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New Zealand booked their place at next year's Olympic Games and took a huge step towards winning this season's World Rugby Sevens Series after a hard-fought 19-17 victory over Argentina in Singapore on Sunday.

New Zealand booked their place at next years Olympic Games on Sunday and took a huge step towards winning this seasons World Rugby Sevens Series, after a hard-fought 19-17 victory over Argentina in the final in Singapore.

The HSBC Sevens World Series – formerly known as the IRB Sevens World Series – consists of nine tournaments held worldwide each year between October and May.

Not only did the All Blacks' Sevens wrap up qualification for next year's Olympic Games when winning the HSBC Singapore Sevens on Sunday, but they also extended their lead in the series while completing a Hong Kong-Singapore winning double.

The All Blacks Sevens came from behind to beat South Africa 12-7 and complete a perfect start to the Singapore leg of the world series.

The All Blacks Sevens have set up a quarterfinal showdown against Great Britain at 5.24pm NZT on Sunday following an unbeaten day one in Singapore.

Despite slipping up to Samoa in their final pool game the All Black Sevens have earned a place in the quarter-finals of the Los Angeles Sevens following victories over Chile (26-5) and hosts USA (36-15).

One of the funniest plays ever written will open The Sauk’s 2023 season this weekend and next at the Sauk Theatre in Jonesville. The Play That Goes Wrong will be performed Feb. 2-5 and 9-12.

New Zealand's Black Ferns Sevens and the All Blacks Sevens each qualified for their semifinals in the HSBC World Sevens Series in Sydney on Saturday.

New Zealand's All Blacks Sevens missed out on claiming the last HSBC World Sevens title to be staged in Hamilton by millimetres when losing 12-14 to Argentina in Sunday's final.