2017-18 World Sevens Series

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@booboo Spain is 7th on the 2017-18 table after only 2 tournaments this year. They finished 7th in Dubai and 6th in Sydney.

The last few years, Spain usually finished 9th or 10th on the table, each time the last of the core nations to keep their core nation status. So they're having a better season than previous years.

Edited to add that you can see the same development in XVs. They're a bit to the women's 6 Nations, what Georgia are to the men's.

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Kitakyushu Sevens is on Sky Sport 6 (channel 56). Black Ferns 7s on now.

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Easy try to Blyde after one minute. Not converted. 5 - 0 NZ

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Blyde playing football instead of rugby. Dotting down again.

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The conversion is good. 12 - 0 NZ

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Brazier copying her winning run from last week. Another try to the BFs. 17 - 0 NZ

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Gayle Broughton's step is deadly again. Try just after the hooter. Nathan-Wong converts.

Half time: Black Ferns 7s 24 - 0 China

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Haha, Shakira Baker bumping off a Chinese player like a bulldozer. Try! Easy conversion.
NZ leads 31 - 0

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It's becoming a massacre. Goss in. 36 - 0 NZ

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If I heard it correctly, NZ has played China four times before and has kept them scoreless in all these games.

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Try Tenika Willison, who also kicks the conversion.

NZ 43 - 0 China.

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China knocks on and Brazier goes for a final run to score under the sticks.

Full time: Black Ferns 7s 50 - 0 China

Too easy. Through to the semis.

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Australia just beat Fiji 31 - 7.

That means that NZ will play Australia in the semis. Kick-off 5.20pm.

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First try is for the Aussies after they steal the line-out. 0 - 5 Aus

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Our defence is leaky; too many mistakes. Another try to Australia. 0 - 12

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Lenth-of-the-field try from Broughton. Just made it.

Half time: NZ 5 - 12 Australia

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How come the refs are now allowing opposition players to take out the halfback at the breakdown? I noticed the same thing at the Comm Games.

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Arrgggh, Williams butchers an almost certain try. She should have gone herself. Instead she throws it forward.

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Try Michaele Blyde. That looked good. Now, keep going.

10 -12 Aus

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Blyde is seriously fast.