2019-2020 World Sevens Series

[Crucial]

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

[Crazy Horse]

@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 years

It seems that way to me too. Hope it isn't a sign of the production line slowing up.

[KiwiMurph]

Typically you see more youngsters come through later in the season after the nz national 7s tournament has been held (which isn't til 15/16 December). The tournaments pre-Xmas they generally go pretty conservative with selections.

[Bovidae]

The training squad consists of 24 players, including some seconded from SR, but it is mostly the same old names going to the sevens tournaments unless there are injuries.

[Bones]

@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 years

Riiight.... 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.

[cgrant]

Is Calb Clarke injured ?

[cgrant]

Sorry, Caleb and not Calb.

[Stargazer]

@cgrant The answer is in this post: https://www.forum.thesilverfern.com/post/402008

[Duluth]

@cgrant

He’s not injured.

Him and Koroi will be used later. I’m guessing he needs to lose some of his xv’s size

[Stargazer]

Ha, 10 seconds after kick-off and Stacey Waaka scores the first try.

[Stargazer]

Brazier gets the next one. 10 - 0 NZ

[Stargazer]

Try Fitzpatrick. 15 - 0.

[Stargazer]

Injury break for one of the Japanese players

[Stargazer]

Greak kick from Brazier and Baker is in for the try.

24 - 0 NZ. One minute to go in the 1st half.

[Stargazer]

Waaka scores her second after the hooter. The half time score is 29 - 0 to the Black Ferns 7s.

[Stargazer]

Tui could have scored herself, but gives the try to Harding.

NZ leads 36 - 0.

[Stargazer]

Oh haha, a Japanese player finally manages to sneak through the NZ defence and then falls over her own feet.

[Stargazer]

Again a great kick from Brazier and now it's Saili who scores the try.

43 - 0. Time's almost up.

[Stargazer]

Great run from Tui, who sends off Harding for her second try. Hooter has gone.

Full time: New Zealand 48 - 0 Japan.

Too easy against a country that is not one of the core nations, but good as a warm-up game for the rest of the day.

[Stargazer]

Men's games now. Samoa v Canada, a great game to watch. Samoa wins 19 to 12.

Now, NZ v Wales.