2023 World Sevens Series
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First tournament (men's): Hong Kong - 4-6 November 2022
Unavailable due to injury: Kitiona Vai, Andrew Knewstubb, Roderick Solo, Che Clark, & Lewis Ormond
Mikkelson returns from an injury that has kept him side-lined throughout the 2022 season, approaching the remarkable milestone of 100 international sevens tournaments.The team also welcomes back Joe Webber, Dylan Collier and Leroy Carter who missed the Rugby World Cup Sevens through injury.
Pool games (times are NZT):Friday 4 November 2022
11.35pm: All Blacks Sevens v SamoaSaturday 5 November 2022
6.35pm: All Blacks Sevens v Hong Kong
11.03pm: All Blacks Sevens v Australia
https://www.allblacks.com/news/tim-mikkelson-returns-for-99th-all-blacks-sevens-tournament/ -
Wow, that is a strong squad? Strange that there is nothing about the omission of Scott Curry, when I thought that might be a headline. Has he retired? Glad to see Timmy back and the century of appearances is imminent.
I had expected Tepaea Cook-Savage to be in there, replacing Caleb Tangitau, and maybe Liam Coombes-Fabling too as a speedster. Both are better suited to 7s than Super rugby in my view. I presume Brady Rush, Trael Joass and Rhodes Featherstone remain in the squad.
Does anyone know who is now in the squad, and not travelling to this one?
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@Stargazer Yeah the good news is with a few years away from the SFS, the new SFS being flash-bang and the location much more favourable compared to recent years for the Sydney rugby-going public (they simply won't travel out west) - they should still get solid numbers