta$man, Canterbury, Southland, Otago, South Canterbury, North Otago, Mid Canterbury
Women’s teams: Canterbury, Otago, Ta$man, Southland, Hanan Shield.

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Livestreams via All Blacks website:

Northern Regionals

Rugby - Regional 7s - Cambridge

Watch the Northern Region rugby 7s teams in their regional qualifying tournament, live from Memorial Park, Cambridge, NZ.

Central Regionals

Rugby - Regional 7s - Levin

Soutern Regionals

Rugby - Regional 7s - Timaru

[taniwharugby]

wow, BOP pinged for a player not having a mouthguard in!!

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@taniwharugby said in Invitational, provincial, local & school sevens tournaments:

wow, BOP pinged for a player not having a mouthguard in!!

Great work by the ref.

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ref is hammering BOP...northland getting all the 50/50 call

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Winning the Northern Men's Regionals has been the kiss of death for the Nationals.

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Central Regionals - Qualified:
Mens' teams: 1st Wellington, 2nd Manawatu, 3rd Taranaki, 4th Hawke's Bay, 5th: Wanganui;
Women's teams: 1st Manawatu, 2nd Wellington, 3rd Hawke's Bay and 4th Poverty Bay.

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Photos of the Central Regionals have been posted on FB:

https://www.facebook.com/pg/NZClubRugby/photos/?tab=album&album_id=1452428764878241

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The World School Sevens are this Saturday, 16 December. Pools and draw:

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Not all squad lists seem to have been posted, but here are the few I could find:

BOYS

New Zealand Boys Invitational squad:
1 Scott Gregory (Northland Union),
2 Quade Tapsell (Gisborne Boys' High School),
3 TJ Ane (De La Salle Collge),
4 Leroy Carter (Tauranga Boys College),
5 Rico Symes (Christchurch Boys' High School),
6 Lemeki Namoa (Sacred Heart College),
7 Taufa Funaki Scots College),
9 Brad McNaughten (Hamilton Boys' High School),
10 Taniella Fillimone (Rotorua Boys'High School),
11 Lisiate Falou (Liston Collge),
12 Emoni Narawa (Hamilton Boys High School),
13 Jaylen Taupolo (Scots College),
14 Michael Loft (New Plymouth Boys'High School)

NZ Māori U18 Sevens Squad 2017:
Arikitohia Hood-Kaitapu, Westlake Boys
Caleb Leef, Rangitoto College
Coel Kerr, Paeroa College
Connor Moors, Liston College
Dennis Koro, Kerikeri High
Donovan Mataira, Hastings Boys
James Te Paire, King High (Dn)
Johnny Cooper, Westlake Boys
Jordan Thompson, Hastings Boys
Judda Turahui, Kings College
Justice Hall, St Johns (Hn)
Keelan Whitman, St Pats Town (Wn)
Kingi Herewini, Rodney College
Liam Udy-Johns, Hastings Boys
Lukas Halls, Kings College
Matiu Samuel, Rongotai College
Revin TeTawhero Storey, One Tree Hill College
Robert Rush, St Kentigern College
Tahu Kaa, Christchurch Boys High
Valynce Crosby-Te Whare, St Paul Collegiate, (Hn)

Condor 7’s Boys Tournament Team
Taniela Filimone
Tevita Fa’ukafa
Quinn Tupaea
Emoni Narawa
Liam Wilson
Roderick Solo
Jack Gray
Lemeki Namoa
Sione Funaki
Lisiate Falau
Isaac Ratumaitavuki-Kneepkeus
Leroy Carter

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GIRLS

New Zealand U18 Girls Sevens
Amy du Plessis (Southland Girls' High School)
Aroranga Tauranga (Hamilton Girls' High School)
Carys Dallinger (Manukura)
Georgia Ponsonby (Feilding High School)
Grace Brooker (Christchurch Girls' High School)
Hannah Brough (Te Kuiti High School)
Isla Norman-Bell (Howick College)
Islay Fowler (University of Otago Rugby Club)
Ivamere Livani (Howick College)
Kororia Heyblom (Rangiuru Rugby Club)
Melanie Puckett (St Margaret's College)
Rina Paraone (University of Waikato Rugby Club)
Sydnee Wilkins (Motueka High School)
Utumalama Atonio (Rosehill College)

Unavailable for selection: Ora Williams (Rotoiti Rugby Club), Lyric Faleafaga (St Mary's College), Ainsleyanna Puletua (St Mary's College), Seria Murray-Wihongi (Whangarei Girl's High School)

New Zealand U 17 Girls Sevens
Azalleyah Maaka (Gisborne Girls' High School)
Dhys Falefaga (St Mary's College)
Iritana Hohaia (Opunake High School)
Isabella Carter (Rangi Ruru Girls' School)
Jazmin Hotham (Hamilton Girls' High School)
Kalyn Takitimu-Cook (Manukura School)
Mahina Alex Paul (St Kentigern College)
Montessa Tairakena (Hamilton Girls' High School)
Risaleaana Pouri-Lane (Motueka High School)
Tiana Davison (Sacred Heart Girls' College)
Tynealle Fitzgerald (Trident College)
Lonita Ngalu (Hamilton Girls' High School)
Lasalle Lefale (Howick College)
Brooke Neilson (New Plymouth Girls' High School)

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On the back of the Kiwi defections to the Tongan RL team, there was a story on TV3 a few days ago about a few players choosing to play for the Samoan 7s team ahead of one of the NZ teams. Mua was interviewed and gave his reasons why (for his grandmother who is moving back to Samoa). I don't see this as a bad thing as a lot of the players would be eligible for 2 teams, and it doesn't lock you into playing for that country.

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@bovidae This was on TV1:

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Results thus far:

Game 1 NZ U17's Girls 22 v Samoa Barbarians Girls 7
Game 2 Japan Girls 17 v Tonga Heilala 10

Game 3 Maori Invitational 7 v NZ Fijians 29
Game 4 Australia 38 v Cook Islands 7
Game 5 Canada 17 v NZ Tongans 22
Game 6 NZ Condors 26 v Samoan Barbarians Boys 13

Game 7 Australia Girls 43 v Samoan Barbarians Girls 0
Game 8 NZ U18 Girls 40 v Tonga Heilala 0

Game 9 Maori Invitational 17 v Cook Islands 0
Game 10 Australia 5 v NZ Fijians 20
Game 11 Canada 7 v Samoan Barbarians Boys 24
Game 12 NZ Condors 36 v Tongan Barbarians 7

Game 13 Australia 0 NZ U17s Girls 5

The tournament is now live at Sky Sport 1. Also on Foxtel in Australia.