2019-2020 World Sevens Series
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All Blacks 7s team for the Dubai Sevens:
1 Scott Curry – co-captain
2 Tim Mikkelson – co-capain
3 Tone Ng Shiu
4 Salesi Rayasi
5 Dylan Collier
6 Ngarohi McGarvey-Black
7 Sam Dickson
8 Andrew Knewstubb
9 Regan Ware
10 Kurt Baker
11 Joe Webber
12 Sione Molia
13 Akuila Rokolisoa (travelling reserve).
Salesi Rayasi returns to the All Blacks Sevens jersey after four tournaments last year, including the Rugby World Cup Sevens victory in San Francisco. He has since made his debut for the Hurricanes in Investec Super Rugby and has been nominated for the Duane Monkley Medal for his efforts for Auckland in the Mitre 10 Cup.
• The All Blacks Sevens have won the Dubai Sevens on six occasions (1999, 2000, 2002, 2007, 2009 and 2018). • This will be the 40th tournament for Kurt Baker, he debuted in Dubai in 2008. • Andrew Knewstubb finished the 2018/19 season as top point scorer on the World Series.
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Pool games (times are NZT)
Friday 6 December
2.28am: v Wales
8.36pm: v CanadaSaturday 7 December
2.28am: v SamoaLIVE on Sky Sport 1
https://www.allblacks.com/news/all-blacks-sevens-season-to-get-underway-in-dubai
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Every year we see headlines of 'fresh blood selected' in training squads and every year the same old players are trotted out.
Yes, experience counts at times. Coming up with something different counts as well.
I feel I have been seeing the same team for years -
@Crucial said in 2019-2020 World Sevens Series:
Every year we see headlines of 'fresh blood selected' in training squads and every year the same old players are trotted out.
Yes, experience counts at times. Coming up with something different counts as well.
I feel I have been seeing the same team for yearsIt seems that way to me too. Hope it isn't a sign of the production line slowing up.
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@Crucial said in 2019-2020 World Sevens Series:
Every year we see headlines of 'fresh blood selected' in training squads and every year the same old players are trotted out.
Yes, experience counts at times. Coming up with something different counts as well.
I feel I have been seeing the same team for yearsRiiight.... So Rokolisoa, Rayasi, Ng Shiu, Knewstubb, McGarvey-Black. All players that have only been in the side since about 2017 or later. But yeah no new talent.
It wouldn't be too typical to just throw new players straight in there in the first tournament. I'm sure we'll see them brought in throughout the season as usual and then being called the same old players next year.