Commonwealth Games Rugby 7s
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Mark Ella (57)
a team for 2016?
A lot can happen in Rugby in a week let alone 6 years away. But that team does look good, would win a commonwealth gold!. Id add turner instead of Cooper for his speed and defense, JOC (James O'Connor) and Beale can be the playmakers. Digby would also be great.
A lot can happen in Rugby in a week let alone 6 years away. But that team does look good, would win a commonwealth gold!. Id add turner instead of Cooper for his speed and defense, JOC (James O'Connor) and Beale can be the playmakers. Digby would also be great.
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John Eales (66)
There will be a couple of quarterback old stagers of the likes of Stannard now and the late Shawn Mackay before, in the first Oz Olympic squad, but the majority of the team will be much the same age as the current Comm. games lot (with Stannard excluded) - about 20-21 years old. It's a lung bursting discipline of the game. Who now could pick that future Stannard?
Those future 20 and 21 year old players are only 14 or 15 now. There may be a few older Wallabies from the 2015 RWC, or Super Rugby players of 2015, seconded to the 2016 Oz 7s team before the Olympics, but I don't think there will be many. Some older non-Wallabies may even be seconded to the 7s squad from after Super rugby finishes in 2014 on a trial basis. We may know the names of some of those future Super/Wallaby players now but we would be having a huge guess.
If one had to guess the name of one present Wallaby player it would have to be JOC (James O'Connor). He always plays like he's playing 7s.
Those future 20 and 21 year old players are only 14 or 15 now. There may be a few older Wallabies from the 2015 RWC, or Super Rugby players of 2015, seconded to the 2016 Oz 7s team before the Olympics, but I don't think there will be many. Some older non-Wallabies may even be seconded to the 7s squad from after Super rugby finishes in 2014 on a trial basis. We may know the names of some of those future Super/Wallaby players now but we would be having a huge guess.
If one had to guess the name of one present Wallaby player it would have to be JOC (James O'Connor). He always plays like he's playing 7s.
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in 6 years time I would think that even JOC (James O'Connor) would be past the nippy and aerobically fit requirements or the games. I would doubt any current Wallaby will be in that squad in 2016.
The oldest players I would think would be the current crop of schoolboys and as Lee said the majority will be in the 15-16 age bracket currently.
The oldest players I would think would be the current crop of schoolboys and as Lee said the majority will be in the 15-16 age bracket currently.
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John Eales (66)
Yeah JOC (James O'Connor) could be past it by then but there are always a couple of midfield steppers in a 7's squad to go with the fliers and the mobile forwards (not that the Comm Games team has enough mobile forwards). Then there is a quarterback or two in the squad.
You never know.
You never know.
Nusadan
Chilla Wilson (44)
Been telling my son who's 16 about the virtues of rugby sevens and the Olympics, he's on a scholarship with the Melbourne Storm at the moment, but he calls union 'gay'... (All these years of taking him to Bled Cup and RWC games have not paid off sadly...)
It would not be far fetched to think by the year 2014 that the league will join forces with the union to play in sevens tournaments, their players will demand it...
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Rothschild
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I doubt the 'league' will have any say whatsoever as it is 'Rugby 7's' not 'league 7's and it is the baby of rugby promotion.
There are already a plethora of schoolboy players who have received notification fro the ARU that they are already in the 2014 Cth games squad so advance planning is afoot.
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Tom Lawton (22)
We have injury problems. Nick Cummins injured his AC joint in the SS final and it doesn't look positive for him. Also Pat McCabe is in serious doubt with a knee injury http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/09/22/3019187.htm?site=sport§ion=rugbyunion . The boys fly out this morning to Darwin for camp and Oceania Tournament.
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Tom Lawton (22)
Give him a crack. He is the one I would pick and would be sensational at sevens. I know he is going to Darwin.
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Tom Lawton (22)
http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-union/u...linked-to-field-condition-20100926-15si1.html
Doubt also hangs over Commonwealth Games Sevens representative and Randwick outside-centre Nick Cummins, who injured his shoulder shortly before Chisholm went down late in the first half.
Cummins will miss the Sevens team's departure to Darwin today for a pre-Games tournament and his chances of joining the team in Delhi hinge on more scans this week.
Doubt also hangs over Commonwealth Games Sevens representative and Randwick outside-centre Nick Cummins, who injured his shoulder shortly before Chisholm went down late in the first half.
Cummins will miss the Sevens team's departure to Darwin today for a pre-Games tournament and his chances of joining the team in Delhi hinge on more scans this week.
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Tom Lawton (22)
I'm hearing McCabe passed a fitness test today.
Brumby Jack
Steve Williams (59)
Must have heard wrong. He's officially out along with Safanaia.
Nick Cummins is still in.
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Mark Ella (57)
Good luck with whether up here. :lmao: It is stinking hot at the moment and the humidity will knock them about. Good preperation for India though.
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Tom Lawton (22)
Thanks Jack. Can you link somewhere where I can see it's official? Also heard Dan Yakopo is out (he was a replacement for someone else injured)
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Tom Lawton (22)
Thanks Jack. Squad is now:
2010 Australian Commonwealth Games Rugby Sevens team
Robbie Coleman (20, NSW)
Nick Cummins (22, WA)
Bernard Foley (20, NSW)
Shaun Foley (24, NSW)
Liam Gill (18, QLD)
Ed Jenkins (24, NSW)
Pat McCutcheon (23, NSW)
Luke Morahan (20, QLD)
Nick Phipps (21, NSW)
Kimami Sitauti (19, QLD)
James Stannard (27, ACT)
Lachie Turner (23, NSW)
Surely John Grant would have been a better option than Shaun Foley, who I think lacks top-end pace.
2010 Australian Commonwealth Games Rugby Sevens team
Robbie Coleman (20, NSW)
Nick Cummins (22, WA)
Bernard Foley (20, NSW)
Shaun Foley (24, NSW)
Liam Gill (18, QLD)
Ed Jenkins (24, NSW)
Pat McCutcheon (23, NSW)
Luke Morahan (20, QLD)
Nick Phipps (21, NSW)
Kimami Sitauti (19, QLD)
James Stannard (27, ACT)
Lachie Turner (23, NSW)
Surely John Grant would have been a better option than Shaun Foley, who I think lacks top-end pace.
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Tom Lawton (22)
Jim Webster wrote an interesting piece in rugby news a couple of weeks ago on the 7's world tour:
The broadcast report on the World Series
confirms that for a fifth consecutive year, a record
global audience switched on to them. Coverage of the
eight tournaments reached 141 countries across six
continents, with 34 broadcasters showing the action.
Programming was carried in 16 languages to 325
million homes.
The broadcast report on the World Series
confirms that for a fifth consecutive year, a record
global audience switched on to them. Coverage of the
eight tournaments reached 141 countries across six
continents, with 34 broadcasters showing the action.
Programming was carried in 16 languages to 325
million homes.
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