The Cup Final of the Silicon Valley 7s is about to be on Facebook.
https://www.facebook.com/USASevens/videos/10155828861357856
Australia vs USA.
https://www.facebook.com/USASevens/videos/10155828861357856
Australia vs USA.
Nice to finally hoist a trophy, even if it isn't one that really counts for anything.
Our defence was the highlight of that final, a couple of crucial last-ditch tackle attempts saved our bacon.
The return of Holland will be big for us this year - the ball he threw to set up our first try was an absolute peach.
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And it was great to see another chapter written in the greatest rugby rivalry of all - New Zealand and Chile. The South Americans got the best of them here - can't wait for the next installment!
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McTaggart has come a long way very quickly. I rated him as just a solid schoolboy footballer until I saw him put in a great performance for GPS 2nd XV against CHS on a horrible June afternoon last year paving the way for his eventual schoolboys selection. Very fast and elusive, should be very successful in 7s.Congratulations to Matt McTaggart on being selected as Captain for the Aussie Sevens in Fiji this weekend.
Also another start for Dylan Pietsch, good to see two kids from the sticks doing well!!
Yirribi the most elusive runner from that year. He would be deadly at 7'sMcTaggart has come a long way very quickly. I rated him as just a solid schoolboy footballer until I saw him put in a great performance for GPS 2nd XV against CHS on a horrible June afternoon last year paving the way for his eventual schoolboys selection. Very fast and elusive, should be very successful in 7s.
Pietsch, McTaggert, and Simmonson graduated from Kings, Joeys, and Newington respectively in 2016. Tough year to be defending at fullback when one of those three got in a bit of space.
Watching the Oceania 7s now (link below). Our women are playing Tonga, who are fielding at least two players who would be 100kg+.
I wouldn't say the strategy is working well for them (we could get to 100), but one player went on a great 40m run where she ran over at least 5 tacklers. It's been fun viewing:
https://livestream.com/accounts/19514369/oceania7s
Ed Jenkins has been forced to retire due to shoulder injury. Massive loss for the team, especially in a commonwealth games year
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