This could be quite a coup if true. I really hope to see them at the Tokyo Olympics after the heartbreak of missing out on Rio in such cruel circumstances. Undoubtedly the Samoans will have been inspired by Fiji's success in storming to gold.
The Samoa Rugby Union (S.R.U) has refused to neither confirm nor deny reports that Sir Gordon Tietjens is the new coach of the Manu Samoa Sevens.
Contrary to claims made on the Tala o Taaloga programme on Monday night, the Union’s Chief Executive Officer, Faleomavaega Vincent Fepulea’i, said an official announcement should be made at the end of the week.
“The Union hasn’t issued an official release yet,” he told the Samoa Observer yesterday.
“We will be making an official release on Friday this week which will be done by the Chairman.”
http://sobserver.ws/en/12_10_2016/local ... report.htm
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I believe Samoa's recently sacked 7s coach, Englishman Damian McGrath, is headed for Canada.
Meanwhile, still no word on Ben Ryan's future.
Meanwhile, still no word on Ben Ryan's future.
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The man himself just rocked into Apia:
Contrary to the Samoa Rugby Union’s (S.R.U) refusal to confirm or deny reports that Sir Gordon Tietjens is the new coach of the Manu Samoa Sevens, the man himself has arrived in Samoa.
A picture of him with the Union’s Chief Executive Officer, Faleomavaega Vincent Fepulea’i, arriving at the Airport confirmed the worst kept secret in the country.
Earlier this week, Faleomavaega said an official announcement should be made at the end of the week.
“The Union hasn’t issued an official release yet,” he told the Samoa Observer.
“We will be making an official release on Friday this week which will be done by the Chairman.”
The Chairman is Prime Minister, Tuilaepa Sa’ilele Malielegaoi.
http://sobserver.ws/en/12_10_2016/local ... -Samoa.htm
Contrary to the Samoa Rugby Union’s (S.R.U) refusal to confirm or deny reports that Sir Gordon Tietjens is the new coach of the Manu Samoa Sevens, the man himself has arrived in Samoa.
A picture of him with the Union’s Chief Executive Officer, Faleomavaega Vincent Fepulea’i, arriving at the Airport confirmed the worst kept secret in the country.
Earlier this week, Faleomavaega said an official announcement should be made at the end of the week.
“The Union hasn’t issued an official release yet,” he told the Samoa Observer.
“We will be making an official release on Friday this week which will be done by the Chairman.”
The Chairman is Prime Minister, Tuilaepa Sa’ilele Malielegaoi.
http://sobserver.ws/en/12_10_2016/local ... -Samoa.htm
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Radio Sport said this morning he was going to announce he'd been signed by Kenya.
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Great stuff. Really looking forward to seeing them on the podium in Tokyo 
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Meanwhile Kenya got a Fijian coach!!
"Samurai Barracudas coach Sailosi Naiteqe Senior has been chosen by the Kenya Rugby Union to be the Head coach of the men’s 7s team.
Naiteqe has confirmed to Fijivillage that he was one of the five candidates short listed for the position and they interviewed him last Friday.
He says Kenya Rugby Union contacted him last night to say that he has been chosen as the new Head coach of the Kenya men’s team.
Naiteqe says he will have a discussion with the Kenya Rugby Union about his contract next week."
http://fijivillage.com/sport/Sailosi-Na ... ch-sk92r5/
"Samurai Barracudas coach Sailosi Naiteqe Senior has been chosen by the Kenya Rugby Union to be the Head coach of the men’s 7s team.
Naiteqe has confirmed to Fijivillage that he was one of the five candidates short listed for the position and they interviewed him last Friday.
He says Kenya Rugby Union contacted him last night to say that he has been chosen as the new Head coach of the Kenya men’s team.
Naiteqe says he will have a discussion with the Kenya Rugby Union about his contract next week."
http://fijivillage.com/sport/Sailosi-Na ... ch-sk92r5/
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However, it's now being reported that Kenya have announced that former player Innocent Simiyu will be their new Sevens head coachrowan wrote:Meanwhile Kenya got a Fijian coach!!
"Samurai Barracudas coach Sailosi Naiteqe Senior has been chosen by the Kenya Rugby Union to be the Head coach of the men’s 7s team.
Naiteqe has confirmed to Fijivillage that he was one of the five candidates short listed for the position and they interviewed him last Friday.
He says Kenya Rugby Union contacted him last night to say that he has been chosen as the new Head coach of the Kenya men’s team.
Naiteqe says he will have a discussion with the Kenya Rugby Union about his contract next week."
http://fijivillage.com/sport/Sailosi-Na ... ch-sk92r5/
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Slightly depressing analysis of Titch's 'actual' role from the Observer:
While the Samoa Rugby Union and the P.M. may call him the coach or Head Coach, we beg to differ.
What we have here in the form of Sir Gordon Tietjens, is a consultant - a highly paid rugby consultant ie an expert who is paid a fee for providing advice.
When he came on the market after parting ways with the NZ 7’s, he made it very clear that a consultancy was what he was interested in.
And Samoa has given him just that.
So the deal is, he gets to live in his home town in NZ, even keep his day job, and presumably fly here or where ever the Manu 7’s go.
What we have with Sir Gordon Tietjens is a consultant and what we have in Stephen Betham, is a coach.
http://sobserver.ws/en/24_10_2016/btl/1 ... %80%9D.htm
While the Samoa Rugby Union and the P.M. may call him the coach or Head Coach, we beg to differ.
What we have here in the form of Sir Gordon Tietjens, is a consultant - a highly paid rugby consultant ie an expert who is paid a fee for providing advice.
When he came on the market after parting ways with the NZ 7’s, he made it very clear that a consultancy was what he was interested in.
And Samoa has given him just that.
So the deal is, he gets to live in his home town in NZ, even keep his day job, and presumably fly here or where ever the Manu 7’s go.
What we have with Sir Gordon Tietjens is a consultant and what we have in Stephen Betham, is a coach.
http://sobserver.ws/en/24_10_2016/btl/1 ... %80%9D.htm
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Fiji gets a Welshman:
SUVA, Fiji (AP) — Former Wales sevens captain and coach Gareth Baber has been appointed as the new head coach of Olympic champion Fiji's sevens rugby team, replacing Ben Ryan.
Ryan led the Fiji team to victory in the first Olympic sevens tournament in Rio de Janiero in August.
The 44-year-old Baber's appointment, which is until the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, was announced at a news conference in Suva on Friday.
Fiji Rugby Union chairman Francis Kean says the appointment of a new coach has been "much-anticipated" in Fiji — where sevens is the national sport.
http://sobserver.ws/en/28_10_2016/world ... -coach.htm
SUVA, Fiji (AP) — Former Wales sevens captain and coach Gareth Baber has been appointed as the new head coach of Olympic champion Fiji's sevens rugby team, replacing Ben Ryan.
Ryan led the Fiji team to victory in the first Olympic sevens tournament in Rio de Janiero in August.
The 44-year-old Baber's appointment, which is until the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, was announced at a news conference in Suva on Friday.
Fiji Rugby Union chairman Francis Kean says the appointment of a new coach has been "much-anticipated" in Fiji — where sevens is the national sport.
http://sobserver.ws/en/28_10_2016/world ... -coach.htm
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What a meat-head this guy is. Failed to get the Samoan 7s team to the Olympics, and now he wants to sue the Samoan RU for a million dollars (which would obviously cripple them), because they dumped him and hired Gordon Tietjins in his place. The only thing I'll say in his favor is that Samoa were definitely robbed of a place in the Olympics by dodgy reffing:
The former Manu Samoa 7s coach, Damian McGrath has filed a $1million lawsuit against the Samoa Rugby Union and the Chief Executive Officer, Faleomavaega Vincent Fepuleai.
The lawsuit targets the S.R.U. over the removal of Mr. McGrath from his position as the head coach of Manu Samoa 7s earlier this year.
Mr. McGrath is taking legal action for alleged defamation of character and wrongful dismissal over his position.
The matter is scheduled to be mentioned before the Supreme Court on the 19th December 2016.
Mr McGrath’s lawyer, who did not wish to be named, confirmed that the lawsuit has already been filed before the court and the matter is scheduled for mention next month.
http://sobserver.ws/en/21_11_2016/local ... ts-SRU.htm
The former Manu Samoa 7s coach, Damian McGrath has filed a $1million lawsuit against the Samoa Rugby Union and the Chief Executive Officer, Faleomavaega Vincent Fepuleai.
The lawsuit targets the S.R.U. over the removal of Mr. McGrath from his position as the head coach of Manu Samoa 7s earlier this year.
Mr. McGrath is taking legal action for alleged defamation of character and wrongful dismissal over his position.
The matter is scheduled to be mentioned before the Supreme Court on the 19th December 2016.
Mr McGrath’s lawyer, who did not wish to be named, confirmed that the lawsuit has already been filed before the court and the matter is scheduled for mention next month.
http://sobserver.ws/en/21_11_2016/local ... ts-SRU.htm
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SAMOAN PM (& rugby chief) calls former national 7s coach a cry baby . . .
The Chairman of the Samoa Rugby Union, Tuilaepa Sa’ilele Malielegaoi, has scoffed at the $1million tala lawsuit being brought by former Manu Samoa Sevens coach, Damian McGrath.
Tuilaepa told the media yesterday that McGrath was acting like a cry baby.
“Those are the actions of a person who feels that he failed to fulfill what he was brought here to do, which is to secure us a place in Olympics,” said Tuilaepa.
“Now he’s crying to the Court. We can’t stop that.”
Tuilaepa said that is typical of crybabies. “You know anyone who is a crybaby that is how they act. Why try to sooth him when we should let him go to Court.”
Tuilaepa said McGrath should remember that he failed to secure a place for Samoa at the Rio Olympics, which was the main reason he was appointed.
http://sobserver.ws/en/25_11_2016/local ... cGrath.htm
The Chairman of the Samoa Rugby Union, Tuilaepa Sa’ilele Malielegaoi, has scoffed at the $1million tala lawsuit being brought by former Manu Samoa Sevens coach, Damian McGrath.
Tuilaepa told the media yesterday that McGrath was acting like a cry baby.
“Those are the actions of a person who feels that he failed to fulfill what he was brought here to do, which is to secure us a place in Olympics,” said Tuilaepa.
“Now he’s crying to the Court. We can’t stop that.”
Tuilaepa said that is typical of crybabies. “You know anyone who is a crybaby that is how they act. Why try to sooth him when we should let him go to Court.”
Tuilaepa said McGrath should remember that he failed to secure a place for Samoa at the Rio Olympics, which was the main reason he was appointed.
http://sobserver.ws/en/25_11_2016/local ... cGrath.htm
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& meanwhile the Kenyan team is striking over pay:
Kenya's Sevens players have refused to take part in training ahead of next week's opening Sevens World Series tournament in Dubai (Decemeber 2-3) in a standoff with the national federation over bonus payments.
The players are demanding match-by-match bonuses for the 2015-2016 series season totalling about $200,000 before they resume training, barely a week before the opening leg of the 10-tournament series.
The standoff led to the cancellation of the naming of the final 12-man touring squad on Thursday.
http://www.rugby.com.au/news/2016/11/24 ... ens-strike
Kenya's Sevens players have refused to take part in training ahead of next week's opening Sevens World Series tournament in Dubai (Decemeber 2-3) in a standoff with the national federation over bonus payments.
The players are demanding match-by-match bonuses for the 2015-2016 series season totalling about $200,000 before they resume training, barely a week before the opening leg of the 10-tournament series.
The standoff led to the cancellation of the naming of the final 12-man touring squad on Thursday.
http://www.rugby.com.au/news/2016/11/24 ... ens-strike
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The Cape Town leg of the World 7s Series is on this weekend. We await with interest to see if all the propaganda surrounding the 2023 RWC host nation process has any substance, and whether the players, staff and supporters from the 16 national teams represented will be murdered, robbed, raped or kidnapped . . . 
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So far no murders, rapes, robberies or kidnappings. But here are the latest results from the Cape Town 7s:
10.12 Cape Town (South Africa) Scotland 21-19 Samoa World Series Pool D
10.12 Cape Town (South Africa) Wales 29-7 Uganda World Series Pool D
10.12 Cape Town (South Africa) New Zealand 26-12 Argentina World Series Pool C
10.12 Cape Town (South Africa) England 33-10 Canada World Series Pool C
10.12 Cape Town (South Africa) Kenya 33-14 France World Series Pool B
10.12 Cape Town (South Africa) Fiji 33-7 Japan World Series Pool B
10.12 Cape Town (South Africa) USA 19-0 Australia World Series Pool A
10.12 Cape Town South Africa 41-0 Russia World Series Pool A
10.12 Cape Town (South Africa) Scotland 38-7 Uganda World Series Pool D
10.12 Cape Town (South Africa) Wales 17-0 Samoa World Series Pool D
10.12 Cape Town (South Africa) Canada 19-19 New Zealand World Series Pool C
10.12 Cape Town (South Africa) England 19-14 Argentina World Series Pool C
10.12 Cape Town (South Africa) France 50-7 Japan World Series Pool B
10.12 Cape Town (South Africa) Fiji 28-22 Kenya World Series Pool B
10.12 Cape Town (South Africa) Australia 36-0 Russia World Series Pool A
10.12 Cape Town South Africa 28-10 USA World Series Pool A
http://www.theroonba.com/rugbysevens/men/2016.html
10.12 Cape Town (South Africa) Scotland 21-19 Samoa World Series Pool D
10.12 Cape Town (South Africa) Wales 29-7 Uganda World Series Pool D
10.12 Cape Town (South Africa) New Zealand 26-12 Argentina World Series Pool C
10.12 Cape Town (South Africa) England 33-10 Canada World Series Pool C
10.12 Cape Town (South Africa) Kenya 33-14 France World Series Pool B
10.12 Cape Town (South Africa) Fiji 33-7 Japan World Series Pool B
10.12 Cape Town (South Africa) USA 19-0 Australia World Series Pool A
10.12 Cape Town South Africa 41-0 Russia World Series Pool A
10.12 Cape Town (South Africa) Scotland 38-7 Uganda World Series Pool D
10.12 Cape Town (South Africa) Wales 17-0 Samoa World Series Pool D
10.12 Cape Town (South Africa) Canada 19-19 New Zealand World Series Pool C
10.12 Cape Town (South Africa) England 19-14 Argentina World Series Pool C
10.12 Cape Town (South Africa) France 50-7 Japan World Series Pool B
10.12 Cape Town (South Africa) Fiji 28-22 Kenya World Series Pool B
10.12 Cape Town (South Africa) Australia 36-0 Russia World Series Pool A
10.12 Cape Town South Africa 28-10 USA World Series Pool A
http://www.theroonba.com/rugbysevens/men/2016.html
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Not a good day for the islands in Cape Town. Olympic champs Fiji bow out with an extra time loss to England, and Samoa beaten by both Russia & Canada. Meanwhile, Scotland are the surprise semi-finalists, alongside the hosts, NZ & England. Uganda again beat Japan (I think it's the second time in as many tournaments), though apparently there are more Kiwis in that Japanese team than Japanese...
11.12 Cape Town (South Africa) Australia 42-12 Uganda World Series 9th-16th Place Quarter-Final
11.12 Cape Town (South Africa) Argentina 33-12 Japan World Series 9th-16th Place Quarter-Final
11.12 Cape Town (South Africa) Russia 17-14 Samoa World Series 9th-16th Place Quarter-Final
11.12 Cape Town (South Africa) France 42-14 Canada World Series 9th-16th Place Quarter-Final
11.12 Cape Town South Africa 33-0 Wales World Series Quarter-Final
11.12 Cape Town (South Africa) New Zealand 28-7 Kenya World Series Quarter-Final
11.12 Cape Town (South Africa) Scotland 24-19 USA
After extra time World Series Quarter-Final
11.12 Cape Town (South Africa) England 31-26 Fiji
After extra time World Series Quarter-Final
11.12 Cape Town (South Africa) Uganda 21-17 Japan World Series 13th-16th Place Semi-Final
11.12 Cape Town (South Africa) Canada 26-24 Samoa World Series 13th-16th Place Semi-Final
11.12 Cape Town (South Africa) Argentina 21-17 Australia World Series 9th-12th Place Semi-Final
11.12 Cape Town (South Africa) France 17-12 Russia World Series 9th-12th Place Semi-Final
11.12 Cape Town (South Africa) Kenya 19-14 Wales World Series 5th-8th Place Semi-Final
http://www.theroonba.com/rugbysevens/men/2016.html
11.12 Cape Town (South Africa) Australia 42-12 Uganda World Series 9th-16th Place Quarter-Final
11.12 Cape Town (South Africa) Argentina 33-12 Japan World Series 9th-16th Place Quarter-Final
11.12 Cape Town (South Africa) Russia 17-14 Samoa World Series 9th-16th Place Quarter-Final
11.12 Cape Town (South Africa) France 42-14 Canada World Series 9th-16th Place Quarter-Final
11.12 Cape Town South Africa 33-0 Wales World Series Quarter-Final
11.12 Cape Town (South Africa) New Zealand 28-7 Kenya World Series Quarter-Final
11.12 Cape Town (South Africa) Scotland 24-19 USA
After extra time World Series Quarter-Final
11.12 Cape Town (South Africa) England 31-26 Fiji
After extra time World Series Quarter-Final
11.12 Cape Town (South Africa) Uganda 21-17 Japan World Series 13th-16th Place Semi-Final
11.12 Cape Town (South Africa) Canada 26-24 Samoa World Series 13th-16th Place Semi-Final
11.12 Cape Town (South Africa) Argentina 21-17 Australia World Series 9th-12th Place Semi-Final
11.12 Cape Town (South Africa) France 17-12 Russia World Series 9th-12th Place Semi-Final
11.12 Cape Town (South Africa) Kenya 19-14 Wales World Series 5th-8th Place Semi-Final
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Mauritius currently inviting entries for their upcoming 7s tournament. It think it involves under-18 club teams. South Africa usually sends a few...
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So Tietjens' reign with Samoa will officially begin next weekend at the Wellington 7s. It's going to be interesting to see how they go under his leadership. Not an easy pool, though Samoa certainly have a good chance of progressing to the championship playoff. USA looked out of sorts in South America and have yet to replicate the form they showed during the build-up to the Olympics (including a hat-trick of victories over the Kiwis about a year ago). France have never taken the abbreviated version to seriously, and I'd imagine Samoa will have their measure, but you just never known in 7s...
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Madrid 7s. Interested in sending a team, contact this dude: hola@madridsevens.com
Website: http://madridsevens.com/
Website: http://madridsevens.com/
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Wellington 7s underway then. Canada, who lost to Colombia in South America a couple of weeks ago, look back to form (obviously with their first stringers back on board now):
28.01 Wellington (New Zealand) Wales 33-0 Russia World Series Pool D
28.01 Wellington (New Zealand) Canada 28-19 Scotland World Series Pool D
28.01 Wellington (New Zealand) Fiji 26-12 Australia World Series Pool B
28.01 Wellington (New Zealand) South Africa 33-0 Japan World Series Pool B
http://www.theroonba.com/rugbysevens/men/2017.html
28.01 Wellington (New Zealand) Wales 33-0 Russia World Series Pool D
28.01 Wellington (New Zealand) Canada 28-19 Scotland World Series Pool D
28.01 Wellington (New Zealand) Fiji 26-12 Australia World Series Pool B
28.01 Wellington (New Zealand) South Africa 33-0 Japan World Series Pool B
http://www.theroonba.com/rugbysevens/men/2017.html
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SA looking ominous with that big thrashing of Olympic champions Fiji there. Canada continue to impress... PNG looking a little out of their depth. Shame, I thought they'd really take to 7s. Similarly built to Fijians, and many probably taught the basic rugby skills at an early age through league in the schools, etc. Still, they're up against the best, most professionally trained 7s teams in the world here, of course.
Results
Wales 33-0 Russia
Scotland 19-28 Canada
Fiji 26-12 Australia
South Africa 33-0 Japan
Kenya 12-17 Argentina
England 40-0 Papua New Guinea
Usa 21-21 France
New Zealand 33-7 Samoa
Wales 5-28 Canada
Scotland 12-5 Russia
Fiji 56-0 Japan
South Africa 28-0 Australia
Kenya 47-5 Papua New Guinea
England 26-7 Argentina
USA 24-12 Samoa
New Zealand 21-14 France
Russia 0-29 Canada
Scotland 31-7 Wales
Australia 33-12 Japan
South Africa 31-12 Fiji
Argentina 41-14 Papua New Guinea
England 31-12 Kenya
France 28-5 Samoa
New Zealand 24-12 USA
Wellington Sevens quarter-finals: Sunday, December 28
(Kick-off is local time – GMT plus 13 hours)
Cup
England v Scotland – 12:38
New Zealand v Fiji – 13:00
Canada v Argentina – 13:22
South Africa v France – 13:44
Challenge Trophy
Kenya v Russia – 11:00
USA v Japan – 11:22
Wales v Papua New Guinea – 11:44
Australia v Samoa – 12:06
Results
Wales 33-0 Russia
Scotland 19-28 Canada
Fiji 26-12 Australia
South Africa 33-0 Japan
Kenya 12-17 Argentina
England 40-0 Papua New Guinea
Usa 21-21 France
New Zealand 33-7 Samoa
Wales 5-28 Canada
Scotland 12-5 Russia
Fiji 56-0 Japan
South Africa 28-0 Australia
Kenya 47-5 Papua New Guinea
England 26-7 Argentina
USA 24-12 Samoa
New Zealand 21-14 France
Russia 0-29 Canada
Scotland 31-7 Wales
Australia 33-12 Japan
South Africa 31-12 Fiji
Argentina 41-14 Papua New Guinea
England 31-12 Kenya
France 28-5 Samoa
New Zealand 24-12 USA
Wellington Sevens quarter-finals: Sunday, December 28
(Kick-off is local time – GMT plus 13 hours)
Cup
England v Scotland – 12:38
New Zealand v Fiji – 13:00
Canada v Argentina – 13:22
South Africa v France – 13:44
Challenge Trophy
Kenya v Russia – 11:00
USA v Japan – 11:22
Wales v Papua New Guinea – 11:44
Australia v Samoa – 12:06
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SA win it!
Cup
Final
Fiji 5- 26 South Africa
Third place play-off
Scotland 28-22 Canada
Semi-finals
Canada 5-21 SA
Scotland 12-19 Fiji
Fifth-place play-off
New Zealand 12-17 Argentina
Semi-finals
England 0-24 New Zealand
Argentina 19-14 France
Quarter-finals
England 12-14 Scotland
New Zealand 10-26 Fiji
Canada 17-12 Argentina
South Africa 45-0 France
Challenge Trophy
Final
Kenya 19-17 Australia
Semi-finals
Kenya 19-12 USA
Wales 10-24 Australia
Quarter-finals
Kenya 24-5 Russia
USA 19-14 Japan
Wales 24-7 Papua New Guinea
Australia 17-14 Samoa
13th place play-off
Russia 12-19 Samoa
Semi-finals
Russia 15-5 Japan
Papua New Guinea 7-35 Samoa
Cup
Final
Fiji 5- 26 South Africa
Third place play-off
Scotland 28-22 Canada
Semi-finals
Canada 5-21 SA
Scotland 12-19 Fiji
Fifth-place play-off
New Zealand 12-17 Argentina
Semi-finals
England 0-24 New Zealand
Argentina 19-14 France
Quarter-finals
England 12-14 Scotland
New Zealand 10-26 Fiji
Canada 17-12 Argentina
South Africa 45-0 France
Challenge Trophy
Final
Kenya 19-17 Australia
Semi-finals
Kenya 19-12 USA
Wales 10-24 Australia
Quarter-finals
Kenya 24-5 Russia
USA 19-14 Japan
Wales 24-7 Papua New Guinea
Australia 17-14 Samoa
13th place play-off
Russia 12-19 Samoa
Semi-finals
Russia 15-5 Japan
Papua New Guinea 7-35 Samoa
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Re: Titch for Samoa 7s?
Very poor attendances in Wellington - again. Titch has called for the leg to be moved to the Pacific Islands, and I couldn't agree more. Obviously you'd have to go with Suva, a small city/big town of just 75,000 inhabitants, but which has often managed to pack out its 25K-seater stadium for major rugby fixtures. You can imagine the atmosphere an international 7s tournament would generate at the home of the inaugural Olympic 7s champions!
If they're good enough to play at World Cups, why not in between?
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rowan
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Re: Titch for Samoa 7s?
Samoan PM backs Titch's idea for the Wellington 7s to go to Samoa (I think Fiji myself):
The Chairman of the Samoa Rugby Union, Tuilaepa Sa’ilele Malielegaoi totally supports the call made by Sir Gordon Tiejtens to bring the Wellington Sevens to the islands, particularly, Samoa.
http://sobserver.ws/en/06_02_2017/local ... s-idea.htm
The Chairman of the Samoa Rugby Union, Tuilaepa Sa’ilele Malielegaoi totally supports the call made by Sir Gordon Tiejtens to bring the Wellington Sevens to the islands, particularly, Samoa.
http://sobserver.ws/en/06_02_2017/local ... s-idea.htm
If they're good enough to play at World Cups, why not in between?
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rowan
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Re: Titch for Samoa 7s?
Meanwhile, the Vailima Marist International Sevens Tournament has been happening in Samoa. Read about it here: http://www.sobserver.ws/en/18_02_2017/r ... al-day.htm
If they're good enough to play at World Cups, why not in between?