The Australian women’s sevens rugby team have clinched the country’s first-ever world series title after a win over Spain.
The Pearls only required the quarter-final win at the season-ending tournament in Clermont-Ferrand to ensure enough points to be declared overall champions.
That came to fruition thanks to their 35-0 thrashing of the Spaniards.
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Chloe Dalton was the star with a match-haul of 15 points through a try and five conversions. Emilee Cherry also scored a double.
The result followed on from the Pearls beating Fiji (34-0), Ireland (40-5) and hosts France (19-12) on day one.
Australia now qualify for the cup semi-finals.
Spain had eliminated Australia at the same stage during the 2013 Rugby Sevens World Cup.
The Pearls will head to the Rio Olympics as the competition favourites.
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