SINGAPORE: New Zealand secured double glory at the Singapore Sevens on Sunday ( May 5 ) as they emerged victorious in both the men’s and women’s tournaments.
New Zealand’s guys held off a determined issue from Ireland to get 17- 14 while their women’s staff surged to a 31- 21 win over Australia.
Leroy Carter and Fehi Fineanganofo scored tries in the men’s last to give New Zealand a 10-0 prospect, but Gavin Mullin’s try just before the break cut the deficit for the Irish.
After winning the line in Hong Kong next month, Dylan Collier restored New Zealand’s 10-point advantage in the second quarter, but Harry McNulty’s comment threw things into perspective.
After falling behind by ten points to defeat South Africa 14-10 in the fifth-place playoffs, Argentina were declared the men’s series winners.
With 106 items, the South Americans are two points ahead of the second-placed British, who won earlier this year’s games in Cape Town, Perth, and Vancouver.
After suffering a 15-12 extra-time lost to Ireland in the semi-finals, Great Britain bounced up to defeat Australia 29-7 in the third-place match.
In the end, Great Britain moved above the United States to take ninth place in the league standings, becoming their core team for the World Series of the following year.
Argentina, Ireland and Great Britain may become joined in the tournament set fantastic final in Madrid later this month by New Zealand, Australia, Fiji, France and South Africa.
In a promotion-relegation competition in Madrid to determine the key team for the following season, the United States, Spain, Samoa, and Canada finished outside the major eight.
After Michaela Blyde’s hat-trick of tries earned them the top spot in the standings, New Zealand won the women’s event convincingly over arch-rivals Australia.
The Black Ferns, who had won their third straight game after victories in Vancouver, Los Angeles, and Hong Kong, came into a game between the bottom two teams with a 14-point lead later in the first quarter but scored four immediately tries to reclaim the lead.
After defeating Fiji 29-7, France moved up to third place in Singapore and the ranks.