Where is the plan for 2016 Olympic gold in 7 a side rugby?

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From Spiro Zavos

SPIRO: Where is the ARU plan to win Sevens Olympic gold in Rio? | The Roar (http://www.theroar.com.au/2015/11/30/spiro-aru-plan-win-sevens-olympic-gold-rio/)

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On TV this afternoon 3.50 pm. Go the boys & girls!

Aussie men’s sevens on the up: O’Connor | The Roar (http://www.theroar.com.au/2015/12/04/aussie-mens-sevens-on-the-up-oconnor/)

[bob10]

Japan nearly did it again. Fiji flogged Canada, then in the first half, looked like doing the same to Japan.Japan came back, led 17-14 with 20 seconds to go, Fiji scored on the bell, 21-17 to Fiji. Australian women defeated NZ to go to the 1/4 finals, Aus. men defeated Kenya in their first game. Speight was in the run on side, sent to the sin bin for throwing the ball away. Scrappy game. The NZ mens side look the goods, again.

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The pearls shine

No Cookies | Fox Sports News, Live Sport, Sports | Fox Sports (http://www.foxsports.com.au/rugby/australia-make-massive-comeback-to-beat-new-zealand-to-progress-to-sfs-of-dubai-sevens/story-e6frf4pu-1227634408586)

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Russia defeated NZ! whoulda thought.

No Cookies | Fox Sports News, Live Sport, Sports | Fox Sports (http://www.foxsports.com.au/rugby/sbws-sister-niall-to-tackle-australia-in-dubai-sevens-quarter-final/story-e6frf4pu-1227633771297)

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Aussie women defeat Russia in the final, to win the Dubai leg of the sevens. Aussie men lost to England in the last pool game, meet Fiji in the 1/4 finals . The USA defeated NZ 14-12, in the mens.

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Just watched a replay of USA V NZ. USA flogged NZ, SWEET!South Africa beat Aus. In golden point. Not so sweet. Now watching replay of England/ Fiji in the final. Would have watched it last night, but watched Hugh Jackman instead, in concert. Sweet!.

[bob10]

USA defeated NZ. The Olympics has has given new life to 7 a side rugby. NZ are being forced to work for a win, they have also made 5 changes to their squad. Two of the fastest players I've ever seen, play for the USA, Isles and Baker.

USA stun New Zealand on full time at the Dubai Sevens | Rugby at The Roar TV (http://www.theroar.com.au/tv/usa-stun-new-zealand-on-full-time-at-the-dubai-sevens/)

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Three new faces for Capetown. Hutchison is an exciting player, saw him in the NRC. Still no news of a coach for Australia.

Three changes for Aussie sevens team | The Roar (http://www.theroar.com.au/2015/12/09/three-changes-for-aussie-sevens-team/)

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How Australia can win the Rugby Championship, Bledisloe and Olympic gold | The Roar (http://www.theroar.com.au/2015/12/10/australia-can-win-rugby-championship-bledisloe-olympic-gold/)

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Still no coach for Australia.Apathy from the ARU?

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Two coaches on the short list.

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Andy friend is Australias' new 7's coach

Honey Badger inks Rugby Sevens deal for 2016 | The Roar (http://www.theroar.com.au/2016/01/12/honey-badger-inks-rugby-sevens-deal-for-2016/)

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SBW struggles in rugby sevens hit-out | The Roar (http://www.theroar.com.au/2016/01/14/sbw-struggles-in-rugby-sevens-hit-out/)

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Can't see it working. Hope I'm wrong, but the Fijians will run at him all game, he won't have any energy to run.

Quade coming home in aid of Olympic quest | The Roar (http://www.theroar.com.au/2016/01/22/quade-coming-home-in-aid-of-olympic-quest/)

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SPIRO: Can Quade Cooper and SBW become sevens champions? | The Roar (http://www.theroar.com.au/2016/01/25/spiro-can-quade-cooper-and-sbw-become-sevens-champions/)

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Australia to face South Africa in NZ sevens quarters | The Roar (http://www.theroar.com.au/2016/01/30/australia-unbeaten-at-nz-rugby-sevens/)

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SBW steals the show for unbeaten NZ sevens | The Roar (http://www.theroar.com.au/2016/01/30/sbw-holds-his-own-for-all-blacks-sevens/)

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Australia win NZ sevens Plate final | The Roar (http://www.theroar.com.au/2016/01/31/australia-win-nz-sevens-plate-final/)

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NZ & South Africa raise the bar again. Head and shoulders above the rest, they showed how the game should be played. Australia needs speed, they looked slow.

All Blacks Sevens win miracle final | The Roar (http://www.theroar.com.au/2016/01/31/all-blacks-sevens-win-miracle-final/)

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SPIRO: Aussie sevens need some Quade Cooper lightning magic | The Roar (http://www.theroar.com.au/2016/02/01/spiro-aussie-sevens-need-some-quade-cooper-lightning-magic/)

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Cooper not guaranteed a start.

Cooper admits Olympic sevens is a tall order | The Roar (http://www.theroar.com.au/2016/02/03/cooper-admits-olympic-sevens-is-a-tall-order/)

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Official Website of Australian Sevens Rugby (http://www.rugby.com.au/sevens)

[bob10]

I believe the ARU has sat on its hands for too long, regarding the 7's team. They took far too long to select a coach, decided to develop size, over speed, in their players, and now have a team of lumbering giants, as opposed to the Kiwis & Blitzbokkies. Cooper will not make much of a difference, IMO. Once again, the ARU just don't seem to get it.

Coach defiant on unfriendly Quade call | The Roar (http://www.theroar.com.au/2016/02/06/coach-defiant-on-unfriendly-quade-call/)

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Rugbys' equivalent of the underarm bowling scandal.

Eight-man bungle could hurt 7s: Friend | The Roar (http://www.theroar.com.au/2016/02/07/eight-man-bungle-could-hurt-7s-friend/)

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Aussie sevens have the right Friend as coach | The Roar (http://www.theroar.com.au/2016/02/08/aussie-sevens-have-the-right-friend-as-coach/)

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Spoiler alert- Laidlaw is a kiwi. If they are that good, why did they need 8 players on the field to beat Australia in the semi?

All Blacks ready to dominate sevens in Rio | The Roar (http://www.theroar.com.au/2016/02/11/all-blacks-ready-to-dominate-sevens-in-rio/)

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Rugby is powering ahead.

Canada Rugby Sevens sells out | The Roar (http://www.theroar.com.au/2016/02/26/canada-rugby-sevens-sells-out/)

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Quade Cooper named in Australian Sevens squad | The Roar (http://www.theroar.com.au/2016/02/26/400165/)

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Since rugby was announced as being in the Olympics, rugby in America has exploded into life.

Paraguay Name Roster for Rio - Americas Rugby News (http://www.americasrugbynews.com/2016/03/02/paraguay-name-roster-rio/)

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Eagles 7s ready to defend home turf - Americas Rugby News (http://www.americasrugbynews.com/2016/03/01/eagles-7s-ready-defend-home-turf/#comment-1292)

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Sevens coach challenges Quade to step up in Vegas | The Roar (http://www.theroar.com.au/2016/03/03/sevens-coach-challenges-quade-to-step-up-in-vegas/)

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Australia v England, 7.46, Qld time. Fox 505.

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Quade Cooper named in Thunderbolts squad for Vancouver | The Roar (http://www.theroar.com.au/2016/03/08/403604/)

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Aussie into quarters at Canada Sevens | The Roar (http://www.theroar.com.au/2016/03/13/aussie-into-quarters-at-canada-sevens/)

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Australian Sevens team picks up third place in Canada | The Roar (http://www.theroar.com.au/2016/03/14/australian-sevens-team-picks-third-place-canada/)

[bob10]

If he can still talk, he wasn't trying hard enough.


Honey Badger gives 7s a crack, delivers classic interview | Rugby at The Roar TV (http://www.theroar.tv/honey-badger-gives-7s-a-crack-delivers-classic-interview/)

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Sonny Bill back for Hong Kong sevens | The Roar (http://www.theroar.com.au/2016/03/31/sonny-bill-back-for-hong-kong-sevens/)

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Australian men’s sevens 4th in Hong Kong | The Roar (http://www.theroar.com.au/2016/04/10/australian-mens-sevens-4th-in-hong-kong/)

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Pulver: Growth in female participation boosting game’s health | The Roar (http://www.theroar.com.au/2016/04/12/pulver-growth-in-female-participation-boosting-games-health/)

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The womens' team for the series in Canada.Check out their birth places.A good mix.

Aussie Women's Sevens call on Generation Next for Canadian assignment (http://aru.com.au/News/NewsArticle/tabid/1699/ArticleID/17882/Aussie-Womens-Sevens-call-on-Generation-Next-for-Canadian-assignment.aspx)

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Looks like they finally have a plan.

Parahi re-joins Australian Sevens set-up (http://aru.com.au/News/NewsArticle/tabid/1699/ArticleID/17881/Parahi-re-joins-Australian-Sevens-set-up.aspx)

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Kenya beat Fiji in the cup final. Australia fields an inexperienced side, comes 7th. All of a sudden, the gold medal is not so clear cut.

Australia seventh in men’s sevens rugby | The Roar (http://www.theroar.com.au/2016/04/17/australia-seventh-in-mens-sevens-rugby/)

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Will women (http://www.theroar.com.au/2016/04/22/will-womens-sevens-save-australian-rugby/)

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Quade Cooper’s Olympic dream over, will not be considered for Rio Games | The Roar (http://www.theroar.com.au/2016/05/05/quade-coopers-olympic-dream-over-will-not-be-considered-for-rio-games/)

[bob10]

https://youtu.be/4PNdAXaRv6E

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NZ Womens 7's.

https://youtu.be/Z7chfc2DxUs

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6.30 pm tonight, channel 506, Fox. 2nd day.

Sonny Bill nearing sevens best: Tietjens | The Roar (http://www.theroar.com.au/2016/05/13/sonny-bill-nearing-sevens-best-tietjens/)

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Jarrod Haynes has joined the Fijian side, and will play in London this weekend.This has been planned since the 7 a side comp. games played in Sydney last. Haynes has represented Fiji in the Rugby League World cup. Will he have the Aerobic fitness? Do they even care? I guess he has had the opportunity to get the required fitness level since the talks in Sydney.

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[bob10]

I suspect this would be great motivation for the Fijians to lift to another level. I can't help feeling it is an impossible dream for Haynes. But, hey, he has our attention.

Why Hayne probably shouldn (http://www.theroar.com.au/2016/05/17/hayne-probably-couldnt-shouldnt-make-fiji-sevens-side/)

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Go the Scots.

Scotland win their first sevens tournament in London | The Roar (http://www.theroar.com.au/2016/05/23/scotland-win-first-sevens-tournament-london/)

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Jarryd Hayne’s Olympic dream in serious doubt | The New Daily (http://thenewdaily.com.au/sport/2016/05/23/jarryd-hayne-olympics/)

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2017 Sydney Sevens date and time released | The Roar (http://www.theroar.com.au/2016/05/25/2017-sydney-sevens-date-time-released/)

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Planet rugby 2016 dream team.

Sevens Dream Team announced | Planetrugby.com : Planetrugby.com (http://www.planetrugby.com/news/sevens-dream-team-announced/)

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Every now & again you read a feel good story, like one in today's Courier Mail about Sean McMahon, Australian 7's and Wallaby player. He was a skinny 17 year old kid from Nudgee College, Brisbane, unable to break into the big time in rugby, he had the papers to join the Army, all filled out. That was until Anthony and Brett Picone put together a no-name team of kids from Qld, called them the Newstars, and entered them in the Noosa 7's comp. in 2011. The comp had the fijian team, and the Australian 7's side , plus other top class sides, all playing to win. The Newstars beat the Australian side in the final, 25-24. In the newstars were McMahon, Samu Kerevi, Junior Rasolea, Pama Fou, Stephan Van De Walt, all raw talent.

More good news on the Rugby front, is the Ella 7's competition held at Nambucca Heads. The Ella's took a team of indigenous players to New Guinea, for the Pacific Islands comp. Outclassed by players from Tonga and Fiji, they decided something had to be done. I just finished watching NITV coverage of the first Ella 7's comp. held this year. This is going to be a permanent fixture , with indigenous teams from all over Australia coming together to promote rugby, and find new talent. It can only be a positive move, both for rugby, and the young indigenous people involved.

I can't help feeling something of this nature might be beneficial for the kids of Aurukun.

[bob10]

Training at the same venue as the Swedish Womens soccer team? Sweet dreams are made of this.


Hutchison loses rugby seven’s mascot | The Roar (http://www.theroar.com.au/2016/07/31/hutchison-loses-rugby-sevens-mascot/)

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Kiwi's out thought, and outplayed. How sweet it is!.

Speed and courage wins sevens Olympic gold for the Aussie women | The Roar (http://www.theroar.com.au/2016/08/10/speed-courage-wins-sevens-olympic-gold-aussie-women/)

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Finally, an Aussie team with the " M " word, hope the Wallabies take note.

Melodie Robinson, a former New Zealand women's rugby great herself and now an expert commentator on the game, made this point about the Aussies before the final: ?Even though they wear ribbons in their hair and look like butter wouldn't melt in their mouths, they are also controlled mongrels on the field with an incredible self-belief.?

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The mens competition is wide open.

Home | Live Scores & Latest News | Fox Sports (http://www.foxsports.com.au/olympics/follow-all-the-live-action-as-the-men-get-their-rio-rugby-sevens-campaign-underway/news-story/8d111cd22d51defb14b7e3ea27225110)