2023 World Sevens Series

[Crucial]

@Bovidae said in 2023 World Sevens Series:

@Crucial said in 2023 World Sevens Series:

@Bovidae said in 2023 World Sevens Series:

Was Fehi Fineanganofo part of the wider sevens squad? He's ex-AGS, a centre, and would only be 19/20.

I vaguely recall him being in team lists for the World Schools Sevens in the tournament before the most recent one.

I was referring to the AB sevens squad. The team list on allblacks.com is not current so it's hard to know who is in the training group at Mt Maunganui.

I don't think that NZR comms team (and the SR ones also) really understand that there is a demand for knowledge and stats about squads etc. Most player profile sections on sites are used to load the obligatory photo shoots then the profiles are very patchy.
Hopefully the Silverlake partnership really improves this to more of a US sporting standard.

[Stargazer]

[Higgins]

What's the hold up asks he who does not have a Sky connection? The Great Britian v Spain match seems to have been stuck on GB 19 - 17 Spain with 13minutes 5 seconds played for over half an hour now.

[Toddy]

@Higgins Bad weather on the way. I think there's a worry about lightning strikes.

[Duluth]

NZ v USA game happened about 2hours late because of the weather. NZ won 36-15. Surprisingly few mistakes given the surface water

When is the game v Samoa now?

[Duluth]

@Duluth said in 2023 World Sevens Series:

When is the game v Samoa now?

Found it. New time is 3:20pm nzt

[Stargazer]

Other result:
AB7s 26 - 7 Chile

[Stargazer]

[Bovidae]

I watched most of the NZ-Chile game. A much closer 2nd half, even when a Chilean was given a YC.

[Stargazer]

That's going well ...

[ARHS]

Great skills by nz in horrid conditions v USA. The Webber and Carter midfield is becoming more potent all the time. Collier v good today

[Duluth]

@Duluth said in 2023 World Sevens Series:

@Duluth said in 2023 World Sevens Series:

When is the game v Samoa now?

Found it. New time is 3:20pm nzt

..and it changed again. NZ v Samoa at 4:45pm nzt now

[Higgins]

Sth Africa 05 - 10 Uruguay with two minutes left. Fingers firmly crossed!

[Higgins]

Final Score
Suth Africa 05 - 10 Uruguay A miracle of majestic proportions!

[KiwiMurph]

@Higgins Uruguay played the conditions really well.

[broughie]

Not a follower of 7's but yes it is wet here in SoCal. Been a pretty wet winter over here with snow in the hills where I live. Nothing torrential just a steady flow. Looks like it might stop tonight.

[Stargazer]

Going throught the results, I see there have already been three upsets:

Argentina lost to GB: 5 - 7
Australia lost to Kenya: 7 - 12
and - as mentioned - South Africa lost to Uruguay: 5 - 10

[Higgins]

@Stargazer The first one still sees the loser retaining the Falkland Islands Silver Medal.

[Machpants]

@Higgins said in 2023 World Sevens Series:

Sth Africa 05 - 10 Uruguay with two minutes left. Fingers firmly crossed!

Not sure that great, means we play them in the quarters, right?

[Stargazer]

Our debutant - Fehi Fineanganofo - is a strong lad. Has to work hard in this game, already.