Rugby 7s general chat

[MarkJ]

For two tournaments ten years ago

 

[Jets]

He's a quality coach who has vast experience at the top level. Yeah it probably would have been better for a guy like him to take over with more time before the Olympics but that's just the way things worked out.


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[mudskipper]

All the best Andy go get the gold... 7 players on the pitch gotta be easier to manage than Real Madrid...

 

[wamberal]

All the best Andy go get the gold. 7 players on the pitch gotta be easier to manage than Real Madrid.

If we had Real Madrid's budget???

 

[qwerty51]

Except for that time when he was the Australian Sevens Assistant Coach....

Oops I missed that, still was a long time ago. 7s tactics have changed a lot since then.

 

[TOCC]

Marmin Barba included in the Thunderbolts squad heading to the Coral Coast Sevens:

Pearls
1. Mahalia Murphy
2. Georgina Friedrichs
3. Demi Hayes
4. Shanice Parker
5. Shenae Ciesiolka
6. Gemma Etheridge ©
7. Laura Waldie
8. Nita Maynard
9. Nicole Beck
10. Dominque Du Toit
11. Jayme Fressard
12. Taleena Simon

Thu 14 Jan 12:14pm Aussie Pearls v China Jingsu
Fri 15 Jan 8:00 am Striders v Aussie Pearls

Thunderbolts
1. Stephan van der Walt
2. Tom Connor
3. Sam Figg
4. Simon Kennewell
5. Conor Mitchel
6. Matt Gonzales
7. Marmin Barba
8. Tom Lucas
9. John Porch
10. Henry Hutchison
11. Tim Anstee
12. Tom Merritt

Thu 14 Jan 11:07 am Aussie Thunderbolts v Uprising
Thu 14 Jan 1:49 pm Aussie Thunderbolts v Uluinakau
Fri 15 Jan 9:40 am Outrigger v Aussie Thunderbolts
http://www.rugby.com.au/News/NewsAr...ustralia-names-Coral-Coast-Sevens-squads.aspx

 

[Jets]

Good to see. It's a tough comp so he will be well tested.

 

[HJ Nelson]

Good to see. It's a tough comp so he will be well tested.

Also good to see John Porch get a run. He showed good speed in the NRC

 

[blindsider]

Nick Cummins is back in the 7s program come March.


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[TOCC]

I didn't realise Cummins was re-joining the Sevens team, that's good news.


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[matty_k]

I've never been able to say this before but I heard from a very reliable source that the ARU are looking at Nick Cummins for the Sevens program for next year.

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It looks like my source was on the money.
http://www.rugby.com.au/News/NewsAr...nks-deal-with-Australian-Sevens-for-2016.aspx

 

[Hawko]

I didn't realise Cummins was re-joining the Sevens team, that's good news.


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You think so? Lacks high end speed for a sevens winger, so he's going to have to play inside and I don't think his skills are good enough on distribution. Still, those picking him are better rugby brains than me.

 

[I like to watch]

They seem to have a scattergun approach ATM.
They seem to be signing everyone,and plan to work out who they want later.
But later is too late!

 

[hammertimethere]

Cummins is a line out jumping forward in 7's who can play on the edge. He will be used similarly to how they used Jesse Parahi and Ed Jenkins.

 

[Omar Comin']

Cummins will be great for PR purposes - not convinced he'll have as much of an impact on the field, but hope he goes well.

 

[TOCC]

You think so? Lacks high end speed for a sevens winger, so he's going to have to play inside and I don't think his skills are good enough on distribution. Still, those picking him are better rugby brains than me.

yeah like hammertime mentioned, i think he will be used as a ball carrying forward in sevens. He is big, explosive and isn't no slouch over 40m either, i think he will be a useful addition.

 

[qwerty51]

I think we have enough of those however, we need more speed.

 

[p.Tah]

I'm surprised John Grant from Eastwood isn't involved. Over 100kg, 195cm tall and one of the fastest in the Shute Shield. He's also played 7s.

 

[RebelYell]

I enjoyed this (https://amp.twimg.com/v/84285770-72c4-4a3a-b18c-e55cae536d3d) and especially the3 concessions at the end around speed and playmakers.

Wondering if Lachie Turner could be an option, as a free agent (to my knowledge)? Unfortunately Sefanaia Naivalu isn't eligible to represent Australia in any form until September, as he's likely the fastest man in the country

 

[wamberal]

I'm surprised John Grant from Eastwood isn't involved. Over 100kg, 195cm tall and one of the fastest in the Shute Shield. He's also played 7s.

Grant seems to have lost his speed, maybe he has been carrying an injury, his latest SS form was not very impressive, unfortunatley.