Defending champions New Zealand have won their first title of the season, defeating England 27-21 in the fourth round of the 2014-15 HSBC Sevens World Series played at the Westpac Stadium in Wellington
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New Zealand beat England 27-21 in an enthralling final at the Sevens Wellington, round four of the 2014-15 HSBC World Series in Wellington. Debutant and 17-year-old Rieko Ioane shone in the win, Gordon Tietjen's side's first of the Series.
The result means the All Blacks Sevens move up to second in the overall World Series standings behind South Africa, who finished third thanks to a 40-7 win over Scotland, with England moving to within two points of Australia who occupy fourth.
Earlier, England came from 19-0 behind to snatch victory against Scotland, who were appearing in only their fourth ever Cup semi-final and first outside of the UK, with Charlie Hayter scoring the winning try in sudden death extra-time for the 2013 Sevens Wellington winners.
The All Black Sevens secured their Cup final berth with a hard-fought 17-7 win over South Africa to guarantee a move into second in the overall standings, debutants Jack Goodhue and Ioane scoring second-half tries to help secure the win.
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Joe Webber scored first to give New Zealand a 7-0 lead before Kwagga Smith levelled for South Africa after some good build up play from Cecil Afrika and Werner Kok.
Goodhue broke a second half deadlock for the defending Wellington Sevens champions, with a 50-metre dash to the line for a 12-7 lead before Ioane was next to score for New Zealand, securing their berth in the Cup final.
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