SYDNEY, Australia — The New Zealand men and women both won their finals at the Sydney Sevens on Sunday to extend their leads atop the HSBC World Rugby Sevens…
The New Zealand men blanked South Africa 38-0 to record their fourth straight podium finish in five events this season. Fiji beat France 29-5 in the bronze-medal match.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Calgary Herald, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails or any newsletter.
The Black Ferns upped their World Series tournament wins total to 30. And they did it in style, scoring six tries in the final while marking their fourth clean sheet of the competition. Canada led Spain 14-0 at the half on tries by Thomas Isherwood and Josiah Morra before conceding three second-half tries to go down to defeat. It was that kind of tournament for the Canadians, who endured a similar second-half collapse in the opener against an Argentina side coming off a Cup win in Hamilton, New Zealand.Article content
The 15th-ranked core team after the penultimate stop of the season in Toulouse will be relegated. The 12th-, 13th- and 14th-ranked teams at the end of Toulouse will enter a four-team relegation playoff together with the Challenger Series 2023 winners at the 11th and final round of the Series in London.
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