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Tuesday, January 31, 2023

Black Ferns And All Blacks Win Sydney Seven's

The Blacks Ferns and All Blacks have both won their finals in the Sydney round of the World Rugby Sevens. 

The All Black side had gone through pool play with wins over Uruguay 45-7, Kenya 33-0, but lost to South Africa 17-14. In their quarter final they beat Samoa 12-0, and in their semi-final France 36-5. The final was against South Africa, and they reversed their pool play loss with a 38-0 win after leading 17-0 at half time. Tries were scored by Roderick Solo, Joe Webber, Sam Dickson, Akuila Rokolisoa, Amanaki Nicole and Ngarohi McGarvey-Black, while conversion were from Akuila Rokolisoa (2), Ngarohi McGarvey-Black and Payton Spenser.

The Black Ferns had gone through pool play with wins over Papua New Guinea 48-0, France 29-14, and Japan 27-12. In their quarter final they beat Japan 33-0, and Ireland 41-0 in the semi-final. The final was against France, who they defeated 35-0 after leading 21-0 at halftime. Tries were scored by Tenika Willison (2), Jazmin Felix-Hotham (2) and Portia Woodman-Wickliffe, while conversions were by Tyla Nathan-Wong (4) and Risi Pouri-Lane.