Singapore 7s 15 & 16 April 2017

[Nusadan]

Opening a thread here, can't seem to find one!

Looks like its going to be wet over there, is the stadium enclosed or not?

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Been a bit under the weather this week: I always get a head cold within a day or two of being back in NZ, clearly the fact I'm back for good means I get a really, really bad head cold as a welcome home!

OK then, standings after HK are:

1. South Africa 145
2. Fiji 122
3. England 113
4. New Zealand 97
5. USA 82
6. Australia 79

Full standings here:

http://www.worldrugby.org/sevens-series/standings

Coverage from 13:00 AEST, Australia second up at 13:22. Full match schedule here:

http://www.worldrugby.org/sevens-series/stage/1691/fixtures

 

[Brumby Runner]

Australia in a pool v Samoa, Kenya and Argentina. Not a bad result I think.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Kenya's title defence off to a good start, 22-7 over a fairly poor & error-ridden Argentina. Straya on now v Samoa.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Australia 19-12 Samoa.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

France 24-14 England, first real upset if the day.

 

[Brumby Runner]

Kenya over Argentina also surprised me.

 

[wamberal]

Opening a thread here, can't seem to find one!

Looks like its going to be wet over there, is the stadium enclosed or not?

Fully air conditioned, I believe.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Australia 29-7 Kenya but looks like "Chucky" may have broken his nose.

WTF happened to my lot? Up 17-0 when I left to drop wifey off at her cousin's hens party, get home to FT 22-21 albeit the Scots scored last & late. YC to Forbes wouldn't have helped but we'll need to go a lot better v USA who I thought looked pretty decent v Wales.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

SA 10-7 France, nearly the upset of the year & possibly enough to put Ringinland into the Challenge Trophy (assuming Les Frogs don't go belly-up v Japan).

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

NZ 36-14 Wales. Better but USA are at best a 50/50 proposition IMO.

 

[Highlander35]

WTF happened to my lot?

The ref realised that just because they were wearing black, it didn't mean their ruck work was legal.

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[waiopehu oldboy]

Australia 19-7 Argentina so looks like your guys will finish top of their Pool.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

(assuming Les Frogs don't go belly-up v Japan).

Which, of course, they do......... how typically French of them.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Day 1 highlights:

Challenge Trophy QF (from 13:00 AEST):

Hong Kong v Scotland
Argentina v France
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Wales v Russia
Japan v Samoa

Cup QF (from 14:30):

Fiji v USA
Australia v South Africa
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New Zealand v Canada
England v Kenya

I suspect your guys will be playing for fifth & mine for third.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Challenge Trophy QF:

Scotland 26-15 Hong Kong
France 26-24 Argentina
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Wales 19-12 Russia
Samoa 26-14 Japan

Just on my comment above re. your guys playing for fifth, that's based as much on the fact they'll be a coupla players short (Jenkins, Lucas & Stannard out) as who they're playing in the QF: Straya have a pretty good record v Sethfricka & Ringinland showed last night that they're far from unbeatable. You need 12 men to do it, though.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

HT QF1: USA 12-7 Fiji who've only completed ONE pass to USA's 48. In other words: Fiji get some ball, USA are screwed..................

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

............ but USA keep winning the restarts & generally denying Fiji any pill so out to 24-7 with 1:30 to go. Big upset coming here!

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Fiji pull a couple back but way too little too late, FT USA 24-19.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Lucas still there for Straya but no Stannard or Jenkins so you're down to 11 men.