New Zealand men complete World Cup Sevens double for Kiwis
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – New Zealand has won a World Cup Sevens double for the second time after the men’s team beat England 33-12 in San Francisco on Sunday to follow the Black Ferns’ win in the women’s tournament.
The New Zealand teams won the men’s and women’s titles in Russia in 2013 and again were dominant.
Sione Molia scored two of New Zealand’s five tries in the men’s final, and South Africa held off Olympic champion Fiji 24-19 to take bronze.
New Zealand’s Trael Joass, second from left, celebrates with teammates after scoring against England during the Rugby Sevens World Cup championship final in San Francisco, Sunday, July 22, 2018. New Zealand won 33-12. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
The weekend results mean New Zealanders are the men’s and women’s World Cup holders in the traditional 15-a-side rugby and the sevens.
Gold medal winners New Zealand perform a Haka after beating France in the Women’s Rugby Sevens World Cup final in San Francisco, Saturday, July 21, 2018. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
New Zealand’s Scott Curry, top, reaches for the ball over England’s Richard de Carpentier, center, during the Rugby Sevens World Cup championship final in San Francisco, Sunday, July 22, 2018. New Zealand won 33-12. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
Australia’s John Porch, center, runs against players from Ireland during the Rugby Sevens World Cup in San Francisco, Sunday, July 22, 2018. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
Japan’s Kameli Soejima, bottom, scores under Kenya’s Jeffery Oluoch during the Rugby Sevens World Cup in San Francisco, Sunday, July 22, 2018. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
New Zealand’s Jona Nareki (11) runs between Fiji’s Alasio Sovita Naduva (10) and Sevuloni Mocenacagi (2) during a Rugby Sevens World Cup semifinal against Fiji in San Francisco, Sunday, July 22, 2018. New Zealand won 22-17. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
England’s Harry Glover, left, celebrates with as South Africa’s Werner Kok, right, walks away after a Rugby Sevens World Cup semifinal in San Francisco, Sunday, July 22, 2018. England won 29-7. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
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