Samoa top New Zealand for USA Sevens title
- Published: 13/02/2012 at 07:32 AM
- Online news: Sports
Alafoti Faosiliva scored his second try in the last moments on Sunday to give Samoa a 26-19 upset of season leaders New Zealand in the final of the US stage of the IRB Rugby Sevens World Series.
Team Samoa celebrates on the podium after winning the Cup Final on day three of the USA Sevens Rugby at Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada. Alafoti Faosiliva scored his second try in the last moments on Sunday to give Samoa a 26-19 upset of season leaders New Zealand in the final of the US stage of the IRB Rugby Sevens World Series.
The giant forward crashed in for the deciding points at the death to bring a victory in Samoa's first Sevens series final since the Dubai Sevens in December of 2010.
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- Writer: AFP News agency
- Position: Agence France-Presse
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