2023 World Sevens Series

[Crucial]

Didn't realise Blyde is injured again.
No chance of her overhauling Levi for the year on tries scored now.

[Bovidae]

Too much sentimentality in the selections. What's the point of picking Guthrie? Brazier on been on sabbatical all year, as she has had little influence on the success of the team.

[Bovidae]

The AB sevens team just got a whole lot older.

Experienced All Blacks Sevens team named for Toulouse

All Blacks Sevens Head Coach Clark Laidlaw has named an experienced team to take the field at the HSBC World Series in Toulouse.

All Blacks Sevens:
Scott Curry
Brady Rush
Akuila Rokolisoa
Dylan Collier (Vice-Captain)
Sam Dickson (Captain)
Leroy Carter
Moses Leo
Che Clark
Tepaea Cook-Savage
Sione Molia (Vice-Captain)
Tim Mikkelson
Roderick Solo
Regan Ware

Unavailable for selection: Amanaki Nicole, Andrew Knewstubb and Ngarohi McGarvey Black and Tone Ng Shiu (injury). Lewis Ormond and Joe Webber (personal).

[Stargazer]

@Bovidae So Scott Curry, Tim Mikkelson, Sam Dickson and Roderick Solo all return from injury. Three veterans and a rookie.

[Bovidae]

And Mikkelson finally gets to play in his 100th international tournament.

[Crucial]

@Bovidae said in 2023 World Sevens Series:

And Mikkelson finally gets to play in his 100th international tournament.

Would be good if he got the chance to add to his try tally too. his time off has some players creeping up on the alltime list

[ARHS]

Strongest looking team we have fielded this year. Would like to have seen Cody Vai in there again though.

[Bovidae]

@ARHS said in 2023 World Sevens Series:

Strongest looking team we have fielded this year. Would like to have seen Cody Vai in there again though.

The NZ U20 camps must be starting soon, so I am surprised Che Clark is going to Toulouse.

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[Bovidae]

I am surprised no one else has reached this milestone.

[Stargazer]

@Bovidae I'm not surprised. If a player would only play the World Series (10 tournaments per year), it would take 10 years. Obviously, there are the RWC Sevens, Commonwealth Games Sevens and the Olympics, but that would only reduce it to 9 years and a bit, if they don't get injured. Most players don't last that long.

[ARHS]

Kudos to Tim. A true great of 7s

[mikedogz]

[Duluth]

So Mikkelson made his debut at the George 7's in 2007

I was curious who he played with in that tournament. I assume he got added later because he wasn't in the initial squad for that tournament:

Tomasi Cama (Manawatu), Edwin Cocker (Auckland), Israel Dagg (Hawke's Bay), DJ Forbes (Auckland), Nigel Hunt (Wellington), Tafai Ioasa (Hawke's Bay, captain), James Kamana (Waikato), Solomon King (Bay of Plenty), Zar Lawrence (North Harbour), Rene Ranger (Northland), Lote Raikabula (Hawke's Bay), Victor Vito (Wellington), Steven Yates (Canterbury)

Kamana, Dagg and Vito were on debut

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[Crucial]

TNW and Kaino presented the BF7s with their jerseys.
Pretty cool for Niall Williams in her last tournament with TNW being her cuz.

[booboo]

Black Ferns beating up a bunch of overweight middle aged kiwi internet warriors...

NZ 38 V Polish Chicks 0 ... 2.20 to go

[booboo]

Great chase by that Polish Chick though...

[booboo]

43-0

Kick to come