Invitational, provincial, local & school sevens tournaments
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The Oceania 7s are this weekend. It's not part of the World Sevens Series, so New Zealand is sending an All Blacks 7s squad that includes several debutants (and other relative rookies) and the Black Ferns Development team with only a few senior players, including Portia Woodman returning from injury.
This tournament has a separate draw for countries that are trying to qualify for the 2020 Olympics.
Last year, the games were livestreamed on the Oceania Rugby's Facebook page. I don't know whether it will be streamed again, this year.
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All Blacks 7s squad (* denotes debut):
Kurt Baker ( Manawatu)
Dylan Collier (Waikato)
Scott Curry (Bay of Plenty)
Taylor Haugh (Otago)
Trael Joass ( Ta$man)
Niko Jones* (Auckland)
Ngarohi McGarvey-Black (Bay of Plenty)
Tim Mikkelson (Waikato)
Amanaki Nicole (Canterbury)
Akuila Rokolisoa (Counties Manukau)
Jamie Spowart* ( Ta$man)
Te Rangatira Waitokia* (Manawatu)
William Warbrick* (Bay of Plenty).
Black Ferns 7s squad (* denotes debut):
Shakira Baker (Waikato)
Amy Du Plessis* (Otago)
Tysha Ikenasio* (Auckland)
Rhiarna Ferris (Manawatu)
Theresa Fitzpatrick (Auckland)
Jazmin Hotham* (Waikato)
Huia Harding (Waikato)
Mahina Paul* (Bay of Plenty)
Cheyelle Robins-Reti (Waikato)
Alena Saili (Southland)
Montessa Tairakena (Waikato)
Tenika Willison (Waikato)
Portia Woodman (Counties Manukau).
Pool games
Thursday 7 November (NZ times)
2.12pm All Blacks Sevens v New Caledonia
3.18pm Black Ferns Sevens v Japan SDS
5.02pm All Blacks Sevens v NiueFriday 8 November
1.06pm Black Ferns Sevens v Australia
3.40pm All Blacks Sevens v Japan SDS
5.30pm Black Ferns Sevens v Canada
8.26pm All Blacks Sevens v FijiSaturday 9 November
Finals Dayhttps://www.allblacks.com/news/new-talent-selected-for-oceania-sevens/
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Would it be within order to make a decree to refuse to call the NZ Mens team taking part the name attached to it in Stargazer's post above? I abhor the name All Blacks being attached to anything other than the genuine article and will make my protest by simply calling them the NZ 7s team on this forum.
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hmm. Just saw the end of NZ v Japan. Bit perplexed by some of the calls in the last 2 or 3 minutes. Take a look at where the kick got taken compared to where the 'high' tackle occured. (5 metres?) Bit careless by Haugh (I think), but the player was falling. Sloppy display by NZ, but that was a rough way to lose it. I thought the ref should have penalised the delayed feeds by the halfback....
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@Machpants See my post with the team naming above.
Also, see @ARHS post about the loss to Japan.
The loss to Fiji was to be expected. Whoever is in our team and their team, we seem unable to beat them. Although, it was 3 tries for and against. The difference was made by missed conversions. Kurt Baker managed to miss the easiest of easy attempts, right in front of the posts.
Particularly for the men, this is not more than a pre-season tournament. The result means zilch for the Series, just like preseason games don't mean anything for the SR or Mitre 10 Cup season.
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@Higgins said in Invitational, provincial, local & school sevens tournaments:
If it is a nothing game then they can damn well pay under a name like Barbarians or Centurions or Trout Fishers or anything other than the name they are playing under in this tournament.
This 7s team have been dragging the All Black's brand through the mud for a long time now. Did much better as NZ 7s!
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The name doesn't bother me one bit.
And to refresh some memories: the All Blacks 7s are the current (2018) World Champions and Commonwealth Champions. They also won several legs of the World Sevens Series in recent years. Plenty to be proud of, despite some disappointing results.
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@Stargazer And just to remind you of something more recent they also lost to Japan in Suva this week. You are only as good as your last result. Incidentally the last NZ coach that lost to Japan in 7s got the sack shortly after Rio. For the sake of consistency and fairness the current coach must be shaking in his boots.
And now I come to think of it didn't Japan finish last of the regular teams get relegated from the World Series 7s last year with Ireland taking their place as one of the core teams taking part?
