Australia stuns the No. 1 teams with comeback wins to sweep the Valladolid Sevens
- On Sunday, Australia swept the Valladolid Sevens finals in Spain with comeback victories against the world series' top-ranked teams, marking the first title double for the Australian teams since 2018 in Sydney.
- The men claimed their first trophy since November 2022 in Hong Kong, overcoming South Africa 26-19 after rallying from an early 14-0 deficit at the sweltering Estadio Jose Zorrilla.
- Australia's women handled the United States 27-14 in their final despite missing injured stars Maddison Levi and Tia Hinds, as Heidi Dennis earned player of the final honors with two outstanding try-saving tackles.
- Under coach Tim Walsh, the team overcame a difficult draw after losing to the United States 14-10 in pool play, with the men's path including a 24-14 victory over South Africa on Saturday.
- The Australian women take a two-point lead over New Zealand into the world championship decider next weekend in Bordeaux, France, while New Zealand had dominated by winning the previous five tournaments since February.
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Blitzboks fall short in Valladolid final
The Springbok Sevens team were edged 26-19 by Australia in the HSBC SVNS Valladolid final on Sunday, but maintained their overall World Championship lead going into next weekend’s final tournament in Bordeaux. South Africa have 38 log points and hold a four-point lead over Argentina (34) in second, with Australia third on 30. First tournament win of the season A cancelled try by South Africa, ruled out by the TMO for a forward pass, would have s…
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Australia stuns the No. 1 teams with comeback wins to sweep the Valladolid Sevens
Australia has swept the Valladolid Sevens finals after comeback wins over the No. 1-ranked teams in the rugby sevens world series.
The Pumas 7s won the bronze medal in the stage of the SVNS World Championship of the Seven World Tour 2025-2026 that ended this Sunday in Valladolid, Spain, and continue in the second place of the table of positions in the absence of a day to conclude the championship.In the duel for the third place the Argentine team prevailed over Fiji 28 to 17 and added 16 points, with which it reached a total of 34. Before, it lost the semifinal duel against…
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