Watch: Jorja Miller scores long range try in convincing Vancouver SVNS series win

The final of the HSBC SVNS Series circuit in Vancouver between the Black Ferns Sevens and the Fiji Women’s Sevens team went exactly as planned for Cory Sweeney’s New Zealand side, scoring in the first 45 seconds of the encounter, before running away with their second victory of the 2025 SVNS competition.

Sweeney’s side was dominant throughout the tournament, scoring 237 points and only conceding 43 points across the action at Vancouver’s BC Place.

Michaela Brake continued her electric form over the course of the tournament, and the Black Ferns Sevens were helped by inspired performances from both Jorja Miller and captain Sarah Hirini.

Risi Pouri-Lane, who won the final’s player of the match, scored the opening try in the final after just 35 seconds.

The Black Ferns Sevens won the ball back off the kickoff after a Fiji player was penalised for holding on, before receiving a yellow card for delaying the restart.

Pouri-Lane created the space for herself, sending the Fijian defender the wrong way with a left-to-right dummy.

The Black Ferns Sevens continued to push for more points, taking advantage of the extra player, and scoring another try as Manaia Nuku scampered through under the posts.

On the stroke of halftime, Miller took the initiative to take a quick tap on their own side of halfway, taking on the Fijian defender down the short side.

Miller fended away from one, before proving too strong and too fast for the last covering Fijian defender, to score 15 meters in from touch.

Brake, Mahina Paul and Maia Davis all crossed the white line in the second half to extend the Black Ferns Sevens lead, to an unassailable 34 points.

SVNS Series Vancouver commentator and former All Black Mils Muliaina asked Black Ferns Sevens player of the match Risi Pouri-Lane about what it means to this group to win the Vancouver title.

“Yeah, it’s been an awesome weekend. Firstly, just want to thank the Fiji girls. They played an awesome tournament, and an awesome game,” Pouri-Lane told Muliaina.

“We knew they were going to be physical right from the start.

“But man, I’m just so proud of the girls’ efforts this whole weekend, it’s been awesome. I think every tournament there’s always a shakeup, we’ve got to be prepared for whatever.”

“The best that we can prepare is by focusing on ourselves and what we can bring to the game.”

 

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