NZ Sevens 2024-25
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Skills poor in loss to Ireland. Vaenuku was very impressive again. But Cody Vai is not improving, Maka and Rush brothers not much impact.
Biggest thing for me is the lack of support runners and mistrust on defence of players alongside, plus shoddy kickoff and lineouts work.
Knewstubb makes some good runs, but is just not active enough as a playmaker. MGB should be starting surely, but they really missing Rokolisoa.
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The 7s obsession to not get the ball off the pitch and take a halftime lead is wild.
Scrum on your own 10 and you win a free kick. Just kick it out and take the 12-0 halftime lead
Instead BF7s try and run it out from their own line and concede a try
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Black Ferns Sevens team
2. Jorja Miller
3. Stacey Waaka
4. Mahina Paul
5. Sarah Hirini (c)
6. Michaela Brake
7. Risaleaana Pouri-Lane
11. Maia Davis
13. Jazmin Felix-Hotham
23. Jaymie Kolose*
44. Justine McGregor
82. Olive Watherston
88. Kelsey Teneti
97. Le’Oxeayn Maiu’u*Not available due to injury: Manaia Nuku, Shiray Kaka
Not available due to Black Ferns: Dhys Faleafaga, Alena Saili, Theresa SetefanoAll Blacks Sevens team
- Amanaki Nicole
- Brady Rush
- Tone Ng Shiu
- Akuila Rokolisoa
- Dylan Collier (c)
- Kitiona Vai
- Jack Gray
- Rob Rush
- Ngarohi McGarvey-Black
- Codemeru Vai
- Regan Ware
- Frank Vaenuku
- Sofai Maka
- Sam Howling*
Not available due to injury/illness: Joe Webber, Sione Molia, Andrew Knewstubb, Joey Taumateine, Oli Mathis, Xavier Tito-Harris, Lewis Ormond and Roderick Solo
*denotes potential debutant
https://www.allblacks.com/news/sevens-teams-named-for-los-angeles-championship-tournament
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Bloody amazing year from the Women!
Head and shoulders above the rest of the world, winning 4 of 6 tournaments plus the championship.And well done to Jorga Miller, doulbe awards, Player of the Final as well as Women's Player of the Year!
It is scary just how good she is and how much better she might well get, absoultely deserved!
As for the Men, best not to mention them except to say this tournament was one of their better ones given a third place finish, their first podium finish for the season.
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Watched some highlights of the Black Ferns from the first day, some new faces appeared because of the players joining the 15s squad - all the newbies looked very impressive
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@KiwiPie said in NZ Sevens 2024-25:
Watched some highlights of the Black Ferns from the first day, some new faces appeared because of the players joining the 15s squad - all the newbies looked very impressive
Polar opposite from the mens program
@canefan Paying a high price for no National 7s you would have regional club 7s then regional provicial 7s and then the national 7s
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The BF7s were all class again. Sarah Hirini might be my favourite rugby player at the moment. Loved her reaction when she scored the late try and dropping the f-bomb in the interview. Maddi Levi wasn't a factor in the final as great defence meant she hardly touched the ball.
The AB7s showed the best and worst of themselves across the 5 games. A failure to take chances cost them a win against Spain but they defended really well against Aust. Shat the bed with SA. 3rd is better than most expected.
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The BF7s were all class again. Sarah Hirini might be my favourite rugby player at the moment. Loved her reaction when she scored the late try and dropping the f-bomb in the interview. Maddi Levi wasn't a factor in the final as great defence meant she hardly touched the ball.
The AB7s showed the best and worst of themselves across the 5 games. A failure to take chances cost them a win against Spain but they defended really well against Aust. Shat the bed with SA. 3rd is better than most expected.
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@Bovidae said in NZ Sevens 2024-25:
3rd is better than most expected.
And as it is winner takes all, they ended up 3rd overall, right? Ladder doesn't count
@Machpants said in NZ Sevens 2024-25:
@Bovidae said in NZ Sevens 2024-25:
3rd is better than most expected.
And as it is winner takes all, they ended up 3rd overall, right? Ladder doesn't count
Does it work like that, or is that only for the winner?
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It's a stupid format. Argentina were the best men's team and NZ the best women's team.
And speaking of the format, more changes for next season.
https://www.world.rugby/news/999470/world-rugby-unveils-evolved-svns-model
