NZ Sevens 2024-25
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I recorded and watched the NZ games this morning. The good news is that the BF7s are in the SFs but made hard work of their pool game against Japan.
The AB7s need a complete reset. Cama's poor coaching was highlighted by replacing Ormond (a replacement himself) in the 2nd half instead of say Collier, when they already had a short bench. France have introduced a lot of new players who have speed and hunger - something the majority of the NZ team don't have.
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@ARHS
That does’nt surprise me regard Rob Rush , i watched Rob at the Northern Region 7s down in Morrinsville a couple of weeks back
I was really surprised he was called into the NZ 7s squad , i thought there were much better options running around on the day even Thames Valley had a very good forward who apparently had been in the NZ 7s training before Fletcher Morgan i think his name was -
@Steven-Harris said in NZ Sevens 2024-25:
@ARHS
That does’nt surprise me regard Rob Rush , i watched Rob at the Northern Region 7s down in Morrinsville a couple of weeks back
I was really surprised he was called into the NZ 7s squad , i thought there were much better options running around on the day even Thames Valley had a very good forward who apparently had been in the NZ 7s training before Fletcher Morgan i think his name wasWorse than a George rumour.
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@Steven-Harris Fletcher Morgan is a midfielder/outside back but has some size, so could be a useful sevens forward.
How did Senita Lauaki go?
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@Bovidae to be honest i did’nt see a lot Waikato however i did see Luke Masirewa was still running around he must be in his 30’s .
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@Steven-Harris said in NZ Sevens 2024-25:
Lauaki ex Kelston Boys ?
Yes. He has the mobility and size to offer more than some of the older forwards used in the NZ team.
Luke Masirewa is still playing club rugby for Hamilton Old Boys, and the Waikato team was dominated by players from that club. Niko Masirewa was the Waikato sevens coach.
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Awesome win after a skaky start by the ferns
Theres definetly a new player around to challenge both NZ & Australia
USA look good for such a young teamMens team needs some work and more
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Top post match comment from Jorja Miller
I love my job and i love my team -
@Steven-Harris said in NZ Sevens 2024-25:
USA look good for such a young team
They are fast and aggressive. Good signs and they're clearly starting to get some athletes through with a bit more smarts for the game.
Oliver is a future star of 7s and was the difference against us.
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I just watched the semifinals tho, and feel like there was some very favourable refereeing the way of USA to get to that final.
About a minute to go, USA scrum near halfway. Aussies blow over them (happened several times in the game) and their half dived on the ball after it came out Australia's side.
Referee said Australia weren't pushing straight and penalises Australia. Omfg we could not have pushed straighter if we tried.
OliverToliver breaks the tackles off the subsequent scrum and takes the win. -
This series is a bit of a disappointment compared to those of years ago. So hard to easily watch the games you want, with regular long fill ins nothing to do with sevens. Why were NZ and SA playing in alternate colours? Why so slow in recording points for conversions? And why so few matches in a tournament now. I hope they never repeat this format!
I liked seeing the new stars, Toliver from USA and the French kicker for two. Shilton van wyk was electric too.
Perhaps the weakest men's squad NZ has ever fielded in the series. The illness and injuries have been devastating. But something seems wrong in the coaching. Vai is lackadaisacal too often. Maka has no idea in contact. Mathis gets pushed to touch too often. No speedy sweeper mopping up. The only real spark comes from MGB. Molia and NG Shiu went well too. Did they win their playoff? My feed cut off at the critical time. -
@ARHS said in NZ Sevens 2024-25:
And why so few matches in a tournament now. I hope they never repeat this format!
Singapore will be the same as they've decided that if a tournament is a week later from another they will use 4 groups of 3 for player welfare reasons. So, 2 fewer games per team over the weekend.
NZ lost 17-12 to Argentina in the 5th/6th playoff game.
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