The South African sevens team was on cloud nine after an absolute amazing match where they dominated Fiji to win the Wellington series. As any final begins, two beautiful renditions of 'God bless Fiji' and 'Nkosi sikelel iafrika' were sung proudly.
The match started and the Flying Fijians were off, scoring the first try was Joeli Lutumailagi who at the same time scored his 8th try of the weekend. But South Africa weren't going anywhere, and their game throughout the weekend, leading up to this match proved how much they wanted it and how great their team really is. Rosko Specman is an impact player and as usual was at his best, helping his team to an even bigger lead in the second half. The tries just kept coming for the team in green. Ruhan Nel
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The Scottish took on Canada in the bronze medal final of the Wellington Sevens, and right from the get go it was tit for tat as Canada's Adam Zaruba scored the first try as his teammate Justin Douglas took a great outside break. 5 points down, James Fleming of Scotland scored his 92nd try of his career adding a shimmy and step. With the conversion his team took a 2 point lead. 7-5.
It wasn't until the last moments in the second half which decided the winner and the Scottish fans were cheering their team on loud and proud with sounds from the bagpipes taking them home. It ended a very positive campaign for both Scotland and Canada. The All Blacks sevens team went down to a courageous Argentinian side in the fifth place match. Down by about 5 in the last half, it was a try in the dying moments that sealed the deal after it became difficult for New Zealand's Sherwin Stowers to make the tackle.
It ended a disappointing knock out stage period for the kiwis at Wellington and a wake-up call in preparation for the Sydney Sevens next weekend. STATS IN A NUTSHELL 27 tackles completed 14 3 visits to opponents 22 3 10 total ball given away 8 5 tackles missed 4 24 passes completed 37 1 possession kicked 2 Kenya break losing streak against Australia and win Trophy Final at Wellington Sevens 201729/1/2017 The trophy final between 2 great sides, Kenya and Australia kicked off with a nice traditional Maori welcome as the players ran out the tunnel to play each other for the first time since the Dubai tournament last year. The first half was all Kenya as they grabbed momentum and from a great offload Samuel Oliech was able to score the first try. Then with 2 minutes and 40 on the clock Kenya with their twinkle feet and speed got their second try and the veteran Collins Injera scored his 237th try of his career. The young Australian team came back looking way more into the game and added a bit of pressure on the Kenyans. Though within a short amount of time Billy Odhiambo had to chase a rolling ball with Charlie Taylor on his back. The referee and side-line referees couldn't make a decision and the TMO proved that Odhiambo would score the 3rd try of the game. With less than a minute on the clock, score board showing 19-12 to Kenya, it looked likely that Kenya would soon be close to breaking their losing streak against Australia. Advantage was on Australians side and Dylan Pietsch was able to give his team a chance, scoring a try out wide. At this point the score was 19-17 and it all came down to James Stannard to convert from a tough position. He wasn't able to do it. But in the end it was a well fought match, the full time score 19-17. STATS IN A NUTSHELL Leading tacklers Kenya Ambaka - 5 Oliech - 5 Amonde - 3 Australia Anstee - 4 Taylor - 4 Hutschison - 3 Line breaks Kenya Odihambo - 3 Australia Adams - 3 Offloads Kenya Agero - 2 Australia McDermott - 2 Most carries Kenya Odhiambo - 6 Amonde - 4 Australia Kingston - 3 Adams - 3 Kicks Kenya Agero -1 Australia McDermott - 1 |
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