Following their 2011 Hong Kong Sevens Cup final victory against England, New Zealand now sit on top of the 2010/11 HSBC Sevens World Series standings for the first time.
It was their third Cup title of the season, after success in South Africa and on home soil in Wellington, resulting in a five point cushion over England with whom they had shared top spot with since New Zealand.
But, despite being a further 26 points ahead of reigning World Series champions Samoa and Fiji ahead of the sixth leg in Australia on 2-3 April, head coach Gordon Tietjens insists it is not a two-horse race.
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"No it's certainly not [a two-horse race]," said Tietjens.
"If you lose very early in this tournament and don't qualify for the Cups or get knocked out in a quarter finals, all the other teams are on your heels. This [Adelaide] will not be easy.
"I know for England are targeting it because they have the two UK tournaments after this which will put them under more pressure but definitely also gives them an advantage. For us, it is just about doing really well here and hopefully putting a few more points on them."
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It was third Cup final that New Zealand had played in this season, all victories against closest rivals Englabd, but the last one in Hong Kong, could prove to be the most decisive as he prepares his side for another campaign at the 2011 International Rugby Sevens Adelaide.
"It was huge. 30 points, the maximum, more points than any other tournaments and to kick on to try and win the Series you need to do well there, so getting maximum points there was great for us and great for our confidence moving forward," added Tietjens.
"It [first] is a good place to be. Hong Kong has given the teams a lot of confidence and for a lot of the new young players winning Hong Kong was huge for them. But we cant sit on that either, we need to really perform here."
In 2010 New Zealand were beaten 24-19 in the Cup quarter finals by the eventual Australia Sevens and World Series winners Samoa.
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New Zealand have, in fact, never won the Adelaide Sevens, with South Africa the champions in 2008 and 2009, and Fiji winning in 2007, but this is something Tietjens will look to change this weekend as he hopes to build on that five point cushion.
"Adelaide is a tournament we haven't done particularly well in the past. We got beaten in the Cup quarters last year by Samoa who went on to win the tournament and World Series. But we are looking to turn that around and do well in this tournament.
"But we have a tough pool. Cook Islands are always tough, Wales are a very good side and then there is Kenya so there is no easy game for us. We know we need to get up for it and not sit on the win in Hong Kong."
First on day one New Zealand will face reigning Rugby World Cup Sevens winners Wales at 11:53 (local time), before matches with the Cook Islands and Kenya in Pool A, and a fourth Cup win this season could shape this season's World Series.
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