Portia Woodman-Wickliffe scores for the Black Ferns Sevens against Great Britain in pool play. Photo: © Mike Lee - KLC fotos for World Rugby 2024
The Black Ferns Sevens are through to the season-ending world series semi-finals in Madrid, despite suffering a rare loss in pool play.
And the All Blacks Sevens have also won through to the men's semi-finals after beating South Africa and Ireland overnight.
The New Zealand women had already won the SVNS league title after claiming four cup legs in a row - Vancouver, Los Angeles, Hong Kong and Singapore - but the Madrid tournament is a winner-take-all grand final.
The New Zealanders were looking in trouble after being stunned 26-17 by Canada, but rebounded to blitz the United States 38-5 in their final pool match. They play Australia on Sunday night.
Jorja Miller, who scored two brilliant tries against the US, said they could not wait for the challenge.
"We're excited. We love playing the Aussie girls and that is the best thing for us, to go out and battle against them. It's going to be epic."
The side had been hurting after the Canada game, she said. "But we knew if we dwelled on it too long it wouldn't help us in this game."
Canada will play France in the other semi-final.
The All Blacks Sevens will meet Argentina in the semi-finals, with a similar rebound after losing their opening match to Fiji.
Leroy Carter scored twice against South Africa, but they were also helped by their rivals being down to four players at one stage, as they conceded a penalty try after a high tackle and incurred three yellow cards. The All Blacks Sevens won 33-24.
It was Joe Webber's turn for a try double against Ireland, as they held out a late challenge to win 22-17.
Fiji will play France in the other men's semi-final.