Black Ferns win World Series title
- Dave Worsley
- 16 hours ago
- 2 min read
The Black Ferns have continued their succes finishing the season as World Sevens Series champions after thrashing Australia 31-7 in the final in Los Angeles.
The New Zealand side led 12-0 at halftime and have now won four straight matches against Australia since the final of the Perth event.
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Jorja Miller, Michaela Brake, Risi Pouri-Lane, Mahina Paul and Sarah Hirini were the try-scorers for the Black Ferns who had already wrapped up the overall league title after winning four of the six previous rounds.
They won titles at the Cape Town, Vancouver, Hong Kong and Singapore rounds.
Miller was named women's player of the year.
The top eight men's and women's teams in the standings after the Singapore event then qualified for the LA season finale.
Olympic champions New Zealand beat hosts the United States 34-7 in the semi-finals.
Michaela Brake scored a hat-trick of tries for the Black Ferns Sevens against the US with Jorja Miller, Jazmin Felix-Hotham and Sarah Hirini the other players to dot down.
The All Blacks Sevens were beaten 31-5 by South Africa in the semifinals to eventually finished third after overcoming Argentina 38-17 in the bronze medal playoff.
It's the New Zealand men's first podium finish this World Series season.
South Africa beat Spain in the men's final.