WORLD 7s SERIES
By BEN JAYCOCK

HENRY Paterson scored a hat-trick including a golden-point try as Australia beat New Zealand 19-14 in the London Sevens final last Sunday to ensure the race for the overall Sevens Series title will go down to the wire in August’s concluding leg in Los Angeles.
It was Australia’s first triumph at a men’s sevens series event since 2018 and came after they started this London edition with a 24-19 loss to New Zealand.
Fiji took third place with a 31-26 win over fellow Pacific Islanders Samoa.
Reigning overall champions South Africa ...