Kiwis beat England to win Sevens
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SCHOOLBOY Rieko Ioane scored two tries as New Zealand beat England 27-21 in yesterday’s Rugby Sevens final, taking out the home round of the World Series for the fourth time in five years.
New Zealand outscored England five tries to three to post its first tournament win in four World Series rounds this season and to rise to second place behind South Africa on the Series standings. South Africa beat Scotland in the third-place playoff to retain the Series lead.
New Zealand had beaten England 24-5 in pool play and its win in the final was equally emphatic.
Dylan Collier and Gillies Kaka scored tries that gave New Zealand an early 10-0 lead.
England replied with a try to Marcus Watson that cut the lead to 10-7 when New Zealand was reduced to six men by the sin-binning of Joe Webber.
Ioane’s fifth try of the tournament gave the hosts a 15-7 lead at halftime and they put the match beyond England’s grasp with tries to Scott Curry and Ioane early in the second half.
England captain Tom Mitchell and veteran John Brake scored late tries for England to make the scoreline respectable. England just scraped into the final, needing extra time to beat Fiji 26-21 in the quarterfinal, then rallying from 0-19 down to beat Scotland 24-19 in the semifinals with a winning try after the hooter.
New Zealand, which lost captain D.J. Forbes to injury on the opening day after the earlier loss of its best player, Tim Mikkelson, was unbeaten in pool play. It then beat Australia 26-7 in the quarterfinals and South Africa 17-7 in the semifinals, clinching that win with a late try to Ioane who scored six tries at the tournament.
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