2023-2024 World Sevens Series
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I don't like the 3 pools. The qualification for the QFs always felt a bit off.
There are fewer easy games which is good for early part of the weekend. I think it leads to a more attritional tournament though. Without following too closely, it seemed like more injuries and more energy management from teams
@Duluth said in 2023-2024 World Sevens Series:
I don't like the 3 pools. The qualification for the QFs always felt a bit off.
There are fewer easy games which is good for early part of the weekend. I think it leads to a more attritional tournament though. Without following too closely, it seemed like more injuries and more energy management from teams
Yeah probably simpler and more bitter for me. Fucking Ireland being so highly placed.
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I feel a bit of the fizz has gone out of the sevens this year with standards dropping quite a bit. I don't think the format has done the men's competition any favours, but the womens does seem improved.
Countries like Fiji, South Africa and NZ just seem to be going through the motions quite a bit, knowing they can still be champs if they scrape into top 8. Quite a bit of luck in the 3 pool thing too. I feel it was far better with 16 teams and with a chance to blood newbies against a weaker team. All so sudden death now and maybe that is why the play is more conservative and less spectacular. And less colour on the sidelines. Where are the Fijians?
How do others see it?
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I feel a bit of the fizz has gone out of the sevens this year with standards dropping quite a bit. I don't think the format has done the men's competition any favours, but the womens does seem improved.
Countries like Fiji, South Africa and NZ just seem to be going through the motions quite a bit, knowing they can still be champs if they scrape into top 8. Quite a bit of luck in the 3 pool thing too. I feel it was far better with 16 teams and with a chance to blood newbies against a weaker team. All so sudden death now and maybe that is why the play is more conservative and less spectacular. And less colour on the sidelines. Where are the Fijians?
How do others see it?
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@ARHS I read something the other day about the series struggling financially, and returning to traditional venues in the future.
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@Tim Yes, it can only be him. From what I remember of Church, he was quick.
The women's squad contains a couple of recent Black Ferns so the sevens programme must be widening their player pool.
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Unavailable due to injury:
Sione Molia, Fehi Fineanganofo, Payton Spencer, Tim Mikkelson, Kitiona Vai and Amanaki Nicole.
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The Men’s and Women’s Development teams both won the Howard Hinton Sevens last weekend. No idea who they played but the women did play an AIS team. They play another tournament this weekend.
The times for Madrid are terrible for NZ viewers. Sarah Hirini is in Madrid too.
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The Howard Hinton Sevens were live streamed -
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