The New Zealand Men’s National 7s Team suffered a blow in their quarter-final match after France was awarded a penalty try in the dying seconds of their match and booked a spot to the Cup semi-final.
New Zealand’s Joe Webber swiped the ball off France and cost them the game.
France won 19-17.
C'est tellement simple le rugby quand c'est joué comme ça par @FFRugby ! Stephen Parez déclenche une "remontada" des Français qui font tomber la montagne néo-zélandaise après une deuxième période somptueuse en quart de finale du #London7s pic.twitter.com/7hiyEKp2Qt
— World Rugby FR (@WorldRugby_FR) May 26, 2019
France have never before beaten New Zealand in back‑to‑back matches.
France will take on Australia in the first semi-finals match at 1.48am tomorrow.
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