World Deaf Rugby Sevens World Cup: Wales men and women crowned champions

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Image caption, This year's tournament is the third time a Deaf Rugby World Cup has been held

Wales men and women completed the double by being crowned World Deaf Rugby Sevens World Cup champions in Cordoba, Argentina.

It is the first time Wales women had reached the final and they saw off England 32-0 on Sunday.

Wales men successfully defended their title against Australia, a 20-5 victory sealing a third successive title.

The tournament was the third Deaf Rugby World Cup and Wales men had won both previous competitions.

The first edition was a four-team 15-a-side tournament held in New Zealand in 2002, which also featured a sevens competition that was won by Japan, while the second edition in 2018 was a purely Sevens World Cup hosted in Sydney, Australia.

This year, Wales men beat Argentina 25-5 in the quarter-finals before seeing off last time's finalists, England, 14-5 in the semis.

Wales women had already beaten England in the pool stage, 19-0, with a 36-0 win over Australia and a walkover against Barbarians making it a clean sweep.