The All Blacks Sevens have snuck their way into the quarter-finals despite an embarrassing 7-0 defeat to South American minnows Chile at the Silicon Valley Sevens.
The loss was New Zealand's opening pool match of the pre-World Series tournament, staged at Avaya Stadium in San Jose, California.
A converted try to Filipe Brangier came after an interception made by Julio Blanc from deep inside his own half allowed the Chileans to take an unlikely lead in the first half.
Chile were a man down for two minutes after Urroz Francisco was sent to the sin bin shortly after half-time, but the Kiwis could not capitalise.
Hawke's Bay's Mason Emerson came closest to scoring for the New Zealanders, but tough Chilean defence forced a handling error, leaving the largely developmental side scoreless.
