2020 -> 2021 Olympic Sevens (Tokyo)

[KiwiMurph]

@snowy well the reason we drew Fiji in the quarters is we lost 2 pool games.... basically like Aussie this time.

[Snowy]

@kiwimurph said in 2020 -> 2021 Olympic Sevens (Tokyo):

@snowy well the reason we drew Fiji in the quarters is we lost 2 pool games.... basically like Aussie this time.

Exactly my point.

[Snowy]

@frye said in 2020 -> 2021 Olympic Sevens (Tokyo):

Silver medal will be a success.
Anything less is a failure.

In saying that we do do pretty well with a squad of players that are barely provincial level.

I'd be delighted with a silver for the men, and yes in 15s they are provincial level.

They still go O.K in international sevens as specialists. Sure we have a few ring ins every now and and again and we don't win everything (like we mostly did for the best part of 2 decades) but I'll cut them some slack.

We all know pressure knockout tournaments require experience. We have that, if not out right talent and speed. I don't think that we will win it but we might sneak through a few close knock outs hopefully. Like beating the Aussies today. Thankyou Mr Knewstubb, who I think should be spending more time on the field anyway.

[Snowy]

If anyone is wondering it was a sideline drop goal conversion that made the difference, aside from his on field play. Also good.

[ARHS]

@bones said in 2020 -> 2021 Olympic Sevens (Tokyo):

Fucken hell collier. What were you looking at?

The ball. How silly...

[Canes4life]

Burling and Tuke about to kick their campaign off on Sky Sport channel Tokyo 9

[Machpants]

@canes4life said in 2020 -> 2021 Olympic Sevens (Tokyo):

Burling and Tuke about to kick their campaign off on Sky Sport channel Tokyo 9

In sevens?

[NTA]

Ireland currently up 10-0 over ROK

I assume this is 9 v 12 based on the table above.

[NTA]

Korea lack subtlety - they're probably used to dominating other Asian nations but they can't really blow through anyone in this comp.

[Stargazer]

FT: Ireland 31 - 0 Korea

[NTA]

Spidercam in open play.

Yeah, nah...

[NTA]

Japan up 7-0 after their skipper breaks a fairly piss-poor tackle.

[NTA]

Jeez Japan absolutely fluff it on defence to let Kenya level it up.

[NTA]

Failed to regather the restart, Kenya under the posts again.

AND another knock on.

Kenya 14-7 as the siren goes. Kenyan scrum midfield. Japan turn it over but they fuck it yet again.

[Bovidae]

Good news before the game.

SEVENS: Here is New Zealand's starting seven: Scott Curry, Tim Mikkelson, Dylan Collier, Andrew Knewstubb, Regan Ware, Joe Webber, Sione Molia.
On the bench are Tone Ng Shiu, Etene Nanai-Seturo, Ngarohi McGarvey-Black, Amanaki Nicole and William Warbrick. Kurt Baker drops out of the 12.

[NTA]

And that's the game - after Japan couldn't break through, Kenya get the penalty from a player rolling too many times after being tackled. That was pretty stupid.

21-7 to Kenya. They're through to the playoff

[Yeetyaah]

Japan just aren't good, like they can't score off a 2 on 1 overlap.

[NTA]

@yeetyaah said in 2020 -> 2021 Olympic Sevens (Tokyo):

Japan just aren't good, like they can't score off a 2 on 1 overlap.

Both they and Korea just went lateral with no plan. No deftness....

[NTA]

Tell you what tho - playing 7s in 30C heat I don't think the first two beers would touch the sides.

[MN5]

@bovidae said in 2020 -> 2021 Olympic Sevens (Tokyo):

Good news before the game.

SEVENS: Here is New Zealand's starting seven: Scott Curry, Tim Mikkelson, Dylan Collier, Andrew Knewstubb, Regan Ware, Joe Webber, Sione Molia.
On the bench are Tone Ng Shiu, Etene Nanai-Seturo, Ngarohi McGarvey-Black, Amanaki Nicole and William Warbrick. Kurt Baker drops out of the 12.

I’m amazed the upvote for this post wasn’t from @NTA