Australia’s boys sevens have stolen a thrilling win in the World Schools Sevens, with a last-gasp victory over Samoa's Barbarians, 24-19, in Auckland.
With the clock ticking into the 15th minute, Sam Wallis streaked down the right edge to break a 19-19 deadlock and take the title for Australia.
Full-time Sevens squad member Dylan Pietsch was one of the standouts for Australia in the inaugural tournament, scoring three tries across the group stage.
The Aussies started slowly, with a 19-19 draw against the New Zealand Maori, before dominating their second clash, a 33-12 win over the Samoa Barbarians.
A 22-14 win over the New Zealand Fijians sealed their path through to the Cup final against the Samoan side, which was ultimately one of the highlights of the weekend.
In the girls, two tries for Demi Hayes sealed a come-from-behind Plate win for Australia’s girls in the schools competition, after a mixed group stage.
Trailing 12-7 at half-time, the Aussies scored the only second-half try to beat Samoa 14-12 in the plate final.
The girls kicked off their tournament with a 19-19 draw against Samoa, before going down to the New Zealand Wasps 22-19 and the NZ Condors 19-5.
The Condors were the ultimate victors in the girls’ competition, beating the Wasps 19-12 in the decider.
Boys Results
Group Stages
Samoa Barbarians 31 def New Zealand Maori 5
New Zealand Fijians 38 def Cook Islands 5
Australia 19 drew New Zealand Maori 19
New Zealand 40 def Cook Islands 0
Australia 33 def Samoa Barbarians 12
New Zealand Condors 34 v New Zealand Fijians 7
Semi-finals
Australia 22 def New Zealand Fijians 14
Samoa Barbarians 31 def New Zealand Condors 19
Bowl Final
New Zealand Maori 34 def Cook Islands 0
Plate Final
New Zealand Condors 34 def New Zealand Fijians 7
Cup Final
Australia 24 def Samoa Barbarians 19
Girls Results
Group Stages
Australia 19 drew Samoa 19
New Zealand Condors 22 def New Zealand Wasps 7
New Zealand Condors 34 def Samoa 0
Australia 19 def by NZ Wasps 22
Samoa Barbarians 7 def by NZ Wasps 29
New Zealand Condors 19 def Australia 5
Plate Final
Australia 14 def Samoa 12
Cup Final
New Zealand Condors 19 def New Zealand Wasps 12
