Commonwealth Games - Rugby Sevens
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@chris-b said in Commonwealth Games - Rugby Sevens:
@machpants Yeah. I was only disagreeing with Tim's initial assertion about who would make the team.
Trael Joass was in initially a XVs player in the Mako$ squad who couldn't make the starting XV. It's possible that miraculously he's among the 12 best sevens players in the country, but I'm inclined to think that's because almost everyone who has the chance focuses on XVs.
I'd say a pretty sizeable chunk of NZs best atheletes play rugby. However those atheletes wouldn't go well in other sports because they have conditioned themselves for rugby, and that's what they practice full time.
IIRC all of the 15s players that wanted to play 7s at the Olympics had to spend a year reconditioning themselves and getting used to 7s or else they would be largely ineffectual. Turned out some (like SBW) were just that despite their best efforts.
The point being 7s is pretty much a different sport now that it is professional. At least as different as test cricket is to T20s anyway. Specialists from each are no guarentee to be the best at both.
It's likely that if you put that 7s team up against the best 15s players in a match tomorrow the 7s team would win.
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@stargazer said in Commonwealth Games - Rugby Sevens:
After the low of Rio 2016 this is a fabulous day for 7s
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@canefan said in Commonwealth Games - Rugby Sevens:
@stargazer said in Commonwealth Games - Rugby Sevens:
After the low of Rio 2016 this is a fabulous day for 7s
Totally unexpected.
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@virgil said in Commonwealth Games - Rugby Sevens:
@canefan said in Commonwealth Games - Rugby Sevens:
@stargazer said in Commonwealth Games - Rugby Sevens:
After the low of Rio 2016 this is a fabulous day for 7s
Totally unexpected.
Makes it all the more sweet. I'm sorry I wasn't able to watch but as usual the TSF collaborative commentary was excellent
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@higgins said in Commonwealth Games - Rugby Sevens:
Here's one for you Stargazer, who is reffing the mens final? Without SA being involved the chances of Rasta being appointed look disturbingly high.
Actually I thought Rasta was amazingly balanced in our semi.
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@stargazer said in Commonwealth Games - Rugby Sevens:
Half time: NZ 12 - 0 Australia
It ain't over, 'til it's over. Stay focused the full 14 minutes, please.
14 ... pfft
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@taniwharugby said in Commonwealth Games - Rugby Sevens:
Portia is crazy good, Blyde is awesome for a smaller looking woman.
Been a couple of shitty headlines over the weekend about the women, not naming them but was SBWs sister this and so and so's partner instead of who they are.
Is funny seeing those manicured painted nails setting to bind at scrumtime.
I got the Aidan Ross's partner deal though
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@no-quarter said in Commonwealth Games - Rugby Sevens:
IIRC all of the 15s players that wanted to play 7s at the Olympics had to spend a year reconditioning themselves and getting used to 7s or else they would be largely ineffectual. Turned out some (like SBW) were just that despite their best efforts.
Not sure if YRC?
SBW made the team, but got injured in the pool play. The Ioane bros and Pulu also made the squad.
Ardie dropped out when his AB aspirations appeared.
Messam tried but didn't make the squad.
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@stargazer said in Commonwealth Games - Rugby Sevens:
Why would you kick the ball out. But okay. Extra time.
Kinda fell sorr ... oh no fuck it no I don't
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@no-quarter said in Commonwealth Games - Rugby Sevens:
It's likely that if you put that 7s team up against the best 15s players in a match tomorrow the 7s team would win.
There is virtually no doubt about that.
But, if you give me and Wayne Smith our choice of twenty All Black/Super rugby players to train for a year, then I'll bet big money we'll beat the current team.
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@virgil said in Commonwealth Games - Rugby Sevens:
Goooooollllldddd
Listen from about 10:30
http://120.138.20.16/WeekOnDemand/radiosport/2018.04.15-17.15.00-S.mp3
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@stargazer said in Commonwealth Games - Rugby Sevens:
Not counting on the men getting the same result, but they've already come further than I expected.
Just hoping they're not giving it away to Fiji.Oh ye of little faith
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@stargazer said in Commonwealth Games - Rugby Sevens:
@chris-b And we all know how that tournament ended. The only good XVs players in that squad were the Ioane's. SBW was very average in the World Series tournaments he played, and so were Ardie and Messam.
I guess that's a matter for Titch's decisions.
The obvious point is that the best rugby players in NZ choose to play XVs. The Sevens get the leftovers. Yes - in the short run those guys become the best Sevens players, but I am amazed if anyone is thinking this is the best team we could possibly develop.
And if they're not arguing that, why are they wasting my time.
