Spain beat New Zealand in the World Series

The Spanish rugby 7s team The second victory in his history was achieved this Friday New ZealandWon the opener 14-10 Cape Town Tournament (South Africa), third leg of the World Series.

Spain, who won the ‘Black Sevens’ in Vancouver (Canada) in March 2019 in only thirty matches, built their victory on the indiscipline of the New Zealand players who committed three fouls in the first minute of the game. Doneng Xiu was temporarily excluded.

Two minutes of numerical superiority went scoreless for the Spanish and the first half was tied at nil thanks to tough defending by Oceanicos in their twenty-two zone, in which they were restricted until the break.

Almost a minute earlier, in the last action of the first period, the New Zealand defense finally gave way on the end of a handball, with Manu Moreno peaking next to the left flag, which Juan Martinez added in a difficult position for a conversion. A strong kick to the main dessert for the final result.

Fifteen seconds after the restart, Regan Ware tested the men in black, but Aguila Rogolisova’s conversion error kept Spain in front (7-5) and the lead extended to two minutes when Juan Pedro Ramos headed between the sticks despite tackles from two rivals. .

Moses Leo, overflowing down the left, closed the gap (14-10) five seconds before the siren signal and his captain Sam Dixon dropped a transition to play another possession he thought had won. By knocking the serve down the centre, but Boll appeared out of nowhere to ram into the stands and end the game.

On Saturday, Spain will have to recognize this historic result in their group stage matches against Argentina and Kenya, where the South Americans won today 19-5.