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For a second consecutive HSBC Sevens Series tournament both Canada and the USA have qualified for the Cup Quarter Finals. The North American sides each advanced from the pool stages with two wins out of three, the Eagles finishing their opening day undefeated with only a draw with England standing in the way of a perfect start.
Canada came flying out of the gate with a dominant 33-7 win over Russia, and followed it up in convincing fashion by beating Scotland 26-14. Justin Douglas grabbed a hat trick in the second match, but nobody would make it over the line against South Africa. The defending Sevens Series champions, stung by an upset loss to the Scots, found another gear against Canada and came away 28-0 victors.
The USA also started in impressive fashion, pushing through Argentina and France by similar scores of 26-7 and 26-12. Stephen Tomasin and Carlin Isles picked up three tries apiece between the two matches. Their last pool match saw them come back from a 21-7 deficit with late scores by Madison Hughes and Kevon Williams earning the draw.
Los Pumas continue to disappoint with three losses on Day One. They had little to show from their match against the Eagles and then fell to England by 28-19. They showed character to come back from a 28-7 hole against hosts France but ultimately came up one conversion short.
Elsewhere Kenya stunned Fiji in Pool A to end the current Series leaders winning streak at 21 games. Fiji recovered to beat New Zealand and secure their spot in the Quarter Finals. Ireland’s remarkable form continued as they went undefeated on Day One, defeating Spain and Australia with a tie against Wales.
Canada will try and derail the men in green in their Quarter Final on Day Two, while the USA have drawn New Zealand. Argentina will contest the Trophy Quarter Final against Kenya.
A complete fixture list can be seen here. Viewers in Canada can watch on the CBC Sports website. Those in the USA can watch on ESPN+, with ESPN holding the rights in South America. International viewers can access a live stream provided by World Rugby.
DAY ONE RESULTS
POOL A
New Zealand 24 – 5 Kenya
Fiji 35 – 12 Samoa
New Zealand 22 – 17 Samoa
Fiji 19 – 22 Kenya
Kenya 24 – 10 Samoa
Fiji 26 – 17 New Zealand
POOL B
Canada 33 – 7 Russia
South Africa 12 – 14 Scotland
Canada 26 – 14 Scotland
South Africa 21 – 19 Russia
Russia 14 – 17 Scotland
South Africa 28 – 0 Canada
POOL C
Australia 29 – 10 Wales
Ireland 14 – 5 Spain
Australia 10 – 17 Spain
Ireland 19 – 19 Wales
Wales 14 – 21 Spain
Ireland 24 – 14 Australia
POOL D
USA 26 – 7 Argentina
England 28 – 21 France
USA 26 – 12 France
England 28 – 19 Argentina
Argentina 26 – 28 France
England 21 – 21 USA
DAY TWO FIXTURES
Sun, June 10 – 02:45 ET – TROPHY QF – Kenya vs Argentina
Sun, June 10 – 03:07 ET – TROPHY QF – Australia vs Russia
Sun, June 10 – 03:29 ET – TROPHY QF – France vs Samoa
Sun, June 10 – 03:51 ET – TROPHY QF – Scotland vs Wales
Sun, June 10 – 04:13 ET – CUP QF – Fiji vs England
Sun, June 10 – 04:35 ET – CUP QF – Ireland vs Canada
Sun, June 10 – 04:57 ET – CUP QF – USA vs New Zealand
Sun, June 10 – 05:19 ET – CUP QF – South Africa vs Spain
