Sevens: Black Ferns extend dominance with record victory in Canada

  • 14/05/2018

The Black Ferns have dominated their Australian rivals to take out the IRB Sevens event in Canada - their second world series victory since winning gold at the Commonwealth Games.

The Kiwi women powered to a 22-0 halftime lead in the final at Langford, British Columbia, with Portia Woodman crossing twice, and Ruby Tui and Kelly Brazier once each.

They simply denied the Aussies possession and made the most of their own opportunities to open a huge advantage at the break.

Black Ferns win pool to advance in Canada

Australia then kicked out on the full to start the second half and Niall Williams capitalised to score. She added a second moments later to clinch the tournament win.

The final 46-0 scoreline represented New Zealand's biggest win over Australian in women's sevens - a far cry from the Aussies' 31-0 win at the Sydney tournament final in February.

Their previous biggest margin was 28-5.

"I'm extremely proud of them, but credit to Australia," said captain Sarah Goss. "They're an amazing team, we love playing them and it just shows how amazing women's rugby is at the moment."

Woodman was named player of the final and has now scored 178 tries on the world circuit - about 50 more than the next best.

"If you hold onto the ball, you score more tries and that was our biggest aim going into this final," she said.

The result means New Zealand still trail Australia by four points on the overall IRB World Series standings, heading to the year's final event at Paris, June 8-10.

Earlier in the day, the Black Ferns accounted for England 17-12 in the quarter-finals and the United States 33-10.

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