South Africa, New Zealand claim titles at New York 7s

The first ever New York stop on the World Sevens Series saw two closely contested Cup Finals on Sunday. In the first, South Africa clinched top spot for the men heading into the championship with a 10-7 victory over their closest rival Fiji. On the women’s side, New Zealand edged Australia 22-21 to strengthen their claim as strong favorites to claim glory in Bordeaux.

It was the third straight tourney win for the Blitzboks, who also claimed victory at Cape Town to make it four wins out of six events. Los Pumas were good enough for Bronze after cruising past Argentina. Despite the return to the podium Argentina finish the regular circuit in 6th spot, four points behind France.

New Zealand finish the women’s circuit in near unbeatable form, having won all but the Cape Town event when they came up short against Australia. The USA closed out their regular season account with a second straight Bronze, defeating Fiji to take hardware at home. Canada slid to a disappointing 7th, their lowest finish of the season.

Despite its branding the tournament was played at Sports Illustrated Stadium in Harrison, New Jersey. The series now moves into the Championship Rounds that begin at Hong Kong in a month’s time.

 

 

MEN POOL A RESULTS
Australia 24 – 0 France
South Africa 22 – 7 New Zealand
Australia 12 – 7 New Zealand
South Africa 12 – 5 France
France 24 – 26 New Zealand
South Africa 12 – 19 Australia

MEN POOL B RESULTS
Fiji 12 – 31 Argentina
Spain 24 – 14 Great Britain
Fiji 24 – 19 Great Britain
Spain 26 – 27 Argentina
Argentina 14 – 9 Great Britain
Spain 12 – 43 Fiji

WOMEN POOL A RESULTS
France 17 – 22 Fiji
New Zealand 46 – 5 Great Britain
France 31 – 19 Great Britain
New Zealand 31 – 10 Fiji
Fiji 36 – 12 Great Britain
New Zealand 29 – 19 France

WOMEN POOL B RESULTS
Australia 47 – 7 Japan
USA 24 – 0 Canada
Australia 40 – 0 Canada
USA 47 – 0 Japan
Canada 19 – 31 Japan
Australia 26 – 19 USA

MEN 5th PLACE SEMI FINALS
New Zealand 31 – 24 Great Britain
Spain 5 – 36 France

WOMEN 5th PLACE SEMI FINALS
France 24 – 19 Canada
Japan 31 – 14 Great Britain

MEN CUP SEMI FINALS
Australia 7 – 28 Fiji
Argentina 5 – 14 South Africa

WOMEN CUP SEMI FINALS
New Zealand 26 – 14 USA
Australia 22 – 14 Fiji

MEN 7th PLACE FINAL
Great Britain 12 – 24 Spain

WOMEN 7th PLACE FINAL
Canada 22 – 14 Great Britain

MEN 5th PLACE FINAL
New Zealand 14 – 21 France

WOMEN 5th PLACE FINAL
France 19 – 15 Japan

MEN BRONZE FINAL
Australia 10 – 26 Argentina

WOMEN BRONZE FINAL
USA 26 – 17 Fiji

MEN CUP FINAL
Fiji 7 – 10 South Africa

WOMEN CUP FINAL
New Zealand 22 – 21 Australia