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Sevens World Series South AfricaSeason 2023

New Zealand 7s vs Australia 7s

Match Summary

New Zealand 7s defeated Australia 7s 35:5. The match was played in Seven's World Series - South Africa 2023. League standings: New Zealand 7s #1, Australia 7s #3.

Rivalry since 2015

New Zealand 7s vs Australia 7s Head to Head Results· 50

New Zealand 7s and Australia 7s have met 50 times — New Zealand 7s won 34, Australia 7s won 15, with 1 draws. Their rivalry dates back to 2015. New Zealand 7s leads the head-to-head with 34 victories from 50 meetings. A combined 1835 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 36.70 per match (1064 for the home side, 771 for the visitors). Both teams scored in 48 matches (96%). Over 2.5 goals landed in 50 games (100%), making it a fixture that tends to produce goals. Australia 7s are currently unbeaten in the last 4 meetings. The highest-scoring encounter finished 40–19 in 2019.

Drawn
1
·
Total goals
1835 · 36.7/match
Both scored
48/50 · 96%
Over 2.5
50/50 · 100%

Recent Meetings

18/04/26Seven's World Series - Hong Kong
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14/03/26Seven's World Series - USA
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08/02/26Seven's World Series - Australia
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07/02/26Seven's World Series - Australia
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31/01/26Seven's World Series - Singapore
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30/11/25Seven's World Series - Dubai
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29/11/25Seven's World Series - Dubai
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04/05/25Seven's World Series - USA
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28/03/25Seven's World Series - Hong Kong
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Highest-scoring game: 4019 v 2019

Standings

New Zealand 7s sit #1 and Australia 7s are #3 in the Seven's World Series - South Africa table heading into this match.

Group A

1South Africa 7s9
GP3Won3Lost0
2Fiji 7s7
GP3Won2Lost1
3France 7s5
GP3Won1Lost2
4Canada 7s3
GP3Won0Lost3

Group B

1Samoa 7s7
GP3Won2Lost1
2Ireland 7s7
GP3Won2Lost1
3Uruguay 7s7
GP3Won2Lost1
4Japan 7s3
GP3Won0Lost3

Group C

1New Zealand 7s7
GP3Won2Lost1
2Argentina 7s7
GP3Won2Lost1
3Spain 7s6
GP3Won1Lost1
4Kenya 7s4
GP3Won0Lost2

Group D

1USA 7s8
GP3Won2Lost0
2Great Britain 7s7
GP3Won2Lost1
3Australia 7s6
GP3Won1Lost1
4Uganda 7s3
GP3Won0Lost3

Statistics are for informational purposes only. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

API data: 11 Jun 2026