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  • NTAN Offline
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    @NTA said in Olympic Sevens 2024:

    Watching back RSA v NZ now - the handling errors in the first half from NZ were the killer.

    Second half report: when NZ make a break, the count of jerseys in support is overwhelmingly green.

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    Given RSA lost 2 pool games it seems a bit shit they're in medal contention alongside 3 undefeated teams.

    I hate the 12 team system in 3 pools

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    @NTA Make that two undefeated teams. France lost to Fiji.

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    @Bovidae said in Olympic Sevens 2024:

    @NTA Make that two undefeated teams. France lost to Fiji.

    It is utterly weird that Australia are one of them.

    But it is likely to be a France v Fiji final...

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    I wouldn't be so sure, Australia have beaten Fiji on each of the three occasions they have met this season.

    They looked pretty patchy against the Irish. I'd still have them favourites but they aren't the unstoppable force they used to be.

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    @nzzp said in Olympic Sevens 2024:

    @taniwharugby said in Olympic Sevens 2024:

    @nzzp do they though? Assume the village accommodation is planned out too with events coming/going?

    hah I have no idea. Just figured it may not be the complete trainwreck picture you painted. Happy to be corrected ... but I thought people got to stay on

    Weber mentioned “4 more sleeps” until he was home. So gets to see the opening ceremony before he leaves I guess.

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    Tomasi Cama a rubhish coach.

    Starting Joe Webber in a knockout match is one of the most stupid decisions I've seen watching decades (and playing) sevens.
    He misses far too many tackles (in fact, the only tackle I can recall he made was at the kickoff for the 2nd half, his one and only good play in the whole match), his passes are piss poor, usually going behind the player he's passing to and he pretty much does the same thing every time he has the ball in hand.

    To compound that headscratcher, he doesn't start either of the two playmakers used the most thru the HSBC 7s, Cook-Savage and Rokolisoa, yet he starts Collier and Dillon who are both too old and too slow and keeps them on almost the entire match. In fact, Collier played the entire match and contributed almost nothing just because he's the captain he's kept on the whole time... WTF!

    And WTF was that from Knewstubb, he was thru the tackle, line open in front of him and he attempts a miracle offload which is intercepted and turned into the match winning score when the SA player looks up, sees only Dillion and Collier in front of him and takes the most logical option, kick and chase when you know you can outpace your opposition, just too easy.

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    @RoninWC said in Olympic Sevens 2024:

    Starting Joe Webber any time in the last 2 years

    FIFY

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    Daft tactics from NZ coach. Why bench your best playmakers? Rokolisoa should have started, and maybe Cook Savage also.

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    @NTA it's France, 1 point is enough.

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    @RoninWC You mean Curry? It did seem strange that Webber went from being only a travelling reserve to replacing the injured Ware in the starting team. It doesn't say much about the original team selection.

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    @NTA said in Olympic Sevens 2024:

    @Bovidae said in Olympic Sevens 2024:

    @NTA Make that two undefeated teams. France lost to Fiji.

    It is utterly weird that Australia are one of them.

    But it is likely to be a France v Fiji final...

    Watched a replay of that Oz v USA match and I thought there was some dodgy reffing throughout the game that favoured the Aussies quite a bit.

    Their defence is good though and I would back them to beat Fiji.

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    @ACT-Crusader said in Olympic Sevens 2024:

    I thought there was some dodgy reffing throughout the game that favoured the Aussies quite a bit.

    About time we got some 😜

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    @NTA no it isn’t.

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    @NTA said in Olympic Sevens 2024:

    @ACT-Crusader said in Olympic Sevens 2024:

    I thought there was some dodgy reffing throughout the game that favoured the Aussies quite a bit.

    About time we got some 😜

    Jesus you took your time, I was sure the bait signal would go up as soon as I mentioned Way's name.

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    @Bones said in Olympic Sevens 2024:

    @NTA said in Olympic Sevens 2024:

    @ACT-Crusader said in Olympic Sevens 2024:

    I thought there was some dodgy reffing throughout the game that favoured the Aussies quite a bit.

    About time we got some 😜

    Jesus you took your time, I was sure the bait signal would go up as soon as I mentioned Way's name.

    Nah I recalibrated the algo after it kept stalling on that

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    @ACT-Crusader said in Olympic Sevens 2024:

    @KiwiPie said in Olympic Sevens 2024:

    I know the football has to start early to fit in the whole comp with enough gaps between games. But is the Sevens starting early just because of other events coming up in the stadium?

    Yes. Basically have to play the men’s and women’s before the athletics start.

    Are there no other Stadiums in Paris?

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  • NTAN Offline
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    Tight games today in the placements

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    Oz get some some good metres out wide but can’t capitalise.

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    I like the confused look on the Boks' faces when they get penalised for infringing

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