National 7s Championships

Steve Stammers · Mar 4, 2015

RugbyReg said:
yep, great to have you here Steve. Keen to see your passion on the board and hopefully you can continue to provide some insight into shortened variety of the game.

Thanks Reg..hope all's well with you.

MACCA · Mar 5, 2015

Steve Stammers said:
Thanks Reg..hope all's well with you.

Steve - any tips on where the team lists will be published?

Hugh Jarse · Mar 6, 2015

All I know, apart from where the contracted 7's players will be playing is that there will be three players from The Mighty 2 Blues in the NSW Team:
Chris NAY
Larry HERMANS
Lani TIATIA

Be nice to have a squizz at the full Team lists to see who will be playing.

It is hard to get behind the domestic sevens programme in the absence of detailed information about who is playing, but it is great to see the tournament is going ahead.

It is progress. One step at a time.

Steve Stammers · Mar 6, 2015

MACCA said:
Steve - any tips on where the team lists will be published?

Hi Macca: there were a few more changes to all of these lists even this morning, will see what we can do. Conscious about publishing info that will ultimately be incorrect. We have a match program for the tournament and it is already woefully inaccurate! Let me know if you'd like me to shoot you one over in the post though on Monday..

Steve

MACCA · Mar 6, 2015

Steve Stammers said:
Hi Macca: there were a few more changes to all of these lists even this morning, will see what we can do. Conscious about publishing info that will ultimately be incorrect. We have a match program for the tournament and it is already woefully inaccurate! Let me know if you'd like me to shoot you one over in the post though on Monday..

Steve

Thanks Steve - I intend to attend so hopefully can pick one up there. very positive about the idea of the tournament however do kindly suggest that it might have been given a bit more publicity. My sheep shagging mate that lives here is really surprised that he hasn't seen anything about it in the media.

Steve Stammers · Mar 6, 2015

MACCA said:
Thanks Steve - I intend to attend so hopefully can pick one up there. very positive about the idea of the tournament however do kindly suggest that it might have been given a bit more publicity. My sheep shagging mate that lives here is really surprised that he hasn't seen anything about it in the media.

Hi Macca: feel free to come and say hi at the Admin tent on the weekend. Always a tricky one with publicity - a media release announcing the competition was sent to media months ago, while another release was distributed earlier this week.We've also done a fair bit on our website this week.

Reality is that we can't force newspapers to write on it. However, pleasingly, the local media in each regional area (for example, say, Toowoomba) have been supporting this hugely as they have players from that area playing. That's a theme right throughout the country. It's really the national media that haven't come on board. All good though, appreciate the feedback. Hope you enjoy the competition!

MACCA · Mar 6, 2015

Steve Stammers said:
Hi Macca: feel free to come and say hi at the Admin tent on the weekend. Always a tricky one with publicity - a media release announcing the competition was sent to media months ago, while another release was distributed earlier this week.We've also done a fair bit on our website this week.

Reality is that we can't force newspapers to write on it. However, pleasingly, the local media in each regional area (for example, say, Toowoomba) have been supporting this hugely as they have players from that area playing. That's a theme right throughout the country. It's really the national media that haven't come on board. All good though, appreciate the feedback. Hope you enjoy the competition!

thanks - will do - all the best with it - I think it will be a cracking couple of days

kiap · Mar 7, 2015

Pool results:

Men's link

Women's link

Tables (edit: hopefully accurate)

MACCA · Mar 7, 2015

kiap said:
Pool results:

Men's link
Women's link

Tables (edit: hopefully accurate)

Twas there.
The usual suspects did well. Queensland Red are probably the favourites - Matt Lucas plus a few other stars looked good. The NSW Blues also went well.
Was impressed with some of the "lower lights". The NT mosquitos & Australian University sides were great to watch and surprised a few.

FTS · Mar 7, 2015

MACCA said:
Twas there.
The usual suspects did well. Queensland Red are probably the favourites - Matt Lucas plus a few other stars looked good. The NSW Blues also went well.
Was impressed with some of the "lower lights". The NT mosquitos & Australian University sides were great to watch and surprised a few.

Any club players off the top of your head you recognised playing for the NSW sides mate?

MACCA · Mar 7, 2015

FTS said:
Any club players off the top of your head you recognised playing for the NSW sides mate?

Boyd Killignsworth - W
Chris Nay - P
Lachlan Porteous - N
Paul Asquith - SD
Alex Gibbon - SD
Will Munro - R
Tom Connor - R
Harry Wells - N
?Watene? NSW Country & Easts Centre Winger
Matt Gonzalez - Woodies

Eyes and Ears · Mar 7, 2015

Michael Wells!

MACCA · Mar 7, 2015

Thanks - there was also another guy from parra

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Brumby Runner · Mar 8, 2015

Eyes and Ears said:
Michael Wells!

Harry Wells.

Now there's a blast from the past for League followers.

Hugh Jarse · Mar 9, 2015

NSW Blues clean sweep.

National Champions in Women's, Mens, Boys, and Girls divisions for 2015.

Illiseva Batibasaga (NSW Blue) was announced as the Women's Player of the Tournament.

WOMEN'S Results:
Cup Quarter-Finals: NSW Blue 36-0 Australian Universities, Australian Services *12-12 NSW White, ACT 12-7 Western Australia, Queensland Red 20-0 National Indigenous; Cup Semi-Finals: NSW Blue 36-0 Australian Services, ACT 5-19 Queensland Red;
3rd/4th Place Play-Off: Australian Services 0-31 ACT;

Cup Final: NSW Blue 22-0 Queensland Red

Final Positions: 1. New South Wales Blue, 2. Queensland Red, 3. ACT, 4. Australian Services, 5. Western Australia, 6. Australian Universities, 7. National Indigenous, 8. New South Wales White, 9. Victoria, 10. Northern Territory, 11. Queensland White, 12. South Australia

Brad Wilkin (Qld Red and recent contractee to the Aust 7's programme) was Mens Player of the tournament.

MENS Results:
Cup Quarter-Finals: NSW Blue 12-0 Victoria, Australian Universities 14-22 NSW White, ACT 17-12 Queensland White, Queensland Red 24-7 National Indigenous;
Cup Semi-Finals: NSW Blue 35-7 NSW White, ACT 14-22 Queensland Red;
3rd/4th Place Play-Off: New South Wales White 12-26 ACT;

Cup Final: NSW Blue 29-21 Queensland Red

Final Positions: 1. NSW Blue, 2. Queensland Red, 3. ACT, 4. NSW White, 5. Australian Universities, 6. Queensland White, 7. National Indigenous, 8. Victoria, 9. Western Australia, 10. Northern Territory, 11. Tasmania, 12. South Australia

https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-AK (Andrew Kellaway)-xfa1/t31.0-8/11034347_832785673461053_6655575517121314720_o.jpg
Pic: NSW Rugby Facebook

MACCA · Mar 9, 2015

Hugh Jarse said:
NSW Blues clean sweep.

National Champions in Women's, Mens, Boys, and Girls divisions for 2015.

Illiseva Batibasaga (NSW Blue) was announced as the Women's Player of the Tournament.

WOMEN'S Results:
Cup Quarter-Finals: NSW Blue 36-0 Australian Universities, Australian Services *12-12 NSW White, ACT 12-7 Western Australia, Queensland Red 20-0 National Indigenous; Cup Semi-Finals: NSW Blue 36-0 Australian Services, ACT 5-19 Queensland Red;
3rd/4th Place Play-Off: Australian Services 0-31 ACT;

Cup Final: NSW Blue 22-0 Queensland Red

Final Positions: 1. New South Wales Blue, 2. Queensland Red, 3. ACT, 4. Australian Services, 5. Western Australia, 6. Australian Universities, 7. National Indigenous, 8. New South Wales White, 9. Victoria, 10. Northern Territory, 11. Queensland White, 12. South Australia

Brad Wilkin (Qld Red and recent contractee to the Aust 7's programme) was Mens Player of the tournament.

MENS Results:
Cup Quarter-Finals: NSW Blue 12-0 Victoria, Australian Universities 14-22 NSW White, ACT 17-12 Queensland White, Queensland Red 24-7 National Indigenous;
Cup Semi-Finals: NSW Blue 35-7 NSW White, ACT 14-22 Queensland Red;
3rd/4th Place Play-Off: New South Wales White 12-26 ACT;

Cup Final: NSW Blue 29-21 Queensland Red

Final Positions: 1. NSW Blue, 2. Queensland Red, 3. ACT, 4. NSW White, 5. Australian Universities, 6. Queensland White, 7. National Indigenous, 8. Victoria, 9. Western Australia, 10. Northern Territory, 11. Tasmania, 12. South Australia

https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-AK (Andrew Kellaway)-xfa1/t31.0-8/11034347_832785673461053_6655575517121314720_o.jpg
Pic: NSW Rugby Facebook

MACCA · Mar 9, 2015

Great tournament - hats off to the ARU.
Was still amazed about the lack of publicity and awareness in the Rugby world. I know the ARU did try to get it out there however couldn't get main media coverage - as advised earlier in this column.
With all the talk about lack of grass roots support, the ARU now have at least one demonstrable example of their efforts in trying to address this.
The players will all be quite chuffed with the opportunity of playing in this comp and I guess some will go on to further opportunities.
Happy Days!

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