Three Queenslanders named in Australian Men's Sevens Squad for Sevens World Series in Paris

Wed, Jun 6, 2018, 2:00 AM
Jim Tucker
by Jim Tucker

Three Queenslanders have been named Qantas Australian Men's Sevens side for the last leg of the HSBC Sevens World Series in Paris, with Tim Walsh selecting Sunnybank duo Liam McNamara and Tom Lucas for the series finale.

University of Queensland's Joe Pincus has been named 13th man - with Jeral Skelton, Brandon Quinn and Dylan Pietsch join the starting squad, as Australia hunts for an improved performance after bowing out in the Quarter Finals of the London Sevens last weekend. 

Australia currently holds onto fourth position on the HSBC Sevens World Series standings on 118 points, ahead of the USA (105 points) and England (103 points). 

The Aussie 7s men have landed in an identical Pool to the one they faced in London, being grouped with Wales, Spain and the in-form Ireland who finished London with the Bronze Medal. 

Qantas Australian Men's Sevens Head Coach, Tim Walsh said: "It's great to get back out onto the field and get ready for the next leg of the series.  

"We had a good session today and we're really looking forward to the weekend. 

"It was unacceptable, parts of our game (in London) and we know that as a group. We have the opportunity now to turn it around and get out there and do what we love. 

"We have some fresh players coming in with Jeral Skelton, Dylan Pietsch and Brandon Quinn to add some impact and ignite us in the second week."  

 

The HSBC Paris Sevens is the final tournament ahead of the Rugby World Cup Sevens to be held in San Francisco on July 20-22. 

1.Jeral Skelton, 5 caps, Brothers 

2.Dylan Pietsch, 10 caps, Randwick   

3.Sam Myers, 36 caps, Norths (Sydney)

4. Lewis Holland (c), 37 caps, Queanbeyan

5.Ben O'Donnell, 9 caps, Randwick

6. Brandon Quinn, 8 caps, Gordon

7.Tim Anstee, 19 caps, Eastwood

8. Liam McNamara, 8 caps, Sunnybank  

9. Boyd Killingworth, 18 caps, Warringah

10.Tom Lucas, 26 caps, Sunnybank 

11.Maurice Longbottom, 7 caps, Lloyd McDermott Rugby Development Team

12.Lachie Anderson, 16 caps, Eastwood

13th man Joe Pincus, 1 cap, University of Queensland .

 

2018 HSBC Paris Sevens, Men's Fixtures*:

Saturday 9 June Australia v Wales, 5.00pm AEST Australia v Spain, 7.56pm AEST  

Sunday 10 June Australia v Ireland, 1.46am AEST *Times and dates have been listed as AEST

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