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    @stargazer said in 2020 -> 2021 Olympic Sevens (Tokyo):

    Sharni Williams too quick

    She doesn't look rapid bit she hit the gap well there.

    We're playing too loose. China should have made us pay

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    China not short of pace. Just getting outflanked there

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    Good kick by China but just left Nathan too much room

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    Williams with the play again

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    Ashby, a new player? Never heard of her.

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    Good set piece. China not sure how to defend the back pass.

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    @stargazer said in 2020 -> 2021 Olympic Sevens (Tokyo):

    Ashby, a new player? Never heard of her.

    Me either. Bunch of new players here 🤣

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    Ozzie pulling away now, very good

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    Great try China off turnover ball. Good fend too.

    China will be aiming for a QF spot. Aussie will be disappointed with conceding 2 tries

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    @nta said in 2020 -> 2021 Olympic Sevens (Tokyo):

    Great try off turnover ball. Good fend too.

    China will be aiming for a QF spot. Aussie will be disappointed with conceding 2 tries

    I'll agree with TJ, China had the systems just not the intuitive skills. They'll be pouring money, people, and drugs into 7s

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    FT: Australia 26 - 10 China

    Next:
    USA v Japan

    After that: Black Ferns 7s v GB

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    @machpants said in 2020 -> 2021 Olympic Sevens (Tokyo):

    @mikethesnow said in 2020 -> 2021 Olympic Sevens (Tokyo):

    @nta said in 2020 -> 2021 Olympic Sevens (Tokyo):

    @mariner4life said in 2020 -> 2021 Olympic Sevens (Tokyo):

    Carlin Isles is not DK Metcalf or Tyreek Hill or Derrick Henry.

    If it's all they do for 12 months, gee i would love to see it.

    Of course i wouldn't, because 7s pays what some of those guys make in a week an hour.

    Fixed.

    I reckon you'd need to recruit about 50 guys from those positions, and use your 12 months to get them up to speed.

    Some guys aren't going to stand up mentally to the change, and some aren't physically going to enjoy 5-7 minutes of flat out exertion.

    Once the passing is taken care of - which I think is the biggest hurdle - I reckon the rest of it is piss-easy for 7s.

    I played state level (Iowa) in the US during my college days.

    Compared with the American lads I played with - many of whom had been great High School football players who couldn't break in to collegiate level - I was as slow as molasses.

    But it didn't stop me breaking the line by sidestepping them with my eyebrows.

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    Men against boys, size wise, USA v Japan

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    And Japan are tactically clueless

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    @machpants said in 2020 -> 2021 Olympic Sevens (Tokyo):

    And Japan are tactically clueless

    Jeez they should have run a cut play there. They've got the pace.

    China will smash Japan

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    USA v Australia will be the real test. The USA have a lot of strong players, but how fast are they?

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    @stargazer said in 2020 -> 2021 Olympic Sevens (Tokyo):

    USA v Australia will be the real test. The USA have a lot of strong players, but how fast are they?

    They're only up 2 tries despite the whole game being in Japan's 40. They've got size to trouble anyone but linking play together is the issue

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    @stargazer said in 2020 -> 2021 Olympic Sevens (Tokyo):

    USA v Australia will be the real test. The USA have a lot of strong players, but how fast are they?

    USA will be well beaten by Oz, from what I've seen today

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    Good to see Japan rewarded for their effort with a try. They've been unlucky a few times.

    USA 17 - 7 Japan

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    That's the full time score. USA not convincing.

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