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<blockquote data-quote="Cruz_del_Sur" data-source="post: 1178087" data-attributes="member: 55747"><p>People were talking about this on tw the other day. Guy is a freak. No question about it. If i remember correctly BOD gave sevens a try (albeit after his prime) and didn't do that well. So did Bryan Habana. Of course they were ok but it's not as if they instantly took their teasm to a new level. Not even close. It is not the same game. Mindset is very, very different. The possession vs territory equation is completely different and the power vs speed one for each player too. The sevens players are all not bad at anything. 15's players are mostly specialists, 7s are all good all-rounders. They have to be. Every prop has to be able to throw a rather precise 15-meter spiral pass (both sides) at full speed and be able to run 100 meters in under 13 secs. Plus decision making, course. Sevens is a very, very, very fast-paced game. </p><p>In XV your focus is to try to be very good at something. You can hide your flaws or have someone else cover for you. In 7s your focus is not to be bad at anything. </p><p></p><p>I always remember Carlyn Isles (fastest rugby player ever, US sevens). Ball in hand, with space, he was a monster. Hardly anyone could catch him. Tons, TONS of videos of him running around players and scoring amazing tries. What they dont tell you: he cost the US team a gazillion tries too because he was not good on defense, and when people attacked them they focused on having a 1v1 vs him. Covering for a weakness in 15s i difficult but manageable (how many top tier FHs couldnt tackle!). In 7s that is much, much harder. You dont have the space nor the time. </p><p></p><p>I was thinking which pumas' players would i poach for the 7s. Couldnt think of many and they'd be 50/50 fighting for their spot. Moroni maybe? Matera? </p><p></p><p>Guys like dupont in France, McKenzie/savea/BB in NZ, Kolbe or de Allende in RSA. But look at those names. They are all freaks and they are all good at everything.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cruz_del_Sur, post: 1178087, member: 55747"] People were talking about this on tw the other day. Guy is a freak. No question about it. If i remember correctly BOD gave sevens a try (albeit after his prime) and didn't do that well. So did Bryan Habana. Of course they were ok but it's not as if they instantly took their teasm to a new level. Not even close. It is not the same game. Mindset is very, very different. The possession vs territory equation is completely different and the power vs speed one for each player too. The sevens players are all not bad at anything. 15's players are mostly specialists, 7s are all good all-rounders. They have to be. Every prop has to be able to throw a rather precise 15-meter spiral pass (both sides) at full speed and be able to run 100 meters in under 13 secs. Plus decision making, course. Sevens is a very, very, very fast-paced game. In XV your focus is to try to be very good at something. You can hide your flaws or have someone else cover for you. In 7s your focus is not to be bad at anything. I always remember Carlyn Isles (fastest rugby player ever, US sevens). Ball in hand, with space, he was a monster. Hardly anyone could catch him. Tons, TONS of videos of him running around players and scoring amazing tries. What they dont tell you: he cost the US team a gazillion tries too because he was not good on defense, and when people attacked them they focused on having a 1v1 vs him. Covering for a weakness in 15s i difficult but manageable (how many top tier FHs couldnt tackle!). In 7s that is much, much harder. You dont have the space nor the time. I was thinking which pumas' players would i poach for the 7s. Couldnt think of many and they'd be 50/50 fighting for their spot. Moroni maybe? Matera? Guys like dupont in France, McKenzie/savea/BB in NZ, Kolbe or de Allende in RSA. But look at those names. They are all freaks and they are all good at everything. [/QUOTE]
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