IRB Sevens 2014/15 World Series - Round 1 Gold Coast - 11/12 October

[Hugh Jarse]

Round 1
11-12 October 2014
Venue: Cbus Super Stadium
City: Gold Coast

Capacity: 27,400

Pool A
NZL
SAM
FRA
JPN

Pool B
SAF
KEN
WAL
ASA

Pool C
FIJ
AUS
SCO
POR

Pool D
ENG
CAN
ARG
USA

Draw:

http://www.irbsevens.com/destination/edition=9/fixturesresults.html

The crowd has been disappointing at previous Gold Coast 7's tournaments, and the powers that be must be seriously looking at moving this to a more crowd friendly location unless a decent crowd turns up this year.
After an rather economical crowd roll up to the Wallabies v Pumas test at this venue recently, what are the chances that the masses will rock up to Robina next weekend?

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Round 1
11-12 October 2014
Venue: Cbus Super Stadium
City: Gold Coast

Capacity: 27,400

Pool A
NZL
SAM
FRA
JPN

Pool B
SAF
KEN
WAL
ASA

Pool C
FIJ
AUS
SCO
POR

Pool D
ENG
CAN
ARG

USA

Draw:

http://www.irbsevens.com/destination/edition=9/fixturesresults.html

The crowd has been disappointing at previous Gold Coast 7's tournaments, and the powers that be must be seriously looking at moving this to a more crowd friendly location unless a decent crowd turns up this year.
After an rather economical crowd roll up to the Wallabies v Pumas test at this venue recently, what are the chances that the masses will rock up to Robina next weekend?

I'll bags not many. Honestly, the sooner ARU gets over it's infatuation with the GC the better. Take the 7's somewhere people care, take the Wallabies somewhere people care. That ain't the GC (unless you're gonna go gangsta/ drug dealer styles, which probably & hopefully aren't your key demographics).

 

[Hugh Jarse]

There is an extra incentive to perform this year on the circuit.

Places in 2016 Olympic Games Rugby 7's tournament are at stake.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Coupla newbies & some old stagers returning in the AB lineup:

Scott Curry, Tim Mikkelson, Sam Dickson, DJ Forbes (C), Lote Raikabula, Tomasi Cama, Matt Clutterbuck, Gilles Kaka, Sherwin Stowers, Joe Webber, George Tilsley, Tony Ensor.

www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/sevens/10590701/Rookies-added-to-NZ-Sevens-for-Gold-Coast

 

[Mr Doug]

Women's (or should that be Ladies) Rugby Sevens is to be included in the Commonwealth Games here on the GC in 2018!! Excellent news, HJ?
The Aussie "girls" will play a 3-match series against Canada in conjunction with the Men's event this weekend.

 

[Hugh Jarse]

Early yet, but the crowd doesn't look a lot. Hope it builds as the day unfolds.

Thunderbolts first game against Portugal is on at 1:24 AEDT (12:24 Banjoland time).

 

[Hugh Jarse]

Starting Team:
Jesse Parahi
Con Foley
Cameron Clark
James Stannard
Ed Jenkins
Pama Fou
Tom Cusack

Bench:
Nick Malouf
Sam Myers
Tom Lucas
Lewis Holland
Michael Wells

Game on
First half
4:30 left. Pama Fou = Meat & Clarkies boy does the honours. AUS 7 POR 0
3:39 left. Ed Jenkins = Meat. Clarkies Boy misses extras. AUS 12 - POR 0. POR have not seen the ball yet.
0:09 left. Con Foley breaks the line and gets meat and chopsticks from Stannard. AUS 19 - POR 0.

Oranges

4:00 left Clarkies Boy gets Meat on the outside, to the joy of the Clarky Army supporters from Knox. Conversion missed. AUS 24 POR 0
Nick Malouf, & Sam Myers on
3:00 left Tom Lucas on for Stannard
2:29 left Sam Myers = Meat after quick tap taken on attack. Unconverted. AUS 29 POR 0
1:30 left Tom Lucas and Lewis Holland on

Siren sounds. Good Guys win 29-0.

Next game for Oz will be at 16:45 AEDT (15:45 Banjoland time) against Scotland.

Cameo feature on Cam Clark on Fox:
Things we didn't know about him: 1. 8 year old Clarky played soccer. 2. Clarkies Mum is a Kiwi.

 

[Hugh Jarse]

WTF? Champion Saffer whistleblower Rasta Rasivhenge is now listed as refereeing under the Australian banner.

Clever recruiting by someone. Good ref.

 

[qwerty51]

Not sure why he gets a Champion tag?

 

[Hugh Jarse]

He's one of the better refs, and has done a fair few finals.

Pool D shaping up to be a cracker.
ARG beat Soap Dodgers 21-19.
USA beat CAN 17 - 15
SD's beat USA 14 - 7
CAN lead ARG 12 - 7 at oranges.

Will we see all all 4 Pool D teams on 4 points after two games?

Edit:Nah. ARG sneaks home v CAN by 14-12. ENG and ARG should advance to QF's.

To come ARG vs USA, and ENG vs CAN

 

[TheKing]

Sports bet are paying USA $2.45 to beat the argies. That's worth putting $20 on IMO


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[Hugh Jarse]

AUS v SCO
Starting Team
Jesse Parahi
Con Foley
Cameron Clark
James Stannard
Ed Jenkins
Pama Fou
Tom Cusack

Bench
Nick Malouf
Sam Myers
Tom Lucas
Lewis Holland
Michael Wells

1 min: Try AUS 5 SCO 0
3 min : Try & Con SCO 7 AUS 5
5 min: Try & Con SCO 14 AUS 5

Oranges: Half time SCO 14 AUS 5

1 min: Try & Con SCO 14 AUS 12
4 min: Try & Con AUS 19 SCO 14
5 min: Try AUS 24 SCO 14
Siren sounds Fulltime AUS 24 SCO 14

 

[RugbyReg]

When's our next game?

 

[Hugh Jarse]

Next game for Oz will be a belter:
AUS v FIJI @20:01 (AEDT), 19:01 (North of the Tweed).

Last game of Day 1

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Sports bet are paying USA $2.45 to beat the argies. That's worth putting $20 on IMO


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Argies 21-19 v England

 

[Hugh Jarse]

Sports bet are paying USA $2.45 to beat the argies. That's worth putting $20 on IMO

Think you've done your dough.

USA have had opportunities to win the game, but with 1 min to go it is ARG 19 USA 12.

EDIT: More meat for ARG to take the game by 26-12. USA will rue missed opportunities and flawed execution.

Canucks will qualify to progress in Pool D if they can beat the Soap Dodgers by > 6 points.
With 3 min left in the opening stanza it is 7 - 7 but Soapies look the better team.

In time honoured fashion, the Soapies get meat and chopsticks after the siren sounds for oranges and they go to the sheds 14-7 ahead. Canucks had their chance to be leading 14-7 but couldn't land the killer blow. Soapies should run away with this game in the second 1/2 and qualify for the QF along with ARG.

 

[TOCC]

Gold Coast fans doing their best to reinforce the fact they don't want any kind of first class rugby played on the GC in the future :/

 

[TheKing]

Bloody hell Dan Norton can move can't he


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[waiopehu oldboy]

WTF is there a pool match, esp Aus v Fiji, being held over until tomorrow? Winner of that is "1st Pool C", loser is "2nd Pool C".

Anyhoo, QF draw has been published:

25. 12 Oct 2014 - 09:20 France Canada QF Bowl
26. 12 Oct 2014 - 09:42 3rd Pool C American Samoa QF Bowl
27. 12 Oct 2014 - 10:04 United States 0 - 0 Japan QF Bowl
28. 12 Oct 2014 - 10:26 Kenya 0 - 0 4th Pool C QF Bowl
29. 12 Oct 2014 - 10:48 New Zealand 0 - 0 England QF Cup
30. 12 Oct 2014 - 11:10 1st Pool C 0 - 0 Wales QF Cup
31. 12 Oct 2014 - 11:32 Argentina 0 - 0 Samoa QF Cup
32. 12 Oct 2014 - 11:54 South Africa 0 - 0 2nd Pool C QF Cup

 

[TheKing]

Could anyone on the forum do me a massive favour? I have to head down at halftime to get a chance to interview someone, so I can't get the second half. Could someone put the details from the second half up on here for me?


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