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Welcome to the Wellington Sevens Day 2.  Your home of all the scores, results, fixtures and commentary.  Stay tuned on the UpTheGuts blog for your fill, register and comment and have your say on everything that’s going on.

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Wellington Rugby Sevens Day 2 Results

Big Names

Koiatu Koiatu - Cook Islands

Koiatu Koiatu

From the Cook Islands comes veteran Koiatu.

Massive on defense and massive on attack with the ball in hand, he leads from the front and transforms games.

He has a very green, fresh squad under him, full of energy and excitement.  We know that Koiatu Koiatu can spark something from nothing and if he can get the Cooks on the front foot and maintain some possession they will score some tries and turn some heads

Watch out for these guys on Day 2.  They’ll take a while to get started but may pull some upsets.

Ben Gollings - Ex England

Ben Gollings

You might be asking, “Where is Ben Gollings?” I feel your pain.  The man that epitomises Sevens is no longer required by the England team.

He’s been asked to make way for the new blood.  In my opinion it’s obsurd, he’s done nothing wrong and as of his last tournament in was in inspirational and electric form.  Big mistake.  He is the only player to score over 2000 points in Sevens. Why would you leave anyone out with that record if they’re fit and playing well?

Also, for such a stalwart of the game, I believe they should have dedicated an entire tournament to him as a tribute to his contribution to Sevens

Hosea Gear - New Zealand

Hosea Gear

The big drawcard for the Wellington Sevens circuit.  All Black and unwanted in the original World Cup squad has thrown his name into the hat to for the Sevens to further his prospects for getting his All Black wing spot back.

He will make a major impact on the New Zealand Sevens squad, is bound to score a lot of tries.

The only question mark will be does he have the fitness to last 14 minutes constantly sprinting with the best of them? We’ll have to wait and see.

Todd Clever - USA

Todd Clever

Fan favourite Todd Clever is a no show at the 2012 Wellington Rugby Sevens.  We do not know why but I am reliably informed by Scotty Sumo Stevensen that he is a definite no show.

Todd Clever won the hearts of New Zealanders in the 2011 Rugby World Cup and with his aggression, his charisma and his do or die attitude, traits that kiwis recognise in our own favourite sportsmen have made Clever a mainstay when it comes to the hearts and minds of New Zealanders and international Sevens Rugby.

USA is now a fully professional unit with 9 contracted full time players and a brand new Olympic Rugby Sevens training facility in their bid to compete for a medal at the next Olympics.

Wellington Sevens Day 2

The results for the Wellington Rugby Sevens on Day 2 are as follows:
(Winning team named first)

14 – 5 – Kenya vs Scotland
10 – 0 – Wales vs USA
33 – 5 – Australia vs Japan
14 – 0 – Argentina vs Cook Islands
22 – 7 – New Zealand vs France
26 – 7 – England vs Tonga
15 – 12 – Samoa vs Canada
21 – 5 Fiji vs South Africa
14 – 12 – Scotland vs USA
17 – 10 – Cook Islands vs Japan
12 – 7 – Kenya vs Australia
26 – 0 South Africa vs Tonga
21 – 12 – England vs Samoa
24 – 7 – New Zealand vs Fiji

Wellington Sevens Day 1

The results for the Wellington Rugby Sevens on Day 1 are as follows:
(Winning team named first)

21 – 0 South Africa vs USA
27 – 12 England vs Cook Islands
31 – 0 Fiji vs Argentina
14 – 14 Wales vs Tonga
19 – 14 – France vs Canada
35 – 10 – Kenya vs Australia
29 – 7 – New Zealand vs Scotland
29 – 14 – Samoa vs Japan
43 – 0 – South Africa vs Cook Islands
29 – 0 – England vs USA
17 – 14 – Tonga vs Fiji
19 – 7 – Wales vs Argentina
26 – 17 – England vs Kenya
14 – 12 – Canada vs Australia
54 – 0 – New Zealand vs Japan
21 – 14 – Samoa vs Scotland
26 – 22 Cook Islands vs USA
24 – 14 Tonga vs Argentina
21 – 14 – Canada vs Kenya
14 – 10 – South African vs England
19 – 0 – Fiji vs Wales
10 – 10 – Australia vs France
19 – 7 – New Zealand vs Samoa

Jonny vs Dan

Yep, Dan slotted his 3rd drop goal in his Test career last night and the press are set to go absolutely bananas on this one.  Dan has what it takes to win a tight World Cup match now cos he can slot drop goals just like the cool, calm and level headed one he effortlessly dropped against the Wallabies last night.  There won’t be a Dan vs Jonny show down at the World Cup this year cos Dan can play that game too.

Dan Carter recently overtook Jonny’s Test points record for the second time but one record he’ll never overtake is Jonny’s drop goal record.  An incredible THIRTY ONE drop goals in Jonny’s career to Dans… 3.

The TAB have opened their odds for this Fridays 1st All Black Test of the year with a formidable challenge.  The opening Point Start start deficit shown here means that the All Blacks will need to win by 69 or more points in order for you to get a return on that bet.  Nice one TAB!

In other International Rugby news, the Springboks have named their weakest Tri Nations side EVER to grace the shores of Sydney for the opening match this Saturday night.  Don’t worry about the Samoa beat down Dingo Deans, with the Wallaby squad you just named, you’re going to annihilate this second string team of wannabes.