The NZ Blackferns 7s came from behind to beat the USA 26-12 in the HSBC Cape Town 7s Women\u2019s Cup Final to be crowned champions this morning.<\/p>\n
The USA took an early 12-0 lead after scoring 2 tries through Nia Toliver and Alyssa Porter in the 1st and second minutes, with one conversion in the 3rd minute by Kayla Canett.<\/p>\n
NZ came back strongly just before halftime to score back-to-back converted tries through Jorja Miller and Jazmin Felix-Hotham in the 6th and 7th minute respectively to lead 14-12 at the break.<\/p>\n
NZ sealed the deal with two more tries through Kelsey Teneti and Dhys Faleafaga in the 11th and 13th minutes and a conversion for the win.<\/p>\n
In the Women\u2019s 3rd place playoff, France edged Australia 17-14.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the Fiji Airways Fijiana 7s side finished 10th after going down 14-12 to China in the 9th-place playoff.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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