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[AnotherDayAnotherDollar]

McAlister - Woodman won this game for NZ. That and the try saving foul and constant fucking up for the US. If the girls played against Fiji how they played against NZ and Australia, they probably would have played Spain instead of NZ in the Quarters. Lesson learned.

 

[Kazerei]

Semifinal 1: Australia vs. Canada
Semifinal 2: Great Britain vs. New Zealand

Looking forward to women's rugby sevens at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

 

[obin_gam]

Will the NZ mens team do the haka when they start? Or is that only for the "ordinary" rugby games?

 

[LiquidSolid]

Will the NZ mens team do the haka when they start?

The sevens team typically only does one if they win a comp. Not enough time to fit it in beforehand.

 

[obin_gam]

Really good plays here in the first semi. Although the canadians can't seem to actually catch or hold the ball.

 

[Kazerei]

If Canada can score something I'll be happy :<

 

[NetMapel]

Australia stop! They are already dead

 

[Entropia]

Good effort by Canada near the end, but just not enough

 

[Peru]

This SF should be good but Aus NZ final seems inevitable

 

[darscot]

This was surprisingly good to watch, I flipped between this and gymnastics with an occasional flip over to the pool all weekend. This is looks like an amazing start to a real program here in Canada, we will get a lot better.

 

[obin_gam]

Now, let's hope the kiwi ladies DECIMATES the brits!

 

[Kazerei]

I'm sad to see Canada lose but I'm still super proud :')

 

[obin_gam]

Holy shit that run by Woodman!

 

[LTWheels]

Bahh, that ball was out of the ruck

 

[sikkinixx]

The NZ team is like twice the size of the British team.


Also, is it really hard to punt a rugby ball? They never seem to get the extra two point.

 

[CCS]

Great try! Britain have been excellent so far, deserved that!

The NZ team is like twice the size of the British team.


Also, is it really hard to punt a rugby ball? They never seem to get the extra two point.

It's pretty easy to place kick which they do in the full game, but in sevens when drop kicking the ball has to hit the ground before you kick it which makes things harder.

 

[CosmicQueso]

Let's go Britain!

 

[matrix-cat]

Also, is it really hard to punt a rugby ball? They never seem to get the extra two point.

It's a dropkick, so it's a little awkward (you let the ball drop and kick it off the bounce), but there's been some pretty poor kicking. In normal Rugby Union they tee the ball up on a little plastic thing; I don't know why they don't do it in Sevens.

Good on the Brits for managing a try against NZ.

 

[obin_gam]

lol I'm literally falling of my chair this is so exciting

 

[CCS]

It's a dropkick, so it's a little awkward (you let the ball drop and kick it off the bounce), but there's been some pretty poor kicking. In normal Rugby Union they tee the ball up on a little plastic thing; I don't know why they don't do it in Sevens.

Not allowed because it takes up too much time.

 

[Juicy Bob]

She jumped into the tackle...

 

[obin_gam]

Not sure I agree with the second yellow card there, she jumped into it lol

 

[CCS]

She jumped into the tackle...

Unfortunately doesn't matter because she was jumping to catch the ball

 

[Juicy Bob]

Unfortunately doesn't matter because she was jumping to catch the ball

Ehhh. She had the ball in her hands before she jumped...

 

[CCS]

Ehhh. She had the ball in her hands before she jumped...

Unfortunately as both a Brit and a ref I have to agree with the decision

 

[LTWheels]

Can't bring myself to watch the second half now.

I do think the second is a bad call from the ref. There is a difference between tackling someone in the air and the attacker jumping into the defender. What else if the defending player suppose to do? Let her score?

 

[KingSnake]

Exciting first half. New Zealand exploiting to the max the British errors.

 

[Juicy Bob]

Simple passes are letting us down here.

 

[obin_gam]

Themiscyra is New Zealand confirmed

 

[CCS]

Can't bring myself to watch the second half now.

I do think the second is a bad call from the ref. There is a difference between tackling someone in the air and the attacker jumping into the defender. What else if the defending player suppose to do? Let her score?

It would be illegal by the attacker if she had the ball when she jumped, but if you're jumping to catch you can't be touched in the air.

 

[jackal27]

I had never seen a single Rugby game until the other day when the women were playing and now it's probably my favorite sport. I can't believe how fast and ferocious it is! Dang!

 

[Juicy Bob]

Now THAT should've been a yellow...

Well played Kiwis. Easily the better team.

 

[matrix-cat]

Hopefully we'll get a Haka in the final. I know Sevens is all about getting in and out as quickly as possible, but surely the audience can spare another couple of minutes for the first Gold medal match in Olympic history

 

[AnotherDayAnotherDollar]

Hopefully we'll get a Haka in the final. I know Sevens is all about getting in and out as quickly as possible, but surely the audience can spare another couple of minutes for the first Gold medal match in Olympic history

I think they need to do away with the Haka in XVs. I might be mistaken and other countries do it, but why is NZ the only one doing something like that and other countries don't do something similar? It's weird.

 

[CCS]

I think they need to do away with the Haka in XVs. I might be mistaken and other countries do it, but why is NZ the only one doing something like that and other countries don't do something similar? It's weird.

Fiji, Samoa, and Tonga all do a similar war dance.

 

[BanGy.nz]

Spain looking really solid atm.

 

[Curufinwe]

I think they need to do away with the Haka in XVs. I might be mistaken and other countries do it, but why is NZ the only one doing something like that and other countries don't do something similar? It's weird.

Other south Pacfiic countries do their own war dances.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYmiRL9wCE0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZWmj54kgxE

 

[LiquidSolid]

I think they need to do away with the Haka in XVs. I might be mistaken and other countries do it, but why is NZ the only one doing something like that and other countries don't do something similar? It's weird.

We've been doing it for over a hundred years at this point, it's tradition.

NZ aren't the only country that does something like it, Tonga does the Sipi Tau, Samoa does the Siva Tau and Fiji does the Cibi. And on a local level, most NZ high schools have their own school haka's, which their 1st XV teams usually perform before their games.

 

[BanGy.nz]

France just couldn't keep up with the yanks in the end.

 

[CCS]

Come on GB! You smashed them yesterday, you can do it again!

 

[azyless]

It makes me sad that I likely won't get to ever see these women play again until the next olympics :/ I think the 7 minutes halves are a bit too short but aside from that it's a really entertaining sport.

 

[CCS]

It makes me sad that I likely won't get to ever see these women play again until the next olympics :/ I think the 7 minutes halves are a bit too short but aside from that it's a really entertaining sport.

There's a women's tour now, it's smaller than the men's but you should be able to watch that

 

[azyless]

There's a women's tour now, it's smaller than the men's but you should be able to watch that

Ah, I'll look it up, thanks.

 

[Juicy Bob]

Jesus Christ, ladies.

Shooting ourselves in the foot yet again.

 

[AnotherDayAnotherDollar]

Fiji, Samoa, and Tonga all do a similar war dance.

Other south Pacfiic countries do their own war dances.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYmiRL9wCE0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZWmj54kgxE

We've been doing it for over a hundred years at this point, it's tradition.

NZ aren't the only country that does something like it, Tonga does the Sipi Tau, Samoa does the Siva Tau and Fiji does the Cibi. And on a local level, most NZ high schools have their own school haka's, which their 1st XV teams usually perform before their games.

Every country should be able to do it then. Didn't France or someone complain about that at the last Rugby World Cup? IMO, you need to have the same rules for everybody.

Ah, I'll look it up, thanks.

It is also free to watch, at least in the US. The men's side is more exciting IMO, so check that out as well. They will begin play tomorrow, I think.

 

[weekev]

GB are amazing at finishing 4th this Olympics.

 

[CCS]

Every country should be able to do it then. Didn't France or someone complain about that at the last Rugby World Cup? IMO, you need to have the same rules for everybody.



It is also free to watch, at least in the US. The men's side is more exciting IMO, so check that out as well. They will begin play tomorrow, I think.

They could, if they had a war dance to do.

 

[BanGy.nz]

Well done Canada.

 

[Juicy Bob]

Congrats Canada!

 

[LiquidSolid]

Every country should be able to do it then. Didn't France or someone complain about that at the last Rugby World Cup? IMO, you need to have the same rules for everybody.

If the poms want to walk up and look like idiots, no-one's stopping them. Australia once tried to do something involving Aboriginals but it was lame, so they dropped it.

And no, I don't remember France complaining about it last year. They complained about the fine they received in 2011 for advancing too close to the haka but that's about all I remember. Not to say some members of the NH press don't complain about it but they're usually the same people who complain about how many brown people we have in our team...

Anyway, fantastic work from Canada. Really dealing to GB.