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New Zealand say they will have “a target on our backs” at this summer’s Paris Olympics after beating France 10-7 to retain their Hong Kong sevens crown yesterday. Making it a double celebration for New Zealand, their women’s team also successfully defended their Hong Kong title with a 36-7 thrashing of the United States.
A cagey men’s final, in the most prestigious leg of the World Series, was decided by two quickfire second-half tries by Scott Curry and Cody Vai.
France, winners of the previous leg of the series, in Los Angeles, scored unchallenged at the death through Varian Pasquet, with Rayan Rebbadj nailing the conversion. But that was the last action and New Zealand’s triumphant men and women celebrated at a boisterous 40,000-capacity Hong Kong Stadium by doing the haka. — SuperSport.
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