2017-18 World Sevens Series
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That was rubbish. Some pretty lackadaisical play from us.
Have we forgotten how to pass in front of the man?
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Haven't watched the last two games, obviously, but NZ has finished 5th.
5th place SF:
NZ 38 -7 Australia5th place final:
NZ 26 - 5 USAThe surprise result of the tournament must be Ireland winning bronze. It was their first time in the Cup Quarter Finals, let alone the semis! Really good! They beat England 21 - 19 in the third place play-off.
No one will be surprised that Fiji won the tournament again, beating SA 21 - 17 in the Final.
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And now ... shock horror ... look at the pools for the final leg of the men's series.
Don't expect NZ to make the Cup QF of the Paris Sevens; if they play like they did this weekend, they'll not only lose to Fiji on day 1, but also to Kenya.Pool B and C are seriously easy. The Blitzboks can already book a spot in the Cup QF. Australia probably, too.
Edited to add that Ireland is the 16th team.
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Ha
Wee clip just played on Fox Sport News of Samoa showboating after crossing the try line v Spain.
Dude runs in under the bar then gives it to his mate to score ... only throws it forward ...
Cut to shot of Titch ...
(Ref actually mucks up by awarding scrum ... was offside, should have been penalty.)
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Our guys did play better against Aus. Managed to actually pass to a guy in Black sometimes which was an improvement, mostlt caught it as well.
Then were reasonably good against USA who were missing Perry Baker and lost Carlin Isles to injury early on. We also had some experience on the pitch. Why we did that when playing off for 5th instead of against a very good SA side in a quarter final I will never understand.That draw for Paris sucks for us. Assume 16th team are Ireland. That would strengthen pool C. None of them are exactly easy anymore but we do need to stay in the top 4 to avoid having Fiji or SA in our pool.
How are they seeding the World cup in San Fran?
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@snowy said in 2017-18 World Sevens Series:
How are they seeding the World cup in San Fran?
From the WR website:
In the men’s competition, the eight quarter-finalists from RWC Sevens 2013 and 2018 hosts USA qualified automatically and were joined by the four highest ranked teams outside of these nations on the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series 2016-17. The remaining 11 teams successfully negotiated the regional qualification process. The top 14 seeds are ranked according to points accrued on the 2016-17 series and first seven rounds of 2018 in Dubai, Cape Town, Sydney, Hamilton, Las Vegas, Vancouver and Hong Kong. The remaining 10 teams are ranked according to their placing in last weekend's World Series qualifier in Hong Kong with Tonga seeded 24th having not taken part in that event. The innovative tournament format will see an initial knock-out qualifier featuring the nations ranked ninth to 24th, while the top eight seeds progress automatically to the round of 16. This means that HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series leaders South Africa are top seeds with Olympic champions Fiji seeded second. Defending Rugby World Cup Sevens champions New Zealand are seeded third ahead of the side they beat in that 2013 final, England. Host nation USA, who were victorious in the recent Las Vegas round of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series, are the fifth seeds.I'll post more info after next weekend's Paris Sevens.
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Agreed. Could not believe that one, to give the quarter-final away. Some of the younger guys lack confidence and make avoidable errors. Still count Nanai-Seturo in that category, but Rayasi and Rokosiloa too. All have great finishing ability, but hesitancy with ball in hand or on defence gets shown up too often. Mikkelsen made a huge difference in later matches. His combination with Curry and Collier on the flanks is always a threat, with long pinpoint passes, and he is always looking for a turnover when he tackles. Those things put our opponents under regular pressure!
