Ten, and counting.
New Zealand have secured yet another rugby sevens world series title, tonight thrashing South Africa 36-0 in the quarterfinals of the season-ending London Sevens to wrap up their 10th crown from 13 seasons.
Gordon Tietjens' men only needed to progress past the last eight to secure the series, and they did that with considerable ease by quelling a limp South African challenge.
A quickfire double from outstanding young prospect Ardie Savea and subsequent conversions from stalwart Tomasi Cama eased any early tension and sent the Kiwis on their way, Cama stretching the lead to 19-0 at the break with a try of his own.
Skipper DJ Forbes, in his 51st tournament, scored his fourth and fifth tries of the weekend soon after the interval before substitute Waisake Naholo iced the cake.
New Zealand were due to meet the winner of the Fiji-England quarterfinal in the last four overnight, with the winners of Australia-Argentina and Samoa-Spain to play in the other semifinal.
Fiji were the only team which could catch New Zealand in the overall standings but they needed to win in London, the ninth and final stop on the tour, and hope New Zealand finished lower than sixth.
That never looked on the cards for a New Zealand team which has been a model of consistency since its second round hiccup in Dubai late last year, when they were bundled out in the quarters.
On day one, New Zealand eased past Russia 49-7 and Kenya 24-0 in their first two pool A matches, but needed a last minute Joe Webber try to beat Argentina 15-10 and top the pool.
The upset of the opening day came when Spain beat Wales 22-7 in pool C to reach the quarterfinals of a world series event for the first time.
A sevens world record 60,050 spectators passed through the Twickenham turnstiles on Saturday, eclipsing the previous record of 54,357 set at the same venue last year.
