The lure of the Olympics drew him back to rugby sevens, and he's not disappointed with the experience. At the moment Ebner scored, the difference was five points with a conversion to come " two crucial points that would have cut the difference to three. The Fijians went on to edge New Zealand 12-7 in the quarterfinals and remain on course to win the country's first ever Olympic medal. Seconds later, the Americans were out of contention with a 24-19 loss, and New Zealand got a backdoor pass into the quarterfinals at the expense of the United States. U.S. captain Maddison Hughes took the conversion attempt, wide on the right sideline, but couldn't angle it between the uprights.

Source: New Zealand Herald August 10, 2016 22:51 UTC