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Recap: Sydney Sevens Day Three blog
By Finn Morton
It all comes down to this. After two days of unmissable rugby action at Allianz Stadium, the Sydney Sevens enters its final day.
Silverware, bragging rights and championship glory are practically within reach for the last four teams standing in both the men’s and women’s competitions.
But this year’s semi-finalists will have to bring their A-game if they want to be crowned Sydney Sevens champions.
The first two days of this year’s Sydney Sevens were brilliant, as rugby fans witnessed a number of thrilling matches between the world’s best teams.
But Day Two was especially intriguing.
Unfortunately for Australian rugby fans, those in attendance witnessed two of the biggest upsets of the World Series season so far.
The Australian Women’s team coasted through pool play with ease, as they outclassed their three opponents.
But their quarter-final matchup was a different story. A yellow card to captain Charlotte Caslick was a turning point for both the Aussies and opponents France.
Les Bleus stunned the home crowd with a 10-5 victory, and the men’s team repeated that feat a couple of hours later.
In the final game of the day, France beat the Australian men’s team 14-17 – with a successful penalty attempt from Thomas Carol in the 15th minute deciding the sudden death clash.
Meanwhile, New Zealand have made the semi-finals in both the men’s and women’s competitions, and have a golden opportunity to win some valuable World Series points.
The Black Ferns Sevens are already four points clear of their Trans-Tasman rivals on the overall standings, and have a chance to separate themselves from the pack even further.
“You’ve just got no idea who’s gonna turn up on the day and you have to turn up, no matter if it’s your home, quarters, first pool game,” New Zealand star Michaela Blyde told RugbyPass on Day Two.
“Obviously it’s an opportunity for us to get some good points ahead of them.”
There are no second chances; this is finals footy. Every team in the finals race will believe they can win it all, but it’s up to them to prove it.
RugbyPass is here at Allianz Stadium, and will keep you updated on all the latest action throughout Day Three of the Sydney Sevens.
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Look, we know contradicting opinions and wacky comments bring readers and clicks, so well done to RP for allowing always-wrong-Ben to say something here. However RP needs to put a disclaimer next to his comments for their own credibility. NZ was and is incapable of acknowledging their opp beating them. They refused so with Ire and with Arg in 2022 and also the Boks in 2023 x 2. Nothing Ben says here holds water, NZ attacked backwards, except when Kolisi and Kolbe was off And cyncialy took out Bongi, we played without lineouts for 75mins. Kolisi and Kurt-Lee almost scored twice. Thats 3 vs 2 for Boks, but the Boks opportunities was legal. Boks should have been 16-3 up by half time. Tacticaly the Boks attacked better defended better scrummed better (without a hooker) kicked better and crossed the whitewash more times. Boks beat Fr Eng Nz to win in 23, comeon give some credit at least. Even Federer Verstappen NY Mets, Mamoa, was able to see a great human sport achievement by the Boks and their DNA Boks #RWC27 !🏉
Go to commentsForget the 85kg bit, that can become something else. However I do like the one off test on ANZAC day idea. SR plays Fri/ Sat, test players travel Sunday and the squads have the full week together before playing Saturday. Rest of SR has a week off. Either involve women's teams in same location or in the other country and rotate annually. Herbert is right in that change is needed.
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