Both the New Zealand Men's and Women's Sevens teams are world champions. The double success has come in Moscow, where crowd numbers were somewhat underwhelming. The wags have suggested that those who did turn up were dressed up as empty stadium seats!
Never mind that though. In dreadful conditions, the women's team knocked over Canada 29-12 to win their world cup. And the men thrashed England 33-nil to win the Melrose Cup for the first time in twelve years.
Both sides turned on superb performances in difficult conditions; stifling heat during the day, then torrential rain later. They are deserved world champions, and their respective celebrations are the product of months of hard work.
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