National Sevens Championships sees state bragging rights go on the line in Adelaide
Day one of the National Sevens Championships has seen some high-quality Rugby played across the Men’s and Women’s tournaments in Adelaide with NSW, QLD Red and Australian Universities emerging undefeated in the Men’s tournament.
NSW Blue and Queensland Red were the only teams to go undefeated in the Women’s Championship in what was an intense battle to make the Quarter Finals.
With day two matches occurring at Adelaide Shores Sporting Precinct tomorrow, teams will compete for the Cup, Plate and Bowl, replicating the format of the HSBC Sevens World Series.
Qantas Australian Men’s Head Coach Andy Friend: “I was really impressed with the standard today. The attitude of all the players has been fantastic. The players have put everything into it and every game has been greatly contested.
“It’s great for the game to see the Girls play. It’s so exciting to see what the Aussie Sevens team did in Rio and what it has done with the players we have seen here. It just seems to be the sports people want to play now.
“The Girls have shown a lot of talent and a lot of battle and the Women’s Championship is going to be a tough battle tomorrow.
“The really important thing for me as a selector is day two. The second day is the mental day. Your body is sore and then you have to get up and do it again against strong opponents.
“There is going to be some big matches tomorrow and I’m looking forward to seeing who can step up.”
All matches on day two will be LIVE streamed through www.rugby.com.au.
2016 National Men’s Sevens Championship top eight: 1. Queensland Red (9 pts) 2. NSW (9 pts) 3. National Universities (9 pts) 4. Victoria (7 pts) 5. ACT (7 pts) 6. Queensland White (7 pts) 7. Northern Territory (5 pts) 8. National Indigenous (5 pts).
2016 National Women’s Sevens Championship top eight: 1. Queensland Red (9 pts) 2. NSW Blue (9 pts) 3. Western Australia (7 pts) 4. Queensland White (7 pts) 5. ACT (7 pts) 6. National Indigenous (7 pts) 7. South Australia (7 pts) 8. NSW White (5 pts).
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