New Zealand wins World Sevens crown again

10.15am UPDATE

Despite losing to Fiji in the semifinals of the World Sevens tournament in London, New Zealand remained the series champion as the season came to a close.

Fiji beat New Zealand 26-7 in the semi but then lost to England 31-24 in the final. England had beaten South Africa 26-5 in their semifinal.

Despite winning the tournament, England did not have enough points to overtake New Zealand in the series standings.

Final

Fiji 24 England 31

Semi-finals

New Zealand 7 Fiji 26

South Africa 5 England 26

Quarter-finals

New Zealand 31 Georgia 7

Australia 19 Fiji 31

South Africa 47 Wales 0

England 50 Italy 0

Plate

Final

Australia 41 Wales 14

Semi-finals

Georgia 0 Australia 26

Wales 24 Italy 14

Bowl

Final

Samoa 44 France 5

Semi-finals

Scotland 0 Samoa 19

Portugal 12 France 36

Quarter-finals

Canada 12 Scotland 29

Samoa 31 Russia 10

Portugal 33 Spain 14

Argentina 7 France 29

Shield

Final

Canada 21 Argentina 36

Semi-finals

Canada 22 Russia 17

Spain 5 Argentina 24

Final standings in IRB series:

New Zealand 112 points

England 108

Fiji 94

South Africa 82

Australia 66

Samoa 58

Argentina 36

France 20

Wales 14

Kenya 12

Tonga 10

Canada 6

Scotland 5

Georgia 4

Italy 4

Namibia 2

Korea 2

Cook Islands 2

USA 1