Australia's men's and women teams have swept the Valladolid Sevens finals after comeback wins over the No.1-ranked sides in the rugby sevens world series.
The men won their first trophy since November 2022 in Hong Kong when they overcame South Africa 26-19 in a sweltering Estadio Jose Zorrilla, with The Blitzboks having a last-gasp try ruled out by a forward pass.
And the women's team comfortably handled the United States 27-14 in their final after finally stopping arch-rivals New Zealand in the semifinals.
New Zealand had won the last five tournaments since February, beating Australia in the final every time.
Tim Walsh's side even won without two of their best players in Spain with Maddison Levi and Tia Hinds, who were missing through injury, and now take a two-point lead over New Zealand into the world championship decider next weekend in Bordeaux, France.
