Australia's sevens teams have suffered a double anti-climax at the hands of their old New Zealand rivals, losing both finals in the season-opening world series event in Dubai.
The Aussie women, known as the 'queens of the desert" for their domination of the Dubai Sevens, were defeated for the first time after five consecutive triumphs and 32 straight match wins there on Sunday, outplayed 29-14 in the final by the reigning world series champs.
