NZ Sevens 2025-26
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Can someone let me know what the hell happened to Roderick Solo? One of the most electrifying young sevens players 3 or so years ago, he hasn't been cited since his injury back then. Anyone know where he ended up?
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@Canes4life See my previous post. A knee injury, which must be more serious than expected.
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@Bovidae said in NZ Sevens 2025-26:
@Canes4life See my previous post. A knee injury, which must be more serious than expected.
Must be very bad if it's resulted in him missing more than 2 years of rugby.
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After watching a bit of sevens 7s over the last few weeks i cant help feel some of our midfielders and outside backs would benefit playing a bit of 7s and i’m not really talking about the fitness but just learning how to utilise the space around them but the little nuances in and around drawing pass and commiting to kick off recieves and kick offs
I saw some great examples of knowing when to carry and getting to your feet quickly once tackled , not giving the jackler time on the ball and buying time for support ,but also holding the defence long enough to hit a player off a short ball or throwing a ball outside a drifting defenderArgentina are classic example of a team that look to doninate the air ,carry and clean so effectively that they have the ability to hold on to the ball for long periods eventually wearing defences down
But really impresses me is the accuracy of their passing
I know people will say these are two completely different games but for me if we were to play a high tempo game we need to be hit more accurate in and around many of these facets -
@Steven-Harris HOBM's march from senior 1 battlers to premier champs was built off the back of our successful 7s programme. The biggest things it instilled aren't listed above - communication, trust and dedication (not just in the typical sense but in things like over the top repetition of skills, moves, etc).
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@KiwiMurph Was thinking the same thing ,TMOs have gone rogue basically now an onfield official
Take the win only concern is the pace in the team , new young french girl looked rapid -
NZ men start with a 21-14 win over GB despite a yellow card ..some odd calls from the South Afican official
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@KiwiMurph said in NZ Sevens 2025-26:
@Bones said in NZ Sevens 2025-26:
About the most moronic decision you'll see to take a scrum in your own 22 with 20 seconds left. Fucking hell
Exactly this. So dumb
Match winning tackle by Lasaqa.
You could take the tap and run around for twenty seconds almost without being touched, or even less risk to kick for touch and time is up by the time you're throwing in. What a ridiculous decision.
