Sevens Sydney

The Black Ferns Sevens and All Blacks Sevens have both advanced to the semifinals of the Sydney Sevens events while the home fans were shattered by two ...

Dalvon Blood slotted a dropped kick from a penalty in the last minute to give South Africa a 17-14 win over New Zealand after both teams scored two tries. Faith Nathan sprinted 85 meters for Australia’s only try in the 13th minute but the score came too late for Australia to snatch victory. Chloe Pelle scored just before halftime and Carla Nelson added a second try in the 11th minute as France kept Australia on defense for most of the quarterfinal.

SYDNEY (AP) — France shattered the hopes of home fans by beating Australia in the men's and women's quarterfinals Saturday at the Sydney Rugby Sevens ...

Dalvon Blood slotted a dropped kick from a penalty in the last minute to give South Africa a 17-14 win over New Zealand after both teams scored two tries. Those teams met in the final of the New Zealand round of the World Series last weekend. Chloe Pelle scored just before halftime and Carla Nelson added a second try in the 11th minute as France kept Australia on defense for most of the quarterfinal.

But the NZ women will not have to face archrivals Australia on their way to the title.

France have spoiled Australia's rugby sevens party in Sydney by dumping the host nation out of the men's and women's quarter-finals on Saturday.

“They defended really well, I thought they deserved to win the game. “We’ve got to try and not let it deflate us completely.” “Losing is not the greatest feeling, particularly at home,” Walsh said. It’s the worst-case scenario for Rugby Australia in terms of late ticket sales on Sunday. A penalty at most,” Dalton tweeted. “How is that a yellow card?

The All Blacks Sevens and Black Ferns Sevens have charged into their respective finals at the Sydney leg of the world series on Sunday night.

The Black Ferns Sevens maintained their dominant form this week with a 41-0 demolition of Ireland to set up a final against France. Both teams were set to extend their advantage atop the men's and women's standings, regardless the result of both finals. The All Blacks Sevens and Black Ferns Sevens have charged into their respective finals at the Sydney leg of the world series on Sunday night.

The Kiwi men smashed South Africa 38-0 in the final at Allianz Stadium, where more than 66,000 fans attended over the three days.

New Zealand was the fifth different winner in as many men's tournaments this season and have increased their lead on the table from two to nine points. "Immensely (proud of this group). "We just wanted to stick to our game-plan and don't get individual, bring the heat in around physicality and keep calm, cool and collected and I think we did that really well."

New Zealand teams completely shut out their cup final opponents to extend their leads in the world series.

A tighthead for New Zealand set the tone for the second half and while Akuila Rokolisoa dropped a pass with the line open in front of him, he redeemed himself from the resulting scrum by stealing ahead of South African halfback and kicking the ball through for a try. Then it was Joe Webber’s turn – over from an attacking scrum with 90 seconds to go in first half, with Sam Dickson over in the corner more than a minute after the halftime siren for a 17-0 halftime lead. The men’s match was perhaps even more one-sided, the All Blacks sevens using their size and aggression to completely dominate South Africa in the set piece and at the breakdown.

France were no match for the relentless Black Ferns outfit in the first of the finals at Allianz Stadium on Sunday night.

On Saturday night the Black Ferns defeated Japan 33-0 in their quarterfinal. Earlier both New Zealand teams booked their places in the finals with convincing semifinal displays. The Kiwi men were equally as dominant as they ran in six tries to leave an outmatched Blitzboks outfit in their dust. From there the women in black closed it out comfortably. And the French had few answers to the might of the men in the black in the second spell. The New Zealand women continued their red-hot form with a suffocating five-try effort against the French to grab a third title for the season and second on the trot after their home triumph in Hamilton last weekend.

SYDNEY (AP) — New Zealand won both the men's and women's titles Sunday at the Sydney leg of the World Rugby Sevens Series, consolidating its overall lead in ...

Amanaki Nicole and Ngarohi McGarvey-Black added tries before the end to make the win comprehensive. New Zealand men beat South Africa 36-0 for their first title of the season. Tries to Roderick Solo, Joe Webber and captain Sam Dickson gave New Zealand a 17-0 lead at halftime. New Zealand led 21-0 by halftime and added two more tries in the second half. We’ve been trying so hard, made a few finals and just missed out. But the match was still in the balance: South Africa had rallied from a similar margin to beat New Zealand in the final at Dubai earlier in the season.

New Zealand romped to victory in both the women's and men's finals of the Sydney Sevens to increase their leads at the top of the HSBC World Rugby Seven ...

Player of the Final Joe Webber added: "To hold South Africa to nil is pretty impressive. This is an absolute bonus." We're glad we could put on a show," she said.

The Black Ferns Sevens and All Blacks Sevens increase their leads at the top of the standings with emphatic victories, against France and South Africa ...

The brilliant Kristi Kirshe shrugged off several defenders in a move that she started and then finished with a burst of acceleration. More defensive pressure from New Zealand then led to another handling mistake from Les Bleus near their own line. Player of the Final Joe Webber added: “To hold South Africa to nil is pretty impressive. You may click to consent to our and our third parties processing as described above. We’re glad we could put on a show," she said. We use cookies to store information about how you use our website. New Zealand and South Africa met for the 25th time in a Cup final but this was easily the most one-sided of the contests as the All Blacks Sevens eased to a 38-0 win. In winning 38-0, it was the first time New Zealand had kept South Africa scoreless in nine years and an emphatic way to end their search for their first title of the Series. With your permission we and our third parties may use precise geolocation data and identification through device scanning. This includes unique identifiers, such as your name and geolocation, or your browsing data. - Create a personalised content profileA profile can be built about you and your interests to show you personalised content that is relevant to you.Legitimate InterestsOpting out of legitimate interests may cause the site to stop functioning properly. - Store and/or access information on a deviceCookies, device identifiers, or other information can be stored or accessed on your device for the purposes presented to you.VendorsVendors can:

An injury to Michaela Blyde was the only dull spot in an otherwise golden weekend for the New Zealand Sevens teams, with both the men's and women's teams ...

The side now has the best part of a month to get ready for their next event – in Los Angeles at the end of February, before heading to Vancouver in early March. It was a case of revenge for the All Blacks Sevens, who were beaten by South Africa 17-14 in pool play on Saturday. That was the second of two games the side played against Japan on Saturday, after they beat them 27-12 in their final pool match.

The New Zealand men's and women's teams lifted the trophies to extend their leads in the overall standings.

It was a similar story in the men's final where the All Blacks defeated South Africa 38-0 to clinch their first tournament win of the season. It was a third win in a row for the Black Ferns, who are now 12 points clear of their nearest rivals Australia in the standings. The New Zealand men's and women's teams lifted the trophies to extend their leads in the overall standings.