2023-2024 World Sevens Series

[antipodean]

@Snowy 7s refs come from the school for the blind. In the same game I twice saw Irish players dive over the ruck and not get penalised.

[Bovidae]

I didn't see many of these games due to the time difference but the 1st half vs Ireland was the worst I've seen from the AB 7s team in a long time. Granted they didn't have much ball but the decision-making was really poor. I doubt there has been many tournaments when they've lost more games than they've won.

[Bovidae]

She will be a huge loss to the Black Ferns Sevens team.

Black Ferns sevens captain Sarah Hirini has undergone surgery for an ACL injury, putting her in a race against time to be fit for the Paris Olympics. Hirini injured her knee during the Dubai Sevens earlier this month and fears she would need surgery were confirmed once she got back to New Zealand.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/sevens/301028026/black-ferns-sevens-captain-sarah-hirini-has-acl-surgery-putting-paris-olympics-in-doubt

[Duluth]

The draw for Perth

Tough pool for the men

[Machpants]

NZ teams

Experience returns as New Zealand name teams for Perth SVNS

The third leg of the SVNS circuit offers New Zealand teams a chance to put the disappointing results of the opening two rounds behind them.

[Bovidae]

There also appears to be a NZ Men's Development team playing in Fiji (from the Waikato rugby FB page). Looking at the photo posted there are a number of familiar faces from recent NZ Boys Condor sevens teams. I haven't seen a full team list.

[Bovidae]

Schedule for the NZ teams:

[Chester Draws]

A team list is at the bottom of this https://fijilive.com/dickson-nicole-to-lead-kiwis-in-coral-coast/

[Bovidae]

So five of the 2023 NZ U18 sevens squad in that NZ Development squad, along with some others in the 20 yr old range.

[Duluth]

NZ v France about to kick off

[Machpants]

FFS give the ball away

[Machpants]

Team is so shit compared to last year, what happened?

[Machpants]

jesus that defence, I'm off

[Duluth]

@Machpants said in 2023-2024 World Sevens Series:

Team is so shit compared to last year, what happened?

Laidlaw > Cama?

Probably too simplistic but the team is really struggling.

[Duluth]

Getting smashed now 26-5

[Bovidae]

Does Leo know what a tackle is? He was badly exposed twice out wide.

No real pace again.

[Duluth]

Other pool games are against Samoa & Fiji

Have NZ ever lost all their pool matches?

[Bovidae]

The NZ men are still alive as they beat Samoa 17-12. All on for the Fiji game.

[Duluth]

Was the performance against Samoa better? More accurate passing etc?

[Bovidae]

@Duluth

I never saw the game but NZ won with an ET try to Ware, so they could have just as easily lost.