New coach wants Aussies 7’s to find “point of difference”

New Australian Men’s Sevens coach Andy Friend believes Australia needs to alter its playing style and find a “point of difference” ahead of a bumper year for the short form sport, that will see Rugby Sevens debut at the Olympics in August. The former Brumbies coach will join the squad at the end of this month just days ahead of the inaugural Sydney Sevens on February 6-7. "All the other top teams on the world series have a point of difference and I reckon we’ve got to create one too, and then try and perfect that over the next seven months,” Friend told World Rugby. “When I watch the team play I am trying to work out what is their point of difference and I am not sure yet whether they are aware of what that is. All the other top teams on the world series have a point of difference and I reckon we’ve got to create one too.” After qualifying for the Olympics in November, Australia had a disappointing start to the 2015-16 World Series in Dubai and Cape Town and curre
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