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NZ maintains rugby sevens dominance, beating Australia in another final
Jorja Miller beat Aussie star Maddison Levi in a gripping duel between two of the game's best. (Getty Images: Yu Chun Christopher Wong/Eurasia Sport Images)
Australia's women's sevens team lost 19-14 to New Zealand in the Hong Kong final.
Australia and New Zealand have contested the past 10 women's sevens finals, with New Zealand winning nine.
The men's Australian team finished sixth in Hong Kong after losing to Fiji.
Australia's rugby sevens women have suffered yet another final let-down against rivals New Zealand, missing out on the marquee Hong Kong Sevens crown with a 19-14 defeat.
In the first of three tournaments that make up this year's world championships, the New Zealanders moved into pole position by beating their trans-Tasman rivals in a fifth final of the year following previous wins in Singapore, Perth, Vancouver and New York.
Women in black confound Australia sevens stars again
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Australia's rugby sevens women have suffered yet another final let-down against their great New Zealand rivals, missing out on the marquee Hong Kong Sevens crown with a 19-14 defeat.
In the first of three tournaments which make up this year's world championships, the New Zealanders moved into pole position by beating their trans-Tasman rivals in a fifth final of the year following previous wins in Singapore, Perth, Vancouver and New York.
The two sides have become completely dominant in the women's world series as they played a 10th consecutive final at Hong Kong's Kai Tak Park — but it's becoming close to a monopoly as Risi Pouri-Lane's New Zealanders have won nine of those.
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New Zealand snatches first blood in SVNS Championship after Hong Kong title success over Australia
New Zealand have claimed the advantage in the SVNS Championship after taking out the opening event, defeating Australia in the Hong Kong Final.
The Black Ferns Sevens proved too strong as they showed their class in the 19-14 win, claiming the win in the 50th anniversary of the event.
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