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WATCH: Victorious All Blacks Sevens squad performs haka

Cape Town - The victorious All Blacks squad performed their famed - and feared - haka after successfully defending their Rugby World Cup Sevens title in San Francisco on Sunday.

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The All Blacks thrashed England 33-12 in the final, after England had beaten South Africa 29-7 in the semi-finals.

The win was the All Blacks' third in the seventh edition of the tournament.

Making the weekend even more memorable for New Zealand was the victory - and once again a successful defence of the title - by their women's side, who scored a staggering 157 points while only conceding 21 in their march to the trophy.

The win was the New Zealand's women's side's second in the third staging since a women's tournament was added in Dubai in 2009.

MEN

1993

Venue: Edinburgh, Scotland

Winner: England

Runners-up: Australia

1997

Venue: Hong Kong

Winner: Fiji

Runners-up: South Africa

2001

Venue: Mar del Plata, Argentina

Winner: New Zealand

Runners-up: Australia

2005 

Venue: Hong Kong

Winner: Fiji

Runners-up: New Zealand

2009

Venue: Dubai

Winner: Wales

Runners-up: Argentina

2013

Venue: Moscow

Winner: New Zealand

Runners-up: England

2018

Venue: San Francisco

Winner: New Zealand

Runner-up: England

WOMEN

2009

Venue: Dubai

Winner: Australia

Runner-up: New Zealand

2013

Venue: Moscow

Winner: New Zealand

Runner-up: Canada

2018

Venue: San Francisco

Winner: New Zealand

Runner-up: France

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