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Tom Lawton (22)
Looks like they are resting Bernard Foley and Nick Cummins. In comes Jason Seage and Jesse Parahi.
http://www.rugby.com.au/news/aru_ge..._oceani,142420.html/news/latest/section/39652
Australia to finalise Games preparations at Oceania Sevens Championships
September 30, 2010 - 4:00pm
Story by: ARU
Back to where it began - Luke Morahan returns to the Sevens arena for Australia
Australian Sevens star Luke Morahan says world champions Samoa are the team to beat at the 2010 Oceania Sevens Championships but Australia are a good chance of causing an upset at Austar Rugby Park in Darwin this weekend.
The Queensland Reds winger says he’ll use Friday’s pool matches against Tonga, the Cook Islands and Vanuatu to get reacquainted with the shortened version of the game in which he was a star in 2009 and by Saturday’s finals he expects to hit his strides.
Teammate, Qantas Wallabies winger Lachie Turner is in a similar situation and will use the two-day Darwin event to hone his skills ahead of the Commonwealth Games on 11-12 October.
“Samoa are the World Series champions and they’re pretty tough to beat. They’ve got a lot of all rounders and are a pretty experienced team which boasts the likes of (IRB Sevens player of the year) Mikaele Pesamino,” Morahan said.
“Back when I played Sevens last year, we never beat them and this year the boys came close, but didn’t get away with a win.
“A few of us are getting back into Sevens and hopefully we’ll find form pretty quickly and be ready to take on Samoa on Saturday in the finals.
“Putting in a good performance this weekend will definitely serve us well in Delhi.”
Coach Michael O’Connor has named an experienced 12-man squad for this weekend’s event which includes four members of this year’s London Sevens winning team in Jesse Parahi, Ed Jenkins, James Stannard and Nic Phipps.
Former Australian Schoolboys star Jason Seage, 18, will make his Australian Sevens debut while U20s representatives Kimami Sitauti, Liam Gill and Robbie Coleman return to the mix after missing the back end of the IRB Series to compete at the Junior World Championships in Argentina.
The Australian squad has a chance to create history if they can finish with gold or silver at the Commonwealth Games as Australia has not medalled since securing bronze in 1998 when Rugby Sevens was first granted entry in Kuala Lumpur.
Australia: Patrick McCutcheon (capt), Jesse Parahi, Ed Jenkins, Luke Morahan, Kimami Sitauti, Jason Seage, Liam Gill, Robbie Coleman, Nic Phipps, James Stannard, Shaun Foley, Lachie Turner.
http://www.rugby.com.au/news/aru_ge..._oceani,142420.html/news/latest/section/39652
Australia to finalise Games preparations at Oceania Sevens Championships
September 30, 2010 - 4:00pm
Story by: ARU
Back to where it began - Luke Morahan returns to the Sevens arena for Australia
Australian Sevens star Luke Morahan says world champions Samoa are the team to beat at the 2010 Oceania Sevens Championships but Australia are a good chance of causing an upset at Austar Rugby Park in Darwin this weekend.
The Queensland Reds winger says he’ll use Friday’s pool matches against Tonga, the Cook Islands and Vanuatu to get reacquainted with the shortened version of the game in which he was a star in 2009 and by Saturday’s finals he expects to hit his strides.
Teammate, Qantas Wallabies winger Lachie Turner is in a similar situation and will use the two-day Darwin event to hone his skills ahead of the Commonwealth Games on 11-12 October.
“Samoa are the World Series champions and they’re pretty tough to beat. They’ve got a lot of all rounders and are a pretty experienced team which boasts the likes of (IRB Sevens player of the year) Mikaele Pesamino,” Morahan said.
“Back when I played Sevens last year, we never beat them and this year the boys came close, but didn’t get away with a win.
“A few of us are getting back into Sevens and hopefully we’ll find form pretty quickly and be ready to take on Samoa on Saturday in the finals.
“Putting in a good performance this weekend will definitely serve us well in Delhi.”
Coach Michael O’Connor has named an experienced 12-man squad for this weekend’s event which includes four members of this year’s London Sevens winning team in Jesse Parahi, Ed Jenkins, James Stannard and Nic Phipps.
Former Australian Schoolboys star Jason Seage, 18, will make his Australian Sevens debut while U20s representatives Kimami Sitauti, Liam Gill and Robbie Coleman return to the mix after missing the back end of the IRB Series to compete at the Junior World Championships in Argentina.
The Australian squad has a chance to create history if they can finish with gold or silver at the Commonwealth Games as Australia has not medalled since securing bronze in 1998 when Rugby Sevens was first granted entry in Kuala Lumpur.
Australia: Patrick McCutcheon (capt), Jesse Parahi, Ed Jenkins, Luke Morahan, Kimami Sitauti, Jason Seage, Liam Gill, Robbie Coleman, Nic Phipps, James Stannard, Shaun Foley, Lachie Turner.
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Trevor Allan (34)
why didn't they take aidan toua he would be awesome at sevens?
England are without some good players aswell so you guys are probably right up with NZ for the title
Last time in 2006 i remember Gits, Lote and latho all played was wondering if gits was any good at sevens
England are without some good players aswell so you guys are probably right up with NZ for the title
Last time in 2006 i remember Gits, Lote and latho all played was wondering if gits was any good at sevens
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Tom Lawton (22)
Don't forget about Samoa - the No 1 ranked team in the world.
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Tom Lawton (22)
Aussies play today at 4.52 pm v Tonga, 7.26 pm v Vanuatu and 8.32 pm v Cook Islands
http://www.ntnews.com.au/article/2010/10/01/183281_ntsport.html
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IAN BUTTERWORTH
October 1st, 2010
SEVENS rugby hits Darwin today when the eight nations 2010 Oceania sevens championship kicks off at Austar Park.
The tournament has been structured into two Pools, with Day 1 focusing on teams fighting for positions against lower ranked outfits.
World champions and No 1 seed Samoa heads Pool A, which also features Papua New Guinea, Niue and Vanuatu.
Australia is seeded No 2 and grouped with Tonga, Cook Islands and Tahiti in Pool B.
First up will be Samoa and Papua New Guinea and favourites Samoa has made it known that although the Commonwealth Games is their major focus, they love the winning feeling.
"Winning is always the best feeling and it's awesome being world champions," said captain Lolo Lui.
The Samoan skipper is on the list of hopefuls to join the Ewen McKenzie-coached Queensland Reds in the Super 15 competition after the Delhi Games.
Australia and Tonga meet in the following game.
Each team plays teams from their own pool today and in tomorrow's finals, teams cross over into mixed pool games.
SEEDINGS: 1 Samoa, 2 Australia, 3 Tonga, 4 PNG, 5 Niue, 6 Cook Islands, 7 Vanuatu, 8 Tahiti.
http://www.ntnews.com.au/article/2010/10/01/183281_ntsport.html
Speed kings
IAN BUTTERWORTH
October 1st, 2010
SEVENS rugby hits Darwin today when the eight nations 2010 Oceania sevens championship kicks off at Austar Park.
The tournament has been structured into two Pools, with Day 1 focusing on teams fighting for positions against lower ranked outfits.
World champions and No 1 seed Samoa heads Pool A, which also features Papua New Guinea, Niue and Vanuatu.
Australia is seeded No 2 and grouped with Tonga, Cook Islands and Tahiti in Pool B.
First up will be Samoa and Papua New Guinea and favourites Samoa has made it known that although the Commonwealth Games is their major focus, they love the winning feeling.
"Winning is always the best feeling and it's awesome being world champions," said captain Lolo Lui.
The Samoan skipper is on the list of hopefuls to join the Ewen McKenzie-coached Queensland Reds in the Super 15 competition after the Delhi Games.
Australia and Tonga meet in the following game.
Each team plays teams from their own pool today and in tomorrow's finals, teams cross over into mixed pool games.
SEEDINGS: 1 Samoa, 2 Australia, 3 Tonga, 4 PNG, 5 Niue, 6 Cook Islands, 7 Vanuatu, 8 Tahiti.
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Mark Ella (57)
Will be interesting. There is a good chance that it might not be great sevens weather sadly. The times those games are on is normally when we get thunderstorms roll through and we have had some beauties roll through in the last couple of days.
Going to check it out on Saturday and will let you know how the boys look.
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Tom Lawton (22)
Thanks Ruggo. Would be very interested in your feedback.
Brumby Jack
Steve Williams (59)
Samoa kick off the Oceania 7's tournament with a 24-7 win over PNG.
The Aussies are up next against Tonga.
The Aussies are up next against Tonga.
Brumby Jack
Steve Williams (59)
Aussies beat Tonga 21-12 - next game is around 8pm EST vs Vanuatu
WorkingClassRugger
Michael Lynagh (62)
Is it televised or is a online stream available?
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Tom Lawton (22)
I tried looking but can't find anything. Boys running on in two mins
Brumby Jack
Steve Williams (59)
Aussies 57 Vanuatu 0. The highest score of the night so far
Brumby Jack
Steve Williams (59)
Last pool game of the night for the Aussies results in a 19-7 win over the Cook Islands
Next up for the Aussies is Tahiti, who didn't score a point and conceded 128 in their 3 pool games.
Next up for the Aussies is Tahiti, who didn't score a point and conceded 128 in their 3 pool games.
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Tom Lawton (22)
http://www.rugby.com.au/news/sevens...ionship,142457.html/news/latest/section/21893
Australia three from three at Oceania Sevens Championships
October 01, 2010 - 10:31pm
Story by: ARU
NSW teenager Jason Seage made a dream start to his Sevens career when he scored a try on debut in Australia’s 57-0 victory over Vanuatu at the Oceania Sevens Championships at Austar Rugby Park in Darwin on Friday.
The Hills Sports High student, who will commence his HSC later this month, came on as a second-half replacement and found the chalk soon after in Australia’s nine-tries to nil romp.
“To get on the field was great and to score a try was even better,” said 18-year-old Seage, who will return to Sydney following the two-day tournament.
“I was calling hard for the ball and then Lachie (Turner) threw it to me and sent me over in the corner.”
Australia completed day one undefeated after scoring a 21-12 victory over Tonga and a 19-7 win over the Cook Islands.
Coach Michael O’Connor’s side is on track to meet Samoa in Saturday’s final after the IRB Sevens World Series champions also enjoyed the day’s spoils, defeating the flamboyant PNG side 24-7, before steamrolling Tahiti 50-0 and accounting for crowd favourites Niue 31-5.
Qantas Wallabies winger Turner scored a try in each of Australia’s matches as he made a seamless transition into the shortened form of the game, while returning Sevens standout Luke Morahan played a key role in the Vanuatu match, touching down for a double off the back of some impressive footwork to give Australia the day’s highest score.
Gritty halfback James Stannard again proved to be the backbone of the Aussie side, amassing a day-high 42 points after touching down for four tries and slotting 11 from 15 drop-kick conversions.
Australia will play Tahiti in their first of three clashes on Saturday before a likely meeting against Tonga in the semi-finals.
Results:
Samoa 24 (Sani Niue 2, Mikaele Pesamino, Fautua Otto tries, Otto 2 con) bt Papua New Guinea 7 (Monty Diave try, Eugene Tokavai con)
Australia 21 (Liam Gill, Lachie Turner, James Stannard tries, Stannard 3 cons) bt Tonga 12 (Teu-i-muli Kaufusi, Feleti Fifita tries, Fifita con)
Niue 38 (Tui Taufoou 3, Hayden Head, Afargo Laufoli, Zachariah Makavilitogia tries Makavilitogia 4 cons) bt Tahiti 0
Cook Islands 21 (Jerome Vogel 2, Teina Savage tries, Nathan Robinson 3 cons) bt Vanuatu 10 (Koko Kalsal, Waute Chichirua tries)
Papua New Guinea 27 (Diave, Smith Lakas, Ray Vagi, Albert Levi Jnr, Shadrach Ghabiliha tries, Tokavai con) bt Niue 10 (Jason Karena, Head try)
Tonga 22 (Fifita, Fokolulu Tamalolo, Samsoni Hafoka, Taani Kaliti tries, Fifita con) bt Cook Islands 14 (Robinson, Francis Takiari tries, Robinson 2 cons)
Samoa 50 (Alatasi Tupou 4, Otto 2, Levi Asi, Alafoti Faosiliva tries, Tupou 3, Apelu Faaiuga, Pesamino cons) bt Tahiti 0
Australia 57 (Luke Morahan 2, Pat McCutcheon 2, Jesse Parahi, Jason Seage, Stannard, Turner, Foley tries, Stannard 6 con) bt Vanuatu 0
Samoa 31(Faaiuga, Tupou, Pesamino, Taulagi Afamasaga, Niue tries, Paul Chan Tung 2, Tupou cons) bt Niue 5 (Head, try)
Australia 19 (Stannard 2, Turner tries, Stannard 2 con) bt Cook Islands 7 (Beau Mokotupu try, Robinson con)
PNG 38 (Henry Liliket, Tisa Kautu, Gare Ponda, Levi Jnr, Nelson Daplin, Ghabiliha tries, Levi Jnr 3, Kautu, Kakah cons) bt Tahiti 0
Tonga 52 (Hafoka 3, Seilame Tukuafu, Siosiua Ma’afu, Taani Kaliti, Ratu Apakuki Maafu, Heamatangi Tuivai tries, Taumalolo 6 cons) bt Vanuatu 0
Australia three from three at Oceania Sevens Championships
October 01, 2010 - 10:31pm
Story by: ARU
NSW teenager Jason Seage made a dream start to his Sevens career when he scored a try on debut in Australia’s 57-0 victory over Vanuatu at the Oceania Sevens Championships at Austar Rugby Park in Darwin on Friday.
The Hills Sports High student, who will commence his HSC later this month, came on as a second-half replacement and found the chalk soon after in Australia’s nine-tries to nil romp.
“To get on the field was great and to score a try was even better,” said 18-year-old Seage, who will return to Sydney following the two-day tournament.
“I was calling hard for the ball and then Lachie (Turner) threw it to me and sent me over in the corner.”
Australia completed day one undefeated after scoring a 21-12 victory over Tonga and a 19-7 win over the Cook Islands.
Coach Michael O’Connor’s side is on track to meet Samoa in Saturday’s final after the IRB Sevens World Series champions also enjoyed the day’s spoils, defeating the flamboyant PNG side 24-7, before steamrolling Tahiti 50-0 and accounting for crowd favourites Niue 31-5.
Qantas Wallabies winger Turner scored a try in each of Australia’s matches as he made a seamless transition into the shortened form of the game, while returning Sevens standout Luke Morahan played a key role in the Vanuatu match, touching down for a double off the back of some impressive footwork to give Australia the day’s highest score.
Gritty halfback James Stannard again proved to be the backbone of the Aussie side, amassing a day-high 42 points after touching down for four tries and slotting 11 from 15 drop-kick conversions.
Australia will play Tahiti in their first of three clashes on Saturday before a likely meeting against Tonga in the semi-finals.
Results:
Samoa 24 (Sani Niue 2, Mikaele Pesamino, Fautua Otto tries, Otto 2 con) bt Papua New Guinea 7 (Monty Diave try, Eugene Tokavai con)
Australia 21 (Liam Gill, Lachie Turner, James Stannard tries, Stannard 3 cons) bt Tonga 12 (Teu-i-muli Kaufusi, Feleti Fifita tries, Fifita con)
Niue 38 (Tui Taufoou 3, Hayden Head, Afargo Laufoli, Zachariah Makavilitogia tries Makavilitogia 4 cons) bt Tahiti 0
Cook Islands 21 (Jerome Vogel 2, Teina Savage tries, Nathan Robinson 3 cons) bt Vanuatu 10 (Koko Kalsal, Waute Chichirua tries)
Papua New Guinea 27 (Diave, Smith Lakas, Ray Vagi, Albert Levi Jnr, Shadrach Ghabiliha tries, Tokavai con) bt Niue 10 (Jason Karena, Head try)
Tonga 22 (Fifita, Fokolulu Tamalolo, Samsoni Hafoka, Taani Kaliti tries, Fifita con) bt Cook Islands 14 (Robinson, Francis Takiari tries, Robinson 2 cons)
Samoa 50 (Alatasi Tupou 4, Otto 2, Levi Asi, Alafoti Faosiliva tries, Tupou 3, Apelu Faaiuga, Pesamino cons) bt Tahiti 0
Australia 57 (Luke Morahan 2, Pat McCutcheon 2, Jesse Parahi, Jason Seage, Stannard, Turner, Foley tries, Stannard 6 con) bt Vanuatu 0
Samoa 31(Faaiuga, Tupou, Pesamino, Taulagi Afamasaga, Niue tries, Paul Chan Tung 2, Tupou cons) bt Niue 5 (Head, try)
Australia 19 (Stannard 2, Turner tries, Stannard 2 con) bt Cook Islands 7 (Beau Mokotupu try, Robinson con)
PNG 38 (Henry Liliket, Tisa Kautu, Gare Ponda, Levi Jnr, Nelson Daplin, Ghabiliha tries, Levi Jnr 3, Kautu, Kakah cons) bt Tahiti 0
Tonga 52 (Hafoka 3, Seilame Tukuafu, Siosiua Ma’afu, Taani Kaliti, Ratu Apakuki Maafu, Heamatangi Tuivai tries, Taumalolo 6 cons) bt Vanuatu 0
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