2019-2020 World Sevens Series

[cgrant]

A big turning point was the scrum penalty against NZ. Ridiculous decision IMO. SA scored a few seconds later and it was game over.

[Stargazer]

Cape Town Sevens

Pool Games

Saturday, 14 December 2019 (NZT):

2.50am: Black Ferns 7s v South Africa
6.05am: All Blacks 7s v Wales
9.35pm: Black Ferns 7s v Fiji
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Sunday, 15 December 2019 (NZT):

12.07am: All Blacks 7s v Canada
3.25am: Black Ferns 7s v Russia
6.05am: All Blacks 7s v Argentina

LIVE on Sky Sport 1

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Haha, Kelly Brazier playing football again! Try to Saili.

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South Africa's inexperience is showing. Easy try to Nathan-Wong.

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And another try to Saili.

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I don't think the players realise that the hooter has gone. Why don't the BFs kick it out?

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Half time: New Zealand 21 - 0 South Africa

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Try to Shiray Kaka.

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Broughton with the step and she scores the try.

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Mahina Paul scores a try on debut.

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And it's over.

Full time : New Zealand 40 - 0 South Africa.

It was always going to be tough for S Africa, who are the invitational team of the Cape Town Sevens, against the World no. 1, but no doubt they'll enjoy the experience of playing at home.

BFs didn't do anything wrong, but it wasn't really more than a warm-up game.

[Machpants]

A fair few upsets this morning! But NZ smashed Wales.

[Stargazer]

FT: All Blacks 7s 43 - 7 Wales

The upsets in the men's tournament:

Ireland beat Australia 26 - 21
Kenya beat Samoa 24 - 19
Scotland beat England 26 - 24

Not an upset anymore, because Russia's women's team isn't as good anymore as they used to be, but good to see Fijiana beat them 38 - 19. All other games as expected in the women's tournament.

[Bones]

Bit of a mixed bag from Knewstubb, Dickson looking very good and Ware looking sharp again. Rokolisoa looked pretty sharp in his short time too. Mikkelson winding back the years in a couple of moments too.

Fiji look to be developing a very familiar, very dangerous style. Short lines, numbers around the ball, keep it alive no matter what. So effective for them. I'm picking them to win.

[booboo]

@Stargazer said in 2019-2020 World Sevens Series:

FT: All Blacks 7s 43 - 7 Wales

The upsets in the men's tournament:

Ireland beat Australia 26 - 21
Kenya beat Samoa 24 - 19
Scotland beat England 26 - 24

Not an upset anymore, because Russia's women's team isn't as good anymore as they used to be, but good to see Fijiana beat them 38 - 19. All other games as expected in the women's tournament.

Kenya redeveloping? That wouldn't have been that much of a surprise a few years ago.

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@booboo Maybe; hopefully in time to add some excitement to the 2020 Olympics. They were pretty average during the last two World Series.

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The commentators had been talking up the BF7s so much, that you could almost wait for it to go wrong. Very messy first half from the Kiwi women.

HT: NZ 7 - 5 Fijiana

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Geez, 6 handling errors already.

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And then the individual class from Stacey Waaka. Try time.