NZ Sevens 2024-25

ARHS

Well done Pol Pla.

NTA

@Bovidae said in NZ Sevens 2024-25:

The lack of speed on D in the middle is a problem.

Spain have some serious wheels

Mauss

Looks like the AB Sevens don't really have an able replacement for Leroy Carter on the wing. Vai doesn't have the pace to be consistently dangerous there.

More positively, Maka, Mathis and Taumateine have looked really good. Perhaps Maka eventually takes that wing spot. Hopefully Kunawave is given a shot in the next few tournaments. He has genuine pace and is good in one-on-one situations.

Bones

Has Blake Makiri been picked up for SRP? From what I saw of NPC, he'd be bloody handy in this squad.

ACT Crusader

Vai is more of a ball player than an outside back Spain are quick and abrasive. Love the way they have played this tournament.

Would love them to upset Fiji.

Mauss

A terrible cross-kick by Collier and a Taumateine yellow card. You can't say they're a boring team.

Mauss

Argentina take the bronze.

It could be a long season for the AB 7s. Too many errors and they don't have a defence that's good enough to overcome them. Perhaps not that surprising with quite a few new players.

Mauss

Clear knock-on from Australia.

Mauss

Really fascinating and entertaining final between Australia and the Black Ferns.

Bit unfortunate about the missed knock-on, but it happens. Jorja Miller is special, great player to watch.

Bovidae

@Mauss said in NZ Sevens 2024-25:

Hopefully Kunawave is given a shot in the next few tournaments. He has genuine pace and is good in one-on-one situations.

I was hoping they would look at Waisake Salabiau or Stanley Solomon. Both were stars at U18 sevens.

ARHS

The SVNs format and split sky sessions does my head in. Try to record it and always find I miss sessions and end up scrolling through hours for matches I want to see. Really not user friendly for fans.
Mathis looks really promising. Vai worries me with his lack of game smarts. I hope to see more of Maka and want to see Rokolisoa and Ware back in to sharpen us up. Thought Collier was underused and they really missed Carter and Fineanganofo.

Bovidae

Four pools of 3 for Cape Town. This means no QFs as only the pool winners advance.

Men - with France and USA
Women - with Japan and China

Bovidae

Rob Rush has made the cut.

Bovidae

These times suck for a NZ viewer.

Bones

Pathetic against France. 33-5 at halftime. Defence not interested.

Bones

Mathis is a helluva talent. Molia does something sensational for the first time in 3 years or so then fucks it.

Bones

And now slow motion Ormond and one trick Vai balls up the comeback.

Bones

France beat us for the first time in SA and do it with a record score. Fucking atrocious.

Steven Harris

Just got up and have seen result if this is not a big enough red flag that the NZ 7s programne is in free fall i dont know what is
Has Rob Rush had a run ?

Bones

@Steven-Harris said in NZ Sevens 2024-25:

Has Rob Rush had a run ?

Is there only one Rush? If so, he played, but it's probably debatable if he had a run. He carried the ball like a skinny prop.

The captain and Ormond are ridiculously slow at distribution on attack and kill any opportunity.

Vai looks spent.

Ng Shiu, NMB and the newbies seem to be all that's keeping up.

The Silver Fern

NZ Sevens 2024-25