Geezer/OTOYO: USA Rugby 7s Head Coach: A Builder of Teams; P.R.I.D.E is my way: Ex-rugby pro, part of The 40M+
@samurairugby
: VMO & RT/Likes not endorsement.
....KRU You are 🤬 kidding me ...
@isimiyu
is a good man and leading the
#Shujaa
fantastically well ..he broke 100 series points and made two finals and the
#ShujaaPride
are RWC7’s contenders
1. Make rugby part of the core sporting curriculum at High School
2. Develop & invest in a quality practical coaching curriculum to build an army of informed coaches
3. Ensure the MLR is aligned to develop players for the benefit of National 7’s and XVs teams. (Irish/NZ model)
Read this 🧵….
@WorldRugby7s
players, coaches and rugby community this just shouldn’t be happening to the Kenya 7’s boys - desperate times require desperate measures..please support even with a contribution of $10 or £10 - there are enough of us RT ✌🏻- Big love Otoyo❤️
Greeting to the Kenya 7s Family!
As some of you may have heard we are now going on our third month without pay. Our lives and those of our loved ones have been greatly strained, even in our persistent effort to give you the desired outcomes on the pitch.
I am a massive Owen Farrell fan - he is a world class fantastic player and I want to see him at the RWC.
However this is a joke or a decision and a system if JG actions are deemed mitigation in this incident.
This is an absolute colossal result for
@OfficialKRU
🇰🇪qualifying for Paris 2024 Olympics …The Kings 👑 of Africa congratulations 👏🏻 👏🏻👊🏻
#ShujaaPride
🦁
Ready for the Olympics games! 🇰🇪
@OfficialKRU
secured their spot at the 2024 Olympics Games after becoming Rugby Africa Sevens Champions!
#HowWeSevens
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#Paris2024
Back to Back Vegas wins 🏆🏆..and so proud of all the Dawgs and management ..all the more special in front of a Loud and Proud USA rugby crowd and also to share it with family and friend…
@cinjera
It was a pleasure to hunt with you Kolo - Helluva career and you made Kenya 🇰🇪 proud ….enjoy the next chapter and the 3 wise men 🥃🥃🥃 you have earned it …Big Love 🫶🏻Otoyo
#ThisIsKenya
#ShujaaPride
One of my proudest moments as a player: captain of England sevens at Commonwealth games Kuala Lumpur 1998.
This was the first time for rugby at the Games and it's always special to be given that responsibility and represent.
@EnglandRugby
#DawgsLyf
#Englandrugby
WANANAVU VITI!!! 🎉🇫🇯
Our Fiji Airways Fijian 7s have just beaten the USA in their paris7s Cup Semi Final and crowned themselves CHAMPIONS of the 2018/19 HSBC worldrugby7s for the 4th time ever. 🏆🏆🏆🏆🎉
Fiji will…
A lesson for business, sport or life not just rugby; commit to what you think is right for the right reasons - don't look back.
We can always reflect and learn. Sometimes we gotta get it wrong to get it right.
#DawgsLyf
I am all for player safety but if we take away tackle choice we don’t allow players to protect themselves🤦🏻♂️. If you lower the tackle to waist or below, then you could get even more injuries/concussions with knees to face/head or double tackle head collisions.
🏉To support player welfare, RFU Council agreed on Monday 16th January to lower the height of the tackle across the community game (Age Grade & Adult) from 1st July 2023
Find out more about the law change, including rationale, next steps & training support to be provided⬇️
Welcome
@Ma_Nonu
to San Diego!
The New Zealand All Blacks superstar joins Major League Rugby for the 2020 season.
2X - World Cup
5X - Tri-Nations/Rugby Championships
8X - Bledisloe Cups
103 Caps - New Zealand All Blacks
#SDLegion
@usmlr
@newzealandallblacks
IMO “Private partnership” for all World Series teams is a way forward to sustainability & ensuring that the Olympic opportunity for rugby is maximised!!..We need to create an “F1 type” model on the WSS..coliseum competitions at destination cities around the world 🌍
#CarpeDiem
Is there a way England 7s could be fun separate from England Rugby, funded privately? Like a club side would? England needs a 7s team, the passion for it is too big now not to have one.
I just don’t understand the rationale that Joe gets a 10 week ban for his misguided antics yet the French prop only gets 3 weeks for a wreckless punch with intent 🤷🏻♂️
Congrats Dawgs and special shout out to Folau who finally gets the recognition he deserves after 62 tournament caps
#FirstDreamTeam
🙌🏻...🇺🇸🏉🐶
#DawgLyf
#PRIDE
Perhaps it’s time for President
@UKenyatta
who is a passionate Kenyan and rugby man to step in and bring order for the
#ShujaaPride
who have always been wonderful ambassadors for the country & were recognised this year at the awards as being so. Kudos
@isimiyu
🤔...let’s agree to disagree...7’s is all about executing the basics of the game & understanding space both sides of the ball...it’s also global box office viewing unlike allot of the XVs attrition 😴😴
Absolutely loved being back with the 40M+ 🇰🇪🏉Esp spending time with the kids from underprivileged areas in Nairobi. Sharing the love of 🏉no matter where you come from. Special thanks to
@RugbyPatrons
for all that you do.
#Otoyo
#shujaaPride
#dawgsLyf
We all have our fingers crossed for
@SpeedSt11ck
on a speedy recovery following his injury against Kenya.
Perry is resilient and will need every ounce of that in these coming months as he gets after it - we will fully support his road back. 💪
Interesting headline
1000 games x 2 teams x 20 players = 40,000 players playing a weekend. So 200 concussions is 0.5% of that playing population - suspect a good number are not even in tackle.
Is that acceptable risk % in a contact sport? -(I’m in favour of chest/sternum trial)
Cecil has been a wonderful servant for
@Blitzboks
and the game of
@WorldRugby7s
...Helluva a playmaker and an alround nice guy who will he missed on the pitch and in the traveling circus 🎪
😱...shocked to read this at
@Champrugby
level...Surely players in this league should be given the opportunity to join the
@theRPA
and
@EnglandRugby
you have a duty of care here to affected players and medical welfare.
#PlayerWelfare
Not sure what there is to be upset about 🤷🏻♂️..30 odd penalities for refereeing the laws correctly..It’s not a referee issue they are being consistent in application.. it’s a player issue/challenge they need to adapt and be more accurate in the contact!!
#ShortTermPainLongTermGain
Congratulations to the
@USARugby
girls as it becomes official to the world. Huge achievement
@ChrisBrownRugby
@EmilieBydwell
& the rest of the management to get automatic qualification. Let’s hope the girls smash it up this weekend & finish on a high.
#TokyoBound
☹️...You are a good coach and a good man and we were all seeing good things from the
#ShujaaPride
on the World Series. I hope there is resolution and you are able to continue the good work and journey you and your boys are on. 🙏🏻
Absolutely loved being back with the 40M+ 🇰🇪🏉 Especially spending time with the kids from underprivileged areas in Nairobi. Sharing the love of rugby no matter where you come from. Special thanks to the Rugby Patrons…
Card says tactical then clearly says Afoa injured then changes back to tactical. Sorry but integrity is action not words....We cannot abuse player welfare to manipulate the game. Watched Pat’s interview, view still stands tried to abuse system and bought time for pack to recover.
We've never seen anything quite like this...
Bristol Bears' replacement tight-head prop was shown a yellow card with no time left.
Jon Afoa had previously come off as a 'tactical' sub, but tensions rose over his return as both coaches got involved.
This is just irresponsible 😡...we need to educate those that coach our youth in this way....It’s a privilege which comes with responsibility that coaches are given to keep our children safe...teaching safe techniques!!!
Phenomenal consistency from this racehorse 🏇🏻
@Carlin_Isles
...so much more than a finisher but Jeeeez he dam good at scoring meat pies 🥧
#DawgsLyf
#CFly
We were beaten by the better team this evening. The
@Blitzboks
were ruthless on our possession errors…congrats on the win 👏🏻. We will learn from this and work to be better next weekend 🇺🇸🐾
Back in the chair for Day 1 of Block 3 Training with the Dawgs 🇺🇸
Today is a good day - we have the Repeated Speed Double Test. I love it but the lads don't 😂
#DawgsLyf
@USARugby
F*ck me that is 😱..I get the salary cap breach but was it a direct salary breach...or because the club was taking an active interest in a players life after rugby and investing with or for them ..hopefully that transparency will come🙏🏻
Absolutely loved it ...so many layers and dynamics to the story and team...Jackson was astute on and off the floor..Jordan ultimate leader with Pippen by his side and Rodman was one helluva free spirit🤣... but a baller of the highest order🏀
#TheLastDance
36 hours to arrive in Mimasaka with some lengthy Covid protocols and processes but the Dawgs have landed!
Brilliant facilities and the boys are settling in well👌
@USARugby
#Tokyo2020
@andrewopede
has been a fantastic leader and role model for
@KenyaSevens
and more importantly is a good man with integrity and a kind heart. A 🇰🇪 giant ...enjoy retirement and embrace the next chapter ❤️
#ShujaaPride
A mention for Tom Curry who has had a top tour and for such a young man operating at the coalface in the backyard of SA...He has made a big claim on that 7 shirt in November!!
This is the reason I was back in the Pride land of Kenya last week. I joined up with
@RugbyPatrons
A privilege to be invited to play a small part in this wonderful grassroots community programme. Here is an insight to programme they provide to kidsfrom under privileged areas.
Congrats on a stellar career
@humphkj
you have been a great player, leader and servant to the
#ShujaaPride
🇰🇪 ...It was a pleasure to hunt with you Tall....Time to kick back and enjoy the
#ThreeWiseMen
🥃🥃🥃🤣
New Zealand and Australia join together in solidarity at the
#HK7s
, as a mark of respect and rememberance to those who lost their lives in Christchurch, New Zealand on 15 March.
Hugely humbling and rewarding rugby& life experience in India,spending time with the Z Team and more importantly the young ladies with their hearts of Tigers 🐯infectious smiles & energy Thank you
@olympicchannel
Full video here
@olympicchannel
@RugbyIndia
Briefly watched college rugby today while getting a hair cut b/c they wouldn’t turn on golf. Conclusion: If you gave me a year, Urban Meyer, Zeke Elliott, JJ Watt, Leonard Foutnette & an NFL practice squad, the US would so thoroughly dominate rugby, other countries would quit.
Congratulations and Hat Tip🎩 to
@Neil5Powell
his management and 👌🏻
@Blitzboks
team on retaining the 2018
@WorldRugby7s
Series. Unbelievable talent, consistency and depth in the squad ...matched by their resilience to get the job done!!👏🏻
We’re calling on schools to offer rugby to girls as part of the PE curriculum or as an after-school activity 📣
Join us in signing the petition & help tackle gender inequalities within our sport 🙋🏾♀️
Read more about the campaign at
Lets hope common sense prevails & straight knockout format is NEVER adopted on WSS otherwise we may as well all just play roulette 🤦🏻♂️..Women’s game can stand on its own 2 feet & if some feel not maybe work with much needed men’s 2nd league to establish commercial viability
World Rugby CEO
@brettgosper
says the
@HSBC_Sport
@WorldRugby7s
could change to a knock-out format in order to facilitate hosting the men's and women's tournaments concurrently.
Congratulations to Fiji 🇫🇯 you were magical today 🥇...Phenomenal by Gareth to guide the squad and special mentions to the constants throughout both Olympic campaigns of
@JerryTuwai
and
@cawnac_naca
👏🏻👏🏻
The
@HSBC_Sport
Dream Team for
#HK7s
is:
Tofatu Solia 🇼🇸
Tavite Veredamu 🇫🇷
Meli Derenalagi 🇫🇯
Jerry Tuwai 🇫🇯
Gabin Villiere 🇫🇷
Carlin Isles 🇺🇸
Johnny Vaili 🇼🇸
..Tough game but I like it assume this is 7’s players ever?
1. Jonah Lomu 🇳🇿
2. Cameron Pither 🇦🇺
3. Oscar Ouma 🇰🇪
4. Waisale Serevi 👑 🇫🇯
5. Cecil Afrika 🇿🇦
6. Virimi Vakatawa 🇫🇷
7. Andy Harriman 🏴🤴
*Massive cop out but 🇺🇸 Dawgs excluded or let’s say they the finishers!