HSBC Sevens World Series: New Zealand shocked by Portugal while England to face Fiji in quarter-final
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HSBC Sevens World Series: New Zealand shocked by Portugal while England to face Fiji in quarter-final
New Zealand's much vaunted rugby sevens team were held to a humbling 24-24 draw by unheralded Portugal on the second of three days of the Hong Kong event in the sixth stop of the HSBC Sevens World Series on Saturday.
The defending champions had begun their tilt at the title in this 40th anniversary edition with a 26-7 win over Scotland on Friday but despite leading the Portuguese 17-7 at halftime and 24-19 late on they could not close out the win.
Portugal, who had suffered 22 defeats in a row to the Kiwis, had a chance to snatch an improbable victory but failed to convert Nuno Guedes's…
The defending champions had begun their tilt at the title in this 40th anniversary edition with a 26-7 win over Scotland on Friday but despite leading the Portuguese 17-7 at halftime and 24-19 late on they could not close out the win.
Portugal, who had suffered 22 defeats in a row to the Kiwis, had a chance to snatch an improbable victory but failed to convert Nuno Guedes's…
