Anyone watching USA's sevens?

[Cruz_del_Sur]

Aus beats SA with two penalty tries.
Not 100% sure about the first one tho

 

[Ospervat]

Agree. Definitely not a yellow or PT.
Speckman clearly had arms extended for the tackle just didn't get a secure hold.
Second one however - no question about it - def a yellow and PT.

 

[Ospervat]

Anyone know why Messam got a ban

 

[RoosTah]

Aus beats SA with two penalty tries.
Not 100% sure about the first one tho

Damn! I missed this. Great to hear though

 

[RoosTah]

Don't know what's happened to Australia against Fiji, but all their passes are suddenly going 15-20 metres off target. Bizarre

 

[Cruz_del_Sur]

Live broadcast

http://www.worldrugby.org/sevens-series/where-can-i-watch

Quade is single handedly killing australia.

 

[RoosTah]

Just awful work from us - Cooper turned a certain try for us into a try for Fiji

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Live broadcast

http://www.worldrugby.org/sevens-series/where-can-i-watch

Quade is single handedly killing australia.

Yep. Thank god he's no longer playing the 15 man game

 

[TRF_heineken]

Agree. Definitely not a yellow or PT.
Speckman clearly had arms extended for the tackle just didn't get a secure hold.
Second one however - no question about it - def a yellow and PT.

Yup, I stayed up for that match, and I thought that it was a horrible call. The Touchjudge who made that call was in no position to see Speckman's arms during the tackle. And why they didn't use the TMO is beyond me, it was after all a try-scoring attempt.

 

[TRF_stormer2010]

I didn't watch anything past the SA-Aus semi I was so frustrated with Specman. Habana should not be playing 7s. Unlike Hougaard he isn't adding anything. Specman's first try saving tackle is fine IMO but he should have known better the 2nd time round. Also, we looked blunt on attack without Africa or Kolbe getting themselves or others into space. I thought we needed Branco du Preez starting that game as we lacked penetration and actually looked better defending and working off turn-overs.

The encouraging thing for me is we have some depth here. We could've easily enough made it to the finals all whilst without Horne, Africa, Snyman, Kolbe and Werner Kok as seasoned 7s specialists and star players (Africa and Kok in particular) and Hougaard and De Jongh add something as well and should be available for Rio.

Its just been a frustrating season so far on the whole though despte lying 2nd on the overall log ATM.