New Zealand's Brake claims Sevens try-scoring record in Vancouver
Feb 22 (Reuters) - New Zealand's Michaela Brake scored her 257th Sevens World Series try in a 58-7 win over Ireland in Vancouver on Friday to break former teammate Portia Woodman-Wickliffe's all-time record for the elite circuit.
Brake claimed the record with the third of five tries she scored in her 225th match and paid tribute to Woodman-Wickliffe while suggesting she might not keep it for long, given the rate at which Australian flyer Maddi Levi was scoring.
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"You've got to give full credit to Portia, she's been the top try-scorer for her whole career and she set those standards, she put women's Sevens on the map," the 29-year-old said of her fellow Black Fern, who retired at the end of last season.
"It's an honour to be up there amongst her, so I'm going to hold on to it for as long as I can – until Maddi Levi surpasses me."
Levi, who is missing the Vancouver tournament because of a hand injury, scored a record 69 tries last season and now has 182 from 124 matches.
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