All Blacks Sevens power to title defence in Wellington

All Blacks Sevens power to title defence in Wellington

New Zealand won their first Cup title of the season by beating England 27-21

– Hosts New Zealand win Sevens Wellington
– SA, NZ, Fiji and Australia top four with five rounds to go
– Draw made for round five in Las Vegas, USA, next week
– News access footage, rights-free photos and audio

New Zealand beat England 27-21 in an enthralling final at the Sevens Wellington, round four of the 2014-15 HSBC Sevens World Series in Wellington. Seventeen-year-old debutant Rieko Ioane shone in the win, Gordon Tietjen’s side’s first of the Series.

The result means the All Blacks Sevens move up to second in the overall World Series standings on 69 points behind South Africa (76), who finished third thanks to a 40-7 win over Scotland, and ahead of Fiji (64), Australia (58) and England (56).

In the other competitions Fiji won the Plate, France beat Argentina in the Bowl and Canada lifted the Shield.

– FULL ROUND-UP, RESULTS & REACTION >>

– WORLD SERIES STANDINGS (after four rounds) >>

Pool draw made for round five in Las Vegas

New Zealand head Pool A and face Fiji, Wales and Samoa, England will meet Kenya, Argentina and Canada in Pool B, South Africa are joined by USA, Portugal and Japan in Pool C and Brazil, who have a spot in the Olympic Games as hosts, will play Scotland, Australia and France in Pool D.