Wellington Sevens

Did you get sevens tickets? Goodness, what a drama of a procedure that was.

New Zealand were largely untested in making a winning start to their Wellington sevens rugby tournament campaign today.

After a scrappy, disjointed effort to down Scotland 29-12 in their opening match, the hosts put in a more accomplished display to overwhelm Papua New Guinea 45-0.

New Zealand plan to be the "sleeping giant" when they take the field in the Wellington sevens on Friday, coach Gordon Tietjens says.

New Zealand surrendered their perfect start to the International Rugby Board sevens season and watched Fiji close the gap considerably after a classic Pacific island final in Wellington tonight.

Paul Grant will want to go one better than last year when he plays for New Zealand in Wellington this weekend.