The Black Ferns Sevens first World Series tournament for more than two years has come down to a trans-Tasman final against Australia.
Women’s Sevens all-time try scorer Portia Woodman a nominee for 2018 player of the year
Photo: KLC fotos / World Rugby
New Zealand claimed a come-from-behind 26-14 semifinal win against France on Monday morning (NZ time).
Trailing 14-7 at halfitime, the Olympic champions scored three second half tries to beat the same team they overcame in last year’s Olympic final in Tokyo.
Australia easily accounted Ireland 26-5 in the other semi.
Earlier, star wing Portia Woodman made history as the Black Ferns stormed their way into the final four.
Woodman became the first player to score 200 tries after bagging two in New Zealand’s 38-0 quarterfinal thrashing of hosts Canada in Langford.
The 30-year-old’s new total of 201 tries left her 46 clear of the next best try-scorer, Canadian Bianca Farrell.
The brace also took her past 1000 total points in the series, putting her third on that all-time list behind second-placed team-mate Tyla Nathan-Wong and overall leader, Canada’s Ghislaine Landry.
The tournament was the first for the Olympic champion Black Ferns on the World Series for more than two years, due to the pandemic.
– RNZ
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