NEWS

All Blacks Sevens Co-Captain Tim Mikkelson will run out for his 90th tournament at next week’s HSBC Los Angeles Sevens, surpassing DJ Forbes as the most capped New Zealand Sevens player.

Fiji claimed the London leg of the HSBC World Sevens on Sunday when beating Australia 43-7 in the final to secure a two-point series lead over the USA while New Zealand moved to third place on the table after finishing fifth.

Conceding only 14 points on the first day of the HSBC World Series Sevens in Sydney on Saturday, the All Blacks Sevens will meet France in Sunday's quarterfinal at 2.

New Zealand made up for the disappointment of missing out on the final of the HSBC Sevens in Hamilton by claiming third place with a 29-7 over South Africa on Sunday.