Sevens: Cake-Walk in the Cake Tin For New Zealand
by Brendan Bradford –
New Zealand has regained top spot on the IRB Sevens ladder with a convincing 21-0 win over South Africa to claim the fifth leg of the Series in miserable conditions in Wellington.
The Kiwis avenged losses to the BlitzBokke in the Las Vegas and Port Elizabeth finals with a classy win in tricky conditions courtesy of a Tim Mikkelson try and a Sherwin Stowers double in the first half.
“It’s a great, great feeling to win your own tournament. South Africa had that feeling a few weeks back and we’ve got it now,” said New Zealand coach Gordon Tietjens.
The defending Series champions lost their first match 12-7 to Fiji on