2020 -> 2021 Olympic Sevens (Tokyo)

[NTA]

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

[Machpants]

@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

[Stargazer]

FT: Australia 26 - 10 China

Next:
USA v Japan

After that: Black Ferns 7s v GB

[MiketheSnow]

@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.

Mike's eyebrows

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[Machpants]

Men against boys, size wise, USA v Japan

[Machpants]

And Japan are tactically clueless

[NTA]

@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

[Stargazer]

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

[NTA]

@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

[Machpants]

@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

[Stargazer]

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

USA 17 - 7 Japan

[Stargazer]

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

[Toddy]

Tui spills it early. Puts GB on attack

[Toddy]

GB in first.

[Stargazer]

Geez, that's a poor start from the BF7s.

[Machpants]

Shit start by the ferns, no pressure knock, then they watch GB run over from the resulting scrum.

0-7

[NTA]

Three errors there - dropped kick and 2 missed tackles

[Machpants]

Another knock on, utter shit

[NTA]

Zero pressure, dropped it

[Stargazer]

Their afternoon nap was a bit too long, I think. Still have to wake up.