Tysha Ikenasio has scored a try double, as the Black Ferns Sevens kicked off their Singapore Sevens account with a 38-7 win over Spain in poolplay.
Seeking their fourth straight world series tournament victory, the NZ women had to contend with temperatures in the 30s Celsius and a determined start by their bottom-of-the-table opponents.
Spain were unlucky not to score first, when their initial attack was halted by Stacey Waaka's ruck turnover a few metres from the tryline, and Ikenasio counterattacked to run 70 metres for her first five-pointer.
Jimena Black-Hortiguera Pedrero scored the next try for Spain to level the scores at 7-7, but converted tries to Jorja Miller and Ikenasio provided the Kiwi women with a 21-7 buffer at halftime.
The second half was oneway traffic with Michaela Blyde scoring her 44th try of the campaign and 238th of her career with her first touch, after coming off the bench.
The Black Ferns will next face Ireland, who were tournament winners at Perth, before NZ began their string of titles at Vancouver, Los Angeles and Hong Kong.
Ireland edged Canada 5-0 in their opening pool match at Singapore.
New Zealand enter the event tied atop the series standings with Australia, but ahead on countback, with the top eight teams qualifying for the Grand Final at Madrid next month.
The All Blacks Sevens open their Singapore schedule against Canada later Friday.
Black Ferns Sevens 38 (Ikenasio 2, Saili, Miller, Waaka, Blyde tries; King 3 & Pouri-Lane conversions) Spain 7 (Pedrero try; Stella conversion)
Tysha Ikenasio has scored a try double, as the Black Ferns Sevens kicked off their Singapore Sevens account with a 38-7 win over Spain in poolplay.
Seeking their fourth straight world series tournament victory, the NZ women had to contend with temperatures in the 30s Celsius and a determined start by their bottom-of-the-table opponents.
Spain were unlucky not to score first, when their initial attack was halted by Stacey Waaka's ruck turnover a few metres from the tryline, and Ikenasio counterattacked to run 70 metres for her first five-pointer.
Jimena Black-Hortiguera Pedrero scored the next try for Spain to level the scores at 7-7, but converted tries to Jorja Miller and Ikenasio provided the Kiwi women with a 21-7 buffer at halftime.
The second half was oneway traffic with Michaela Blyde scoring her 44th try of the campaign and 238th of her career with her first touch, after coming off the bench.
The Black Ferns will next face Ireland, who were tournament winners at Perth, before NZ began their string of titles at Vancouver, Los Angeles and Hong Kong.
Ireland edged Canada 5-0 in their opening pool match at Singapore.
New Zealand enter the event tied atop the series standings with Australia, but ahead on countback, with the top eight teams qualifying for the Grand Final at Madrid next month.
The All Blacks Sevens open their Singapore schedule against Canada later Friday.
Black Ferns Sevens 38 (Ikenasio 2, Saili, Miller, Waaka, Blyde tries; King 3 & Pouri-Lane conversions) Spain 7 (Pedrero try; Stella conversion)
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