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<blockquote data-quote="Gay-Guy" data-source="post: 109179"><p>Do any of the Fijian players live outside of Fiji? I think it was a real island affair come to think of it. Hard to believe the best free runners in the world would be trained under coconut trees.</p><p></p><p>Fiji would have been devastating with Rupeni, Tuilevu, Rabeni, Delasau, etc etc....and blah blah in their ranks. Samoa could have profitted with Masaga, Lima, Faatau, Tagicakibau, etc as well. I suppose it was good to see the locals playing against each other though.....always good to see others show their goods with the opportunity that sevens provides.</p><p></p><p>Good on Russia to win the plate final....or was it the bowl?</p><p></p><p>Some of the minor playing nations have got some serious individual talent. I suppose the world is big so of course there would be good runners everywhere.</p><p></p><p>The Samoans have employed a diiferent style of sevens than what we have seen in the last 15 years. They pass it around a bit and when they go forward they try and stay on their feet and struggle with their tackler until others come around to help maintain possession at the ruck. They emphasise winning every ruck when they have the ball MORE than making breaks. No one will really go for it all out if they make a break unless they know they can go all the way to the line. </p><p></p><p>I think if Fiji incorporated Samoa's tactics into their gameplan they would be incredible. At the moment they only have one game plan......run and put people into gaps and try to outgas them. However when they come against a team with a great defence they start to look confused on what to do.....frustrated. It is then that they need to use the Samoan game plan to hold onto possession until the see a chance to out run them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Gay-Guy, post: 109179"] Do any of the Fijian players live outside of Fiji? I think it was a real island affair come to think of it. Hard to believe the best free runners in the world would be trained under coconut trees. Fiji would have been devastating with Rupeni, Tuilevu, Rabeni, Delasau, etc etc....and blah blah in their ranks. Samoa could have profitted with Masaga, Lima, Faatau, Tagicakibau, etc as well. I suppose it was good to see the locals playing against each other though.....always good to see others show their goods with the opportunity that sevens provides. Good on Russia to win the plate final....or was it the bowl? Some of the minor playing nations have got some serious individual talent. I suppose the world is big so of course there would be good runners everywhere. The Samoans have employed a diiferent style of sevens than what we have seen in the last 15 years. They pass it around a bit and when they go forward they try and stay on their feet and struggle with their tackler until others come around to help maintain possession at the ruck. They emphasise winning every ruck when they have the ball MORE than making breaks. No one will really go for it all out if they make a break unless they know they can go all the way to the line. I think if Fiji incorporated Samoa's tactics into their gameplan they would be incredible. At the moment they only have one game plan......run and put people into gaps and try to outgas them. However when they come against a team with a great defence they start to look confused on what to do.....frustrated. It is then that they need to use the Samoan game plan to hold onto possession until the see a chance to out run them. [/QUOTE]
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