HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series: Sydney Sevens – Results – New Zealand pip the Final again in the dying seconds

Published 7 February 2016 | By grootblousmile

With Wellington now but a distant memory, the Sydney leg of the Sevens World Series took place this weekend, with new significance.

There had been 3 different champions in the 3 tournaments prior to this weekend – Fiji in Dubai, South Africa in Cape Town and New Zealand in Wellington.

South Africa started the weekend with a 2-point advantage over Fiji on top of the World Rugby Sevens Series Log standings.

New Zealand won the Final of the Sydney Sevens, beating hosts Australia by 27 / 24, again in the dying seconds of the game, to take the Title and earn back to back wins in the World Rugby Sevens Series.

Three teams are now equal on the Points Log for the World Rugby Sevens Series 2015 – 2016, namely South Africa, Fiji and New Zealand, all on 69 Log Points. In 4th and 5th places on the Log are Australia and Argentina, both on 54 Log Points.

With only 6 Series tournaments left before the teams head to the Olympic Games, a lot of talk, understandably, are on Rio.

Pools for Sydney Sevens:

Pool A: New Zealand, Australia, Canada, Portugal
Pool B: South Africa, Kenya, Scotland, Russia
Pool C: Fiji, Argentina, Samoa, France
Pool D: England, United States, Japan, Wales

Results – Day 1:

All times are SA Time (GMT+2)

6 February 2016
1	Fiji	31 / 0	Samoa	Allianz Stadium, Sydney	02:00
2	Argentina	17 / 7	France	Allianz Stadium, Sydney	02:22
3	South Afriica	33 / 7	Scotland	Allianz Stadium, Sydney	02:44
4	Kenya	24 / 10	Russia	Allianz Stadium, Sydney	03:06
5	England	26 / 5	Japan	Allianz Stadium, Sydney	03:28
6	USA	42 / 0	Wales	Allianz Stadium, Sydney	03:50
7	New Zealand	27 / 12	Canada	Allianz Stadium, Sydney	04:12
8	Australia	24 / 7	Portugal	Allianz Stadium, Sydney	04:34
9	Fiji	49 / 5	France	Allianz Stadium, Sydney	05:18
10	Argentina	17 / 7	Samoa	Allianz Stadium, Sydney	05:40
11	South Afriica	40 / 0	Russia	Allianz Stadium, Sydney	06:02
12	Kenya	17 / 14	Scotland	Allianz Stadium, Sydney	06:24
13	England	21 / 5	Wales	Allianz Stadium, Sydney	07:26
14	USA	33 / 17	Japan	Allianz Stadium, Sydney	07:48
15	New Zealand	40 / 5	Portugal	Allianz Stadium, Sydney	08:00
16	Australia	26 / 12	Canada	Allianz Stadium, Sydney	08:32
17	Samoa	29 / 14	France	Allianz Stadium, Sydney	08:59
18	Fiji	19 / 14	Argentina	Allianz Stadium, Sydney	09:21
19	Scotland	40 / 5	Russia	Allianz Stadium, Sydney	09:43
20	South Afriica	26 / 19	Kenya	Allianz Stadium, Sydney	10:05
21	Japan	21 / 26	Wales	Allianz Stadium, Sydney	10:57
22	England	17 / 14	USA	Allianz Stadium, Sydney	11:19
23	Canada	17 / 26	Portugal	Allianz Stadium, Sydney	11:41
24	New Zealand	17 / 17	Australia	Allianz Stadium, Sydney	12:03

Results – Day 2:

All times are SA Time (GMT+2)

7 February 2016
25	Portugal	31 / 17	Japan	Allianz Stadium, Sydney	00:45
26	Samoa	28 / 24	Russia	Allianz Stadium, Sydney	01:07
27	Wales	21 / 32	Canada	Allianz Stadium, Sydney	01:29
28	Scotland	22 / 19	France	Allianz Stadium, Sydney	01:51
29	New Zealand	24 / 0	USA	Allianz Stadium, Sydney	02:35
30	Fiji	28 / 12	Kenya	Allianz Stadium, Sydney	02:57
31	England	12 / 17	Australia	Allianz Stadium, Sydney	03:19
32	South Africa	26 / 0	Argentina	Allianz Stadium, Sydney	03:41
33	Japan	17 / 24	Russia	Allianz Stadium, Sydney	04:18
34	Wales	22 / 5	France	Allianz Stadium, Sydney	04:40
35	Portugal	10 / 14	Samoa	Allianz Stadium, Sydney	05:02
36	Canada	35 / 12	Scotland	Allianz Stadium, Sydney	05:24
37	USA	21 / 24	Kenya	Allianz Stadium, Sydney	06:13
38	England	14 / 19	Argentina	Allianz Stadium, Sydney	06:35
39	New Zealand	14 / 12	Fiji	Allianz Stadium, Sydney – Cup Semifinal 1	06:57
40	Australia	12 / 7	South Africa	Allianz Stadium, Sydney – Cup Semifinal 2	07:19
41	Russia	19 / 24	Wales	Allianz Stadium, Sydney	08:11
42	Samoa	12 / 17	Canada	Allianz Stadium, Sydney	08:39
43	Kenya	0 / 24	Argentina	Allianz Stadium, Sydney	09:07
44	Fiji	26 / 12	South Africa	Allianz Stadium, Sydney – 3rd Place Play-off	09:35
45	New Zealand	27 / 24	Australia	Allianz Stadium, Sydney – Final	10:04

47 Responses to HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series: Sydney Sevens – Results – New Zealand pip the Final again in the dying seconds

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Bullscot on 6 February 2016 at 4:59 pm

England 180/4 after 37 overs, Hales is still there on 86
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Bullscot on 6 February 2016 at 5:01 pm

Try France from a quick tap penalty no 7 scores in right hand corner. Penalty had been given for deliberate slap down by Italy, no card was given
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cane on 7 February 2016 at 7:39 am

Half-time:

Semi-final Blitzboks Vs Oz.

12-5 to OZ.

SA also have just collected a yellow card.

Will be tough to win from here.
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cane on 7 February 2016 at 7:41 am

Game over.

Oz take it.
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nortie on 7 February 2016 at 9:15 am

http://www.sport24.co.za/Rugby/Sevens/new-zealand-play-sevens-with-8-men-20160206

Nothing new….last week they also had 8 players on the field if one counts Paddy O’ Brian’s crooked son
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cane on 7 February 2016 at 10:24 am

@ nortie:

We do,
what we need to do,
Naughtie.

🙄
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cane on 7 February 2016 at 10:25 am

Final;

17 all after 15 minutes.
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cane on 7 February 2016 at 10:28 am

24-17 to OZ with I minute to go
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MacroPolo on 7 February 2016 at 10:30 am

Éxcellent game, a pet peeve I have is that referees do not penalise a player deliberately knocking the ball out of the player in possessions hand. Speight should be penalized for that.
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cane on 7 February 2016 at 10:31 am

24 -22

final seconds of match.
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nortie on 7 February 2016 at 10:32 am

cane wrote:

@ nortie:

We do,
what we need to do,
Naughtie.

😆
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cane on 7 February 2016 at 10:34 am

NZ snatch win in the final play of the match…………………………..again.

27-24
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MacroPolo on 7 February 2016 at 10:35 am

@ cane:
Congrats Blackadder, great game to win.
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cane on 7 February 2016 at 10:38 am

SA, Fiji and NZ all now tied on 69 points on the Points Table.
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cane on 7 February 2016 at 10:41 am

@ MacroPolo:

Thanks Marco,

Olympics looking like they will be very competitive.

SA, Oz, Fiji and NZ looking like the best medal prospects, with maybe USA and Kenya upsets.
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MacroPolo on 7 February 2016 at 10:44 am

@ cane:
Macro 😉
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Te Rangatira on 9 February 2016 at 9:13 am

The Ioane bros…Tuipuluto..and Ranger….Blues are dark horses

HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series: Sydney Sevens – Results – New Zealand pip the Final again in the dying seconds

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Results – Day 1:

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