Fiji born England based, British Navy Isoa Damudamu was the hero of his side last night after scoring a last minute try to give his team their first ever win in the New Zealand 7's.
Damudamu crossed the try line on the dot of full-time and with the conversion from IRB 7's series leading points scorer Ben Gollings for a 19-17 win in Wellington.
New Zealand was leading 17-5 at half-time but England came back with two converted tries in the second half to win the NZ 7's title and end their losing streak.
Gollings said to win in Wellington against host New Zealand was one of the best in his rugby career.
New Zealand coach Gordon Tietjens accepted the defeat believing his side failed to live up to his expectation in the second half.
Meanwhile, South Africa still leads the IRB 7's series points standing with 48 points followed by New Zealand and England on 44 points. Fiji is in 3rd place with 28 points.
Next weekend the USA 7's in San Diego where Fiji is in Pool D with Argentina, Mexico and Wales.
Damudamu Seals Victory For England
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