( CNN ) -- New Zealand turned on the style to beat England 26-7 in Sunday 's final of the Hong Kong Sevens as they ran in four tries in a comprehensive victory . The New Zealand triumph -- their fifth since 2000 in the prestigious event -- took them back to the top of the HSBC Sevens World Series -- with two rounds of the nine remaining . England , who beat two-time holders Fiji in the semifinal , were always on the back foot in the finale of the three-day tournament and scored a lone try through Tom Powell . Blog : Olympic fever grips HK Rugby Sevens . But New Zealand breached their defense regularly as Ben Lam , Tim Mikkelson , captain DJ Forbes and Sam Dickson crossed in a dominant display . `` It is a great feeling , '' coach Gordon Tietjen told the official tournament website . `` My captain leads so well from the front , he was simply amazing . And also the other players linked in with him , we played a good final . `` This will certainly help in going towards winning that title . '' In the earlier playoff for third place , Fiji gained some consolation for their semifinal setback by beating Australia 21-12 . South Africa beat Wales 19-14 in the Plate Final and are the nearest challengers to New Zealand in the battle for overall honors , trailing by seven points in the standings , with Fiji in third . Tournaments in Scotland and England in May will complete the world series .
New Zealand win Hong Kong Rugby Sevens title . Beat England 18 - 7 in Sunday 's final . New Zealand back to back of Rugby Sevens World Series . Fiji beat Australia for third place .