Amongst the comprehensible euphoria of a cracking Spherical 1 of the Tremendous Rugby Pacific, with three Australian groups jagging wins, an informal reminder the Aussie sevens groups are in Vancouver this weekend.
So only a brief and candy preview, damage replace and the taking part in occasions. The Pool video games are at affordable viewing occasions too.
Aussie Girls
Holy smokes. The ladies took out gold on the Perth SVNS in an absolute cracker of a last in opposition to New Zealand 28-26. When you have not seen it’s must-see viewing, clearly it’s out there on Stan however a full repay can also be on YouTube.
The holy smokes a part of it was each strive scoring machines Maddi Levi and Faitha Nathan had been out of the ultimate, damaged thumb and concussion, respectively.
The kids actually stepped up. Two mentions, non-youngster, Demi Hayes had an ideal match, not simply her greatest since her ACL however one in every of her all-time greatest tournaments. (And she or he has been round for some time.) The opposite is Heidi Dennis who has had a number of accidents and was excellent within the last.
The ladies, clearly, will go into Vancouver feeling moderately assured however it is going to nonetheless be powerful. Quite a lot of groups are much more aggressive than some would anticipate. Their Pool incorporates Spain, Brazil and Canada.
Maddie Levi is out together with her busted thumb. That damage is further irritating as we have no idea when and the way she’s going to get a run with the Queensland Reds. In her place is Bridget Clark getting back from damage who might not have Levi’s pace however brings some measurement.
If you’d like a shock, try beneath the record of girls gamers unavailable resulting from damage. There are 4 who’re out for the season. With two gold medals and a fourth out of three tournaments this season, it’s fairly good going and nice work by coach Tim Walsh.
With the accidents, many occurring final yr it’s thrilling to see Walsh in a position to actually construct this group of latest children into his group.
Vancouver goes to be an attention-grabbing watch. Little doubt the Kiwis will come out all weapons blazing.
Aussie Males
The Australian males took an Argentinian beating within the last in Perth however to be trustworthy, I didn’t see them making the ultimate. In order painful a outcome the ultimate was, 41-5, a silver medal was a sensational end result.
They defeated South Africa within the quarter-final and Canada within the semi-final. Noting throughout the Perth match they had been with out co-captain Henry Paterson. On the flip facet they did get again Maurice Longbottom who naturally makes a distinction.
Vancouver for the lads begins ugly once more. All of the Swimming pools are fairly ugly, it’s the diploma of ugliness. Their pool incorporates Eire, New Zealand and South Africa. Taking out silver in Perth obtained them no favours. Principally, the identical squad heads to Canada with Henry Paterson returning instead of younger speedster Hadley Tonga.
If you’d like two to control Jayden Blake and Aden Ekanayake.
Australia Girls’s Sevens group for HSBC SVNS Vancouver
1. Piper Simons
3. Religion Nathan
4. Mackenzie Davis
5. Teagan Levi
7. Charlotte Caslick
9. Tia Hinds
10. Isabella Nasser (c)
11. Demi Hayes
13. Heidi Dennis
14. Bridget Clark
15. Kahli Henwood
23. Ruby Nicholas
28. Kiiahla Duff
Australia Males’s Sevens group for HSBC SVNS Vancouver
1. Henry Hutchison (c)
2. Ben Dowling
6. Henry Paterson (c)
9. Matt Gonzalez
10. Ben Dalton
11. Maurice Longbottom
13. Jayden Blake
14. James Turner
15. Sid Harvey
23. Aden Ekanayake
25. Hayden Sargeant
29. Josh Turner
87. Michael Icely
Unavailable for choice resulting from damage
Girls
Maddison Levi (thumb) – Hong Kong 7s
Sariah Paki (calf) – Hong Kong 7s
Bienne Terita (hamstring) – Hong Kong 7s
Madison Ashby (knee) – 2025/2026 World Sequence
Kaitlin Shave (knee) – 2025/2026 World Sequence
Sidney Taylor (knee) – 2025/2026 World Sequence
Alysia Lefau-Fakaosilea (knee) – 2025/2026 World Sequence
Males
Dietrich Roache (knee) – 2025/2026 World Sequence
HSBC SVNS Vancouver schedule
Girls – Pool A
Saturday, February 22: Australia v Spain (10:50am AEDT)
Saturday, February 22: Australia v Brazil (4:20pm AEDT)
Sunday, February 23: Australia v Canada (10:08am AEDT)
Males – Pool B
Saturday, February 22: Australia v Eire (7:24am AEDT)
Saturday, February 22: Australia v New Zealand (12:51pm AEDT)
Sunday, February 23: Australia v South Africa (6:36am AEDT)
