The Silver Fern

@Chester-Draws said in NZ Sevens 2024-25:

Now do the men's!

There would be fuck all black in the graphic! This season they had their worst ever win %.

@Machpants said in Olympic Sevens 2024:

One of the things I have enjoyed most about the BF7s is Waaka, and she is almost always grinning ear to ear - and still owning the plays.

Love seeing smart NZ halves/playmakers get her 1 on 1 in a major final and then watching her turn on the jets and blast by whoever on the outside.

@Bovidae nah mean the ones I said. Great spine.

I'm getting ads for tickets for the HKSB S7VNS1!!!11!!

Get fucked you piston wristed gibbons. Also calling it svns does not make it sound hip and with it

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@Stargazer so she was distracted when in France...

@ACT-Crusader a nice way to finish a disputed season. Here's hoping they can challenge for top spot next season

@Stargazer said in Commonwealth Games (2022) - Sevens:

I'm guessing that the fulla checked that club into his baggage....

@stargazer This article says that the NZ teams won't be going to any overseas tournament this year.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/sevens/126285531/hamilton-sydney-legs-of-world-sevens-series-canned-for-2022-amid-covid19

Heard William Warbrick close to agreeing to terms or mightve already signed with the Melbourne Storm

Am a little concerned about the resultant income for contracted staff and players. Or lack thereof.

Sevens results of the finals:

Women's U18
GOLD New Zealand
SILVER France
BRONZE Canada (after beating Colombia 24 - 19)

Men's U18
GOLD Argentina (after beating France 24 - 14)
SILVER France
BRONZE Japan (after beating South Africa 28 - 5)

+673 points differential!

Interesting listening to DJ Forbes on the radio yesterday highlighting the main differences between Laidlaw and Titchs approach to coaching...one was an open inclusive one, the other more dictatorial.

@antipodean Yes, I saw this on my twitter feed:

Georgina Mitchell  /  Mar 17, 2019  /  NSW Englishman sues Nine Network over use of term 'coward punch' Englishman sues Nine Network over use of term 'coward punch'

Sam Oliver, who was found not guilty last year of assaulting rugby sevens captain James Stannard, says the broadcaster defamed him.

@Mauss

They have now listed the tournament teams.

Girls Tournament Team
🇯🇵 Umi Kikawa - Japan SDS
🇯🇵 Leilani Naiyaga - Japan SDS
🇳🇿Braxton Sorensen McGee - NZ U18
🇦🇺Rhani Hagan - Australia U18
🇦🇺Amelia Whitaker - Australia U18
🇳🇿 Litia Bulicakau - Central Storm
🇯🇵 Hazuki Ochida - Japan SDS MVP

Boys Tournament Team
🇳🇿 Kele Lasaka - NZ U18
🇳🇿 Zebby Uini-Faiva - NZ Cavaliers
🇳🇿 Jack Riley - New Edition
🇳🇿 Mason Verster - New Edition
🇦🇺 Charlie Bird - Australia U18
🇦🇺 Tom Howard- Australia U18
🇦🇺 Wallace Charlie - Australia U18 MVP

🇳🇿 Reimana Saunderson-Rurawhe - NZ U18 - also listed but that makes 8 players.

@arhs said in 2017-18 World Sevens Series:

I wasn't greatly impressed at a lot of the men's play in this tournament. Some opponents seemed a lot weaker than in previous rounds, and we did not capitalise enough.

Rokosiloa looked quite useful when he appeared in last match. Nareki and Rayasi did show plenty of improvement in speed of thought. But, I don't know why Mikkelsen was left on the bench so much. Without him out there we just seemed to be in cover mode and starved of possession - and we lacked wide vision when we did have the ball. His aggressive tackling and long passing is really needed. Don't think Baker works as a halfback. Ravouvou looked quite sluggish until the end, and Dickson was not at his best. I can only suppose the plan was to expose the second-tier players to more responsibility in all areas in preparation for World Cup. I just hope we use our best 7 from the outset then, because I don't see us threatening the better teams with our less-experienced second-stringers.

They have to, because - different from the World Series - the World Cup is a knock-out tournament right from the start.

If Liam Barry was the first-choice for assistant coach that is an underwhelming appointment.

@stargazer said in Wellington Sevens becomes Hamilton Sevens (2018-2019):

@crucial Uhm, did you read the article that I posted earlier?

Yeah, but it was all Tew trying to say nothing while in commercial discussions.

I would still guess that a plan was put forward to WR and they have agreed to proceed on the hope that the plan can be worked out commercially.

Taranaki Rugby is to establish the country’s first dedicated sevens academy as it looks to strengthen the game in the region and New Zealand.

Media release: http://trfu.co.nz/news/news/taranaki-rugby-to-set-up-national-sevens-academy/