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    • Stargazer
      Stargazer last edited by Stargazer

      Dates set for 2016-17 Men's World Rugby Sevens Series:

      The 2016-17 series retains the same schedule as this season, kicking off in Dubai on 2-3 December, visiting 10 cities across five continents before concluding in London on 20-21 May.

      The 2016-17 HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series schedule is as follows:

      Location Dates
      Dubai 2-3 December 2016
      Cape Town 10-11 December 2016
      Wellington 28-29 January 2017
      Sydney 4-5 February 2017
      Las Vegas 3-5 March 2017
      Vancouver 11-12 March 2017
      Hong Kong 7-9 April 2017
      Singapore 15-16 April 2017
      Paris 13-14 May 2017
      London 20-21 May 2017

      The full schedule for the HSBC World Rugby Women's Sevens Series will be announced shortly.

      http://www.worldrugby.org/sevens-series/news/163532'>http://www.worldrugby.org/sevens-series/news/163532

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      • Stargazer
        Stargazer last edited by Stargazer

        Scott Curry, Sam Dickson, DJ Forbes, Mikkelson, Sione Molia, Regan Ware, Joe Webber re-sign with NZRU

        The core of this year’s All Blacks Sevens squad headed by veterans DJ Forbes and Tim Mikkelson will anchor the side through the next World Rugby Sevens Series after re-signing with New Zealand Rugby.

        The players – Sam Dickson, Forbes, Mikkelson, Sione Molia, Regan Ware, Joe Webber – join captain Scott Curry who has already signed through to the end of 2018.

        Dickson, Mikkelson, Molia and Webber have signed to 2018 and Forbes and Ware, through to the end of 2017.

        http://www.allblacks.com/News/29486/core-group-of-all-blacks-sevens-players-re-sign-with-nz-rugby

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        • Stargazer
          Stargazer last edited by Stargazer

          Dates set for 2016-17 Women's World Rugby Sevens Series:

          Location Dates
          Dubai 1-2 December
          Sydney 3-4 February
          Las Vegas 3-5 March
          Kitakyushu, Japan 22-23 April
          Langford, Canada 27-28 May
          Clermont-Ferrand 24-25 June

          Note: It is intended that a sixth round will be added to the schedule in due course.

          http://www.worldrugby.org/womens-sevens-series/news/185507

          Edited to add the 6th tournament (Las Vegas)
          http://www.worldrugby.org/womens-sevens-series/news/208531

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          • rotated
            rotated last edited by

            So this kicks off in under 2 months and still no replacement for Titjens - good to see the NZRU are taking sevens more seriously after the Olympic debacle.

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            • Stargazer
              Stargazer @rotated last edited by

              @rotated said in 2016-2017 World Sevens Series:

              So this kicks off in under 2 months and still no replacement for Titjens - good to see the NZRU are taking sevens more seriously after the Olympic debacle.

              Yes, both teams have no coach at the moment (as far as I know). The women's coach - Horan - gave up coaching the women, because he wants to be the next men's coach. Interviews for the men's coaching gig early this week (according to the article below) and appointment expected next weekend. No word on where things are at for the women's coaching role.

              The article says that the main candidates for men's coach are Horan and Waldrom. I personally think they should go for Horan, because of his 4 year experience with the women's team and the success he's had. Waldrom seems a bit of a light-weight for that role. Wonder whether he may end up becoming the women's coach?

              http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/sevens/84986281/sean-horan-and-scott-waldrom-shape-as-front-runners-to-coach-the-nz-mens-sevens-team

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              • mimic
                mimic last edited by

                Not sure if it's true, but Samoans seem to be spreading the news that former all blacks 7s coach has signed with Samoa 7s

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                • antipodean
                  antipodean last edited by

                  Either that or he's there for a holiday:
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                  • mimic
                    mimic last edited by

                    I'm sure Kenya thought they were getting him too.. maybe he's just checking to see if it's worth it

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                    • Stargazer
                      Stargazer last edited by Stargazer

                      Tietjens confirmed as Samoa Sevens coach:

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                      http://www.newshub.co.nz/sport/sir-gordon-tietjens-becomes-new-coach-of-samoa-sevens-2016101409

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                      • canefan
                        canefan last edited by

                        Looks like the rest he's had from his retirement after the olympics has recharged his batteries....

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                        • Stargazer
                          Stargazer @canefan last edited by

                          @canefan said in 2016-2017 World Sevens Series:

                          Looks like the rest he's had from his retirement after the olympics has recharged his batteries....

                          I know some media reported that he was retiring, but he never was. He just stepped down from his NZ Sevens role.

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                          • antipodean
                            antipodean last edited by

                            So this season coming will be the fittest Samoan 7s side anyone's ever seen.

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                            • mimic
                              mimic last edited by

                              Eliota loves being in the headlines. Idiot.

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                              • Stargazer
                                Stargazer @mimic last edited by

                                @mimic Yes, he's a professional whiner. Too full of himself and his own opinions.

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                                • Frye
                                  Frye @mimic last edited by

                                  @mimic said in 2016-2017 World Sevens Series:

                                  Eliota loves being in the headlines. Idiot.

                                  The guy is proof that a law degree doesn't in any way necessitate intelligence.

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                                  • jegga
                                    jegga last edited by

                                    He's a parody of himself now, I'd be interested in knowing what other people involved in Samoan rugby think of him.

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                                    • taniwharugby
                                      taniwharugby @mimic last edited by

                                      @mimic he reminds me of Hone Harawira - he makes some really good points, but they often get lost in the seemingly pointless and often racist rants he diverts onto.

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                                      • Stargazer
                                        Stargazer last edited by Stargazer

                                        Eight silver medal winning sevens players re-commit to NZ Rugby:
                                        Captain Sarah Goss, 2015 World Rugby Sevens Player of the Year Portia Woodman, Gayle Broughton, Kelly Brazier, Kayla McAlister, Ruby Tui, Terina te Tamaki and Niall Williams.

                                        No news about a men's and women's coach, yet.

                                        http://allblacks.com/News/29979/silver-medal-winning-sevens-players-re-commit-to-nz-rugby

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                                        • KiwiPie
                                          KiwiPie last edited by

                                          On the news the other night, they indicated Chad Tuoro was a candidate for coaching the Men's Sevens team.

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                                          • Stargazer
                                            Stargazer last edited by

                                            Allan Bunting, assistant coach of the Black Ferns Sevens team since 2012, has been promoted to the team's Head Coach role.

                                            http://www.allblacks.com/News/30063/allan-bunting-appointed-head-coach-of-black-ferns-sevens

                                            No news yet about who the next men's head coach is going to be.

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                                            • KiwiPie
                                              KiwiPie @Stargazer last edited by

                                              @Stargazer Another ex-Bay man at the helm ....

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                                              • mimic
                                                mimic last edited by

                                                Am surprised that the NZR isn't releasing Titch to coach Samoa 7s for the 1st couple of of series..
                                                It's not like Samoa are the dirty English or Aussies

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                                                • Stargazer
                                                  Stargazer last edited by Stargazer

                                                  Clark Laidlaw is the new NZ men's coach, but ...

                                                  Laidlaw will take up his new role from 1 June 2017
                                                  
                                                  Our priority was getting the right coach with the long-term vision to win Olympic gold. So while we would have loved Clark to start straight away, we are happy to wait until next year because he is the best person for the job to build a winning sevens team over the long term.
                                                  
                                                  New Zealand Rugby has also announced that experienced sevens coaches and former All Blacks Sevens players Scott Waldrom and Tomasi Cama will form the coaching team for the upcoming World Rugby Sevens Series tournaments starting in Dubai in December.
                                                  

                                                  http://www.allblacks.com/News/30122/clark-laidlaw-appointed-head-coach-of-all-blacks-sevens

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                                                  • Crucial
                                                    Crucial last edited by

                                                    It's going to be a bit rough if Scooter and Cama get the team firing well then have to step aside.

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                                                    • taniwharugby
                                                      taniwharugby @Crucial last edited by

                                                      @Crucial you'd hope there will be a lot of communication between them to ensure that transition is smooth and everyone is on the same page....that said, it is the people side of things, you can be hugely technical and be a genius but if you suck at people skills, aint gonna help much

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                                                      • canefan
                                                        canefan last edited by

                                                        I hope this new guy is good because NZR seem to be bending over to accommodate him

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                                                        • rotated
                                                          rotated last edited by rotated

                                                          Three week preparation for the season. Seems reasonable.

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                                                          • Stargazer
                                                            Stargazer last edited by

                                                            http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/sevens/86555774/New-Zealand-sevens-coach-Clark-Laidlaw-says-centralisation-on-the-radar

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                                                            • KiwiPie
                                                              KiwiPie last edited by

                                                              I really hope the Olympics doesn't become the whole point of Sevens as it is way too random a format to spend 4 years building towards. The point should be to win the world series as that is measure over a number of events and kind of smoothes out the random nature.

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                                                              • Stargazer
                                                                Stargazer @KiwiPie last edited by

                                                                @KiwiPie said in 2016-2017 World Sevens Series:

                                                                I really hope the Olympics doesn't become the whole point of Sevens as it is way too random a format to spend 4 years building towards. The point should be to win the world series as that is measure over a number of events and kind of smoothes out the random nature.

                                                                I agree with you, although there are also the RWC Sevens and the Common Wealth Games, which both take place in 2018.

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                                                                  hydro11 @KiwiPie last edited by

                                                                  @KiwiPie said in 2016-2017 World Sevens Series:

                                                                  I really hope the Olympics doesn't become the whole point of Sevens as it is way too random a format to spend 4 years building towards. The point should be to win the world series as that is measure over a number of events and kind of smoothes out the random nature.

                                                                  This. Even when we dominated 7's we didn't win every tournament.

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                                                                  • Stargazer
                                                                    Stargazer last edited by

                                                                    First All Blacks Sevens squad named for the 2016-17 season (Dubai Sevens (2-3 December 2016) and Cape Town (10-11 December 2016)):

                                                                    Scott Curry (Captain)
                                                                    Tim Mikkelson
                                                                    Antonio Kiri Kiri
                                                                    DJ Forbes
                                                                    Dylan Collier
                                                                    Beaudin Waaka
                                                                    Iopu Iopu-Aso
                                                                    Rocky Khan
                                                                    Sherwin Stowers
                                                                    Jonathan Ruru (new cap)
                                                                    Isaac Te Tamaki
                                                                    Sione Molia

                                                                    http://www.allblacks.com/News/30150/one-new-cap-in-all-blacks-sevens-squad

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                                                                    • Stargazer
                                                                      Stargazer last edited by

                                                                      This selection seems to confirm my suspicion that Kaka may no longer be available for 7s (unless he's injured). There was some talk a while back that he was considering a return to XVs, although he has been playing several sevens tournaments in Asia the last few months. It will be interesting to see whether he's going to play club rugby to work his way back into the Magpies squad, or whether he'll re-appear in the sevens squad for Wellington and Sydney.

                                                                      Apart from Kaka, also missing are Joe Webber (who has re-signed with the sevens squad), Teddy Stanaway, Lewis Ormond, and Regan Ware ....

                                                                      I had hoped for a few more new names and not so many Olympic rejects, but awesome to see Ruru in the squad, who had a really good Mitre 10 Cup season with Otago.

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                                                                      • Bones
                                                                        Bones @Stargazer last edited by

                                                                        @Stargazer Any juice on Ruru? What position?

                                                                        Noted absence of Dickson, is he injured?

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                                                                        • Bones
                                                                          Bones last edited by

                                                                          Gee Kaka is quite a loss too, especially with Ware not in the squad.

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                                                                          • Stargazer
                                                                            Stargazer @Bones last edited by

                                                                            @Bones said in 2016-2017 World Sevens Series:

                                                                            @Stargazer Any juice on Ruru? What position?

                                                                            Noted absence of Dickson, is he injured?

                                                                            Ruru plays halfback in XVs. I wonder whether he's replacing Kaka, but unsure. I can't remember what position he played for the Hawke's Bay team that won the Central Region Qualifier last year.

                                                                            You're right, Dickson not in the squad either. No idea whether he's injured, but I guess he must be as he's also one of the players who has re-signed.

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                                                                            • Bovidae
                                                                              Bovidae @Stargazer last edited by

                                                                              Waaka was a forgotten man this year. He'll assume the role as playmaker and goalkicker.

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                                                                              • Stargazer
                                                                                Stargazer last edited by

                                                                                The first Black Ferns Sevens squad for the 2016-17 season has also been named (Dubai Sevens, 1-2 December 2016):

                                                                                Ruby Tui
                                                                                Shakira Baker
                                                                                Jordon Webber
                                                                                Niall Williams
                                                                                Sarah Goss (captain)
                                                                                Michaela Blyde
                                                                                Tyla Nathan-Wong
                                                                                Kelly Brazier
                                                                                Tenika Willison* (Waikato)
                                                                                Katarina Whata-Simpkins
                                                                                Portia Woodman
                                                                                Rebekah Cordero-Tufuga*

                                                                                Travelling reserves are:
                                                                                Jess Drummond* (Tasman)
                                                                                Danielle Paenga*
                                                                                *new cap

                                                                                Several players were unavailable to play in the opening tournament: Kayla McAlister, Gayle Broughton, Theresa Fitzpatrick, Shiray Tane, Stacey Waaka, Terina Te Tamaki, Lesley Ketu and (retired) Huriana Manuel, Carla Hohepa and Honey Hireme.

                                                                                https://www.allblacks.com/News/30149/four-new-players-in-black-ferns-sevens-for-dubai

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                                                                                • Stargazer
                                                                                  Stargazer last edited by

                                                                                  The Women's Dubai Sevens starts today.
                                                                                  Draw day 1 in NZ time:

                                                                                  Thursday 1 December:
                                                                                  10:06pm: Black Ferns 7s v Ireland

                                                                                  Friday 2 December:
                                                                                  1.02am: Black Ferns 7s v Fiji
                                                                                  3.37am: Black Ferns 7s v France

                                                                                  Those fuckwits from Sky are again not broadcasting most women's games. Only the finals on day 2 are televised.
                                                                                  So if you want to watch these games, you can only watch them on the World Rugby website/YouTube channel. Because the livestream will be geo-blocked, you will need a geo-unblocker or change VPN to a country that is not on the list on this webpage: http://www.worldrugby.org/sevens-series/where-can-i-watch (for example, India, Ireland, Romania and most other Eastern European countries).

                                                                                  I'll add the link to the livestream when it's available.

                                                                                  Apparently, also radio commentary will be available on World Rugby Radio online here

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                                                                                  • Stargazer
                                                                                    Stargazer last edited by

                                                                                    The livestream is here: http://www.worldrugby.org/sevens-series/stage/1719/match/24080. I'm having huge trouble with my geo-unblocker so haven't seen much of the first half.

                                                                                    Halftime: Black Ferns Sevens 17 - 0 Ireland Sevens

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