US sprinter Carlin Isles shows why USA can win Rio rugby

[Tuariki]

NZ government's high performance sports body has announced they will provide US$4 million in funding over next 4 years on sevens to make sure we maximise our chances (some Kiwis believe that should be rights) to the the Rio gold.

Wow. Now we can afford a 3rd string NFL player.

[Daisy]

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/08/sport ... twrhp&_r=0

While sheer speed will get you so far in sevens, a player still needs to be able to catch and pass the ball, take a tackle and compete at the breakdown.

Isles is still learning the ropes, and while he made his mark in the first three rounds of the world series — he scored his first try 46 seconds into his debut on Australia’s Gold Coast — he had a quiet tournament in Wellington, where he had limited game time and saw very little of the ball when he was on the field.