New Zealand 7s Defeated Argentina 7s To Win Second HSBC World Rugby Sevens Title In Los Angeles

 

New Zealand secured HSBC Los Angeles gold with a 22-12 win over Argentina to capture their second consecutive title to increase their lead at the top of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series 2023 standings. Fiji claimed the bronze medal thanks to a two-point win over Australia.

The men’s teams move straight on to Vancouver, Canada and join the women’s teams for the next round of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series 2023 on 3-5 March and the pools have been confirmed.

The men’s pools for Vancouver have HSBC Los Angeles winners New Zealand in Pool A alongside Cape Town champions Samoa, Spain and the United States. Pool B includes silver medal winners Argentina with South Africa France and Japan. Bronze medal winners Fiji will meet Great Britain, Uruguay and Kenya in Pool C, while Australia lead Pool D alongside Ireland, Canada and Chile.

The women’s pools for Vancouver have New Zealand, Fiji, Great Britain and Colombia in Pool A. Reigning Series champions Australia will be looking to bounce back in Pool B against France, Japan and Spain. Pool C sees the USA together with Ireland, Canada and Brazil.

New Zealand defeated Argentina 22-12 to win a second consecutive tournament and extend their lead at the top of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series 2023 standings Fan-favourites Fiji claimed the bronze medal in thrilling fashion over Australia.

The most competitive men’s Series to date with Olympic qualification at stake for the top four teams has seen five different winners in the first six rounds. The 2023 Series continues in Vancouver 3-5 March alongside the women for the first time ever at BC Place Stadium.

New Zealand became the first men’s team to win two tournaments in the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series 2023, beating Argentina 22-12 in the Cup final in Los Angeles. In winning in the USA, the All Blacks Sevens avenged their defeat to Argentina in their home Cup final in Hamilton last month and solidified their position at the top of the standings.

In winning in the USA, the All Blacks Sevens avenged their defeat to Argentina in their home Cup final in Hamilton last month and solidified their position at the top of the standings. South Africa dropped to third place with Fiji and Samoa following.

“We’ve been working hard for a few years now,” New Zealand captain Sam Dickson said. “We made a few finals last year and now we’re finally clicking, that hard work’s paying off.”

New Zealand forward Dylan Collier said: “It was a different weekend than normal with the delays on the first day due to lightning, so we just had to adjust on the go and we got through the first day and we managed to come here today and play pretty well.

“This season is extremely competitive. There are eight teams in the running to get into the top four and full credit to all the teams for how much everyone has improved. Every game is tough, and we knew that if we did well this weekend and next weekend, we can pull away a little bit and create a bit of a buffer and it will go a long way to winning the World Series."