New Zealand women win Singapore Sevens and Fiji men overcome surprising Kenya
SINGAPORE — New Zealand women retained the Singapore Sevens rugby title by defeating Australia 31-7 and Fiji men triumphed at the National Stadium for the first time in three years on Sunday.
Fiji overcame Kenya 21-12 in their final after being held scoreless in the first half.
New Zealand was over after 69 seconds thanks to Michaela Brake and 12-0 up after Risi Pouri-Lane wriggled free and scored next.
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