Sevens

 

 New Zealand remain as IRB Sevens series leaders despite falling in the semifinals at the Hong Kong Sevens to eventual winners Fiji.

The All Blacks Sevens beat Kenya 36-5 in the third-place playoff stretching their series lead after six of the nine rounds. New Zealand now have 113 points, 25 more than Fiji in second place (88).

In the final defending champions Fiji fought back to beat a valiant Wales 26-19, the 14th time they have taken home the trophy.

The sixth and most high-profile tournament of the nine-leg World Series saw the Welsh go into halftime 19-0 up, but the powerful Fijians gave a rugby masterclass as soon as they were back on the pitch.

They scored three tries in as many minutes to be back on level terms before Osea Kolinisau, who had been on the subs bench in the first half, sealed victory just before full-time with his hat-trick try of the game.

As fireworks lit up the packed Hong Kong stadium, crowd favourites Fiji lifted the trophy.

"We just had the faith that we could win - I'm proud of the boys because without them I could never do what I did today," said Kolinisau.

 

 

 My Opinion On This Article is: I think it's awesome that they are the series leaders even though fiji beat us.