Watch: Vaenuku the hero as Black Ferns and All Blacks Sevens reach semis

Both the Black Ferns Sevens and All Blacks Sevens have progressed through to the HSBC SVNS Series semi-finals at HBF Park in Perth.

For Cory Sweeney’s Black Ferns Sevens, there were no hiccups along the way, beating USA, Japan, and Fiji in pool play in Perth.

As the Black Ferns Sevens finished first in Pool A, they will take on France in the first semi-final at 5:13pm NZT on Sunday evening, while the hosts Australia, who also went three-from-three in pool play, will take on USA at 5:35pm NZT.

On the Men’s side of the draw, the first semi-final will be a repeat from last week’s Singapore leg, where Fiji will take on the All Blacks Sevens at 5:57pm NZT, while Australia and South Africa make up the other semi-final at 6:19pm NZT.

The All Blacks Sevens had got off to a hot start in the first half, getting out to a 7-0 lead through a powerful run from Kitona Vai.

Rayan Rebbadj hit back for France on the stroke of halftime, before Josselin Bouhier gave the underdogs the lead with two minutes remaining in the contest.

But in Sevens, two minutes is more than enough time for a game to change, which is where Cama’s side started to move into another gear.

In-form young Bay of Plenty speedster Kele Lasaqa then gave the All Blacks Sevens what looked like the victory, with a try of his own in the final minute, before a yellow card to Brady Rush gifted France a penalty try to send the game to extra-time.

Vaenuku, or “Frank the tank” as many like to call him, found himself with ball in hand after the referee blew a penalty against France inside their own half.