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That makes it tough for Aus, Wales would be a tough team to beat based on their games so far. It was actually nice to see Canada grab the win against us in their home tournament.
HSBC 7's ROUND 6 - VANCOUVER
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Steve Williams (59)
If you beat Wales, you just need Canada to lose to Russia or beat them by less than you did to go through.
And holy fuck, if we beat Brazil, we're finally back in the top half, hopefully with some top ups incoming from the Pro Sides with the 6 Nations over.
And holy fuck, if we beat Brazil, we're finally back in the top half, hopefully with some top ups incoming from the Pro Sides with the 6 Nations over.
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David Codey (61)
Canada really put us under the pump when we had the ball.
We pretty much went in our shell and played percentage footy,which just doesn't get you enough points.
Another game where Kingston demonstrated that despite scoring a try,is just not up to the required standard.
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galumay
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Great first half!
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...and start to the second!
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galumay
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Nice win 49-12.
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George Smith (75)
Hosts almost always get the last game on Day 1.
Cup QF:
Fiji v USA
SA v Wales
NZ v Samoa - 0550 AEDT
Australia v Scotland - 0610 AEDT
Bowl QF:
Kenya v France
Argentina v Russia
England v Portugal
Canada v Brazil
waiopehu oldboy
George Smith (75)
^^^^^^^^^^ Last Pool matches are generally 1 v 2 (so Aus v Wal) & 3 v 4 (so Can v Rus), but not necessarily in that order. Aus being seeded 1 & Canada 3 they were never gonna meet in the last match of the day.
kiap
Steve Williams (59)
Note carefully:
That's not incompatible with what i'm saying.
It should have been Australia v Canada.
waiopehu oldboy
George Smith (75)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^ as above, Straya seeded 1 & Canada 3 so always gonna be Straya's second opponent with 2nd seeds Wales their last.
Has mostly been thus for as long as there's been an HSBC series, not sure why it's suddenly an issue?
Has mostly been thus for as long as there's been an HSBC series, not sure why it's suddenly an issue?
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Steve Williams (59)
You are right, and for the reason I suspect that the organisers don't want the home crowd to piss orf before the final scheduled day 1 match, therefore the hosts play last.
It's not that common that hosts are ranked outside the top seeds in the pool, though, probably a single digit percentage of tournaments.
And in those cases the top seed loses certainty of knowing the equation before kickoff.
It's not that common that hosts are ranked outside the top seeds in the pool, though, probably a single digit percentage of tournaments.
And in those cases the top seed loses certainty of knowing the equation before kickoff.
waiopehu oldboy
George Smith (75)
More importantly, I'm sure I heard Quinn say 35K turned up for Day 1. Even allowing for the inaugural tournament novelty factor that's a seriously good effort on the part of the organisers & Vancouver/ BC/ Canadian rugby communities. Well done all of them.
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David Codey (61)
I heard or read somewhere that it was a sellout crowd of 33k.
Which puzzles me as it appears that most of the top tier looked like it was covered to camoflouge the empty seats in the closed section.
Which puzzles me as it appears that most of the top tier looked like it was covered to camoflouge the empty seats in the closed section.
waiopehu oldboy
George Smith (75)
^^^^^^^ Google lists it as having a capacity of 54,500 so you're almost certainly right about the empty top tier being camouflaged, I suspect.
That said, 33 or 35K is a decent number & who's to say how many more they'd have got had that top tier been open (& THAT being said I think 7's is a game that has to be seen from close range, whether live or on TV, & there's really no point having people sitting in any nose-bleed seats the venue may have, better to lay on some mega-screens in the ideally adjacent entertainment precinct).
That said, 33 or 35K is a decent number & who's to say how many more they'd have got had that top tier been open (& THAT being said I think 7's is a game that has to be seen from close range, whether live or on TV, & there's really no point having people sitting in any nose-bleed seats the venue may have, better to lay on some mega-screens in the ideally adjacent entertainment precinct).
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George Smith (75)
Bowl QF:
France 24-21 Kenya
Argentina 19-0 Russia
England 31-0 Portugal
Canada 19-0 Brazil
Cup QF:
Fiji 31-26 USA - HT 5-19 & 19-26 with <30 sec on clock.
South Africa 31-0 Wales
New Zealand 17-12 Samoa, 17-0 with ~90 sec on clock
Australia 24-17 Scotland, first time Straya have made three consecutive SF since 2003.
France 24-21 Kenya
Argentina 19-0 Russia
England 31-0 Portugal
Canada 19-0 Brazil
Cup QF:
Fiji 31-26 USA - HT 5-19 & 19-26 with <30 sec on clock.
South Africa 31-0 Wales
New Zealand 17-12 Samoa, 17-0 with ~90 sec on clock
Australia 24-17 Scotland, first time Straya have made three consecutive SF since 2003.
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