dogmc Posted May 13, 2016 Share Posted May 13, 2016 Scotland 7s getting thoroughly telt off the Fijians in Paris tourney. Doesn't help that Nakarawa is playing but huge gap in skills physique and pace. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Henry Posted May 13, 2016 Share Posted May 13, 2016 Scotland 7s getting thoroughly telt off the Fijians in Paris tourney. Doesn't help that Nakarawa is playing but huge gap in skills physique and pace. It's a shambles that decent resources are wasted on the incompetent sevens side. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAD Posted May 13, 2016 Share Posted May 13, 2016 It's a shambles that decent resources are wasted on the incompetent sevens side. Were they not thinking about ditching it last year? To be honest I don't know if any decent players have been developed through the 7's team, but it seems a bit pointless when any decent youngster is already getting game time at Glasgow or Edinburgh. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogmc Posted May 13, 2016 Share Posted May 13, 2016 It's a shambles that decent resources are wasted on the incompetent sevens side.It was nearly binned last year. I don't have an issue with directing resources to it but there seems to be very little progress. Scott Wight was a good club player but is nowhere near good enough for the pros. Too slow not enough skill no power and poor defensively. He has shown little or no improvement yet he is the squad captain. Coaches need to be more ruthless with guys who aren't cutting it. This is full time pro rugby and to fail to execute basics and hit same physical standards as other sides isnt acceptable. There is a cracking group of players coming through from u20 level who would do better than some of the journeymen we have. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogmc Posted May 13, 2016 Share Posted May 13, 2016 (edited) Were they not thinking about ditching it last year? To be honest I don't know if any decent players have been developed through the 7's team, but it seems a bit pointless when any decent youngster is already getting game time at Glasgow or Edinburgh.Few guys have developed through 7s....Hoyland comes to mind but there seems to be an acceptance of mediocre performance with the 7s whilst Glasgow n Edinburgh have put a huge emphasis on personal and collective improvement. Mccrae has only had gig for a year but the previous 7s coach is now sru head of development. Suspect that he may have a vested interest in not admitting that our 7s squad isn't good enough Edited May 13, 2016 by dogmc 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
honestly united Posted May 13, 2016 Share Posted May 13, 2016 To be fair we haven't had many guys come through the 7s team yet the team is currently ranked 8th or 9th in the world the same as the 15s and that is with us, Canada and Kenya all being focused on 7s. It's not great but better than some other countries 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogmc Posted May 14, 2016 Share Posted May 14, 2016 Watched European challenge cup final tonight.....frankly was astonished that after his atrocious display in Glasgow v ulster john lacey was not banned but awarded a euro final?? Seriously wtf ?? Imagine nick easter & co will be of a similar mind....an absolute wage thief of a ref who wants to decide result before game has kicked off 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted May 14, 2016 Share Posted May 14, 2016 Interesting after last nights comments after we lost to Fiji that there is no praise for the 7s team who absolutely caned Wales earlier! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted May 14, 2016 Share Posted May 14, 2016 Kicking contest so far in the Champions Cup Final, Saracens lead Racing 12-6 at half time. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAD Posted May 14, 2016 Share Posted May 14, 2016 Owens colours pinned firmly to the mast again. Lost the plot once again. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted May 14, 2016 Share Posted May 14, 2016 Saracens win, pretty dour match but was more disappointed in Racing, very one dimensional even before Carter had to go off. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogmc Posted May 14, 2016 Share Posted May 14, 2016 Interesting after last nights comments after we lost to Fiji that there is no praise for the 7s team who absolutely caned Wales earlier!Wales have a worse 7s squad than us we should be beating them. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Lambies Doos Posted May 14, 2016 Share Posted May 14, 2016 Wales have a worse 7s squad than us we should be beating them. Are Wales not the world champions? Or they were quite recently 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajwffc Posted May 14, 2016 Share Posted May 14, 2016 Are Wales not the world champions? Or they were quite recently They won it in 2009 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogmc Posted May 15, 2016 Share Posted May 15, 2016 Are Wales not the world champions? Or they were quite recentlyThey're ranked a good couple of places below us and have been pretty poor for the last two seasons. Dunno if it's because of budget cuts or just that by the time they fill their Pro12 squads there aren't many players left over. Either way they're a poor 7s squad. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisMFCfan1886 Posted May 15, 2016 Share Posted May 15, 2016 Few guys have developed through 7s....Hoyland comes to mind but there seems to be an acceptance of mediocre performance with the 7s whilst Glasgow n Edinburgh have put a huge emphasis on personal and collective improvement. Mccrae has only had gig for a year but the previous 7s coach is now sru head of development. Suspect that he may have a vested interest in not admitting that our 7s squad isn't good enough Lee Jones at Glasgow improved massively after coming through the sevens as will Farndale from Edinburgh, do agree with the point about Wight though, personally I preferred Colin Gregor as his kicking, leadership and overall playing technique was miles better 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted May 15, 2016 Share Posted May 15, 2016 Wales have a worse 7s squad than us we should be beating them. And Fiji have a significantly better squad than us, yet people go into meltdown arguing the 7s programme is a shambles when they beat us. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisMFCfan1886 Posted May 15, 2016 Share Posted May 15, 2016 And Fiji have a significantly better squad than us, yet people go into meltdown arguing the 7s programme is a shambles when they beat us.also Fiji are the current series champions so it isn't exactly an embarrassment to lose to them, however if we had lost to Brazil in the Bowl QF this morning it would have been a big concern 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted May 15, 2016 Share Posted May 15, 2016 Cracking win over the US there - will play England in the bowl final 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted May 15, 2016 Share Posted May 15, 2016 Scotland batter England 28-10 to win the Bowl. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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