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A Henry Paterson hat trick led Australia past New Zealand in the Cup Final at the London 7s. It’s the tournament victory of the season for Australia and pushes them up into second place on the overall World Sevens Series standings. Argentina were the best of the three Americas teams with a 9th place finish that sees them dropping to 3rd overall.
Los Pumas watched Terry Kennedy score his third try of the match to give Ireland a one-point win in the last game of the pool stage. That saw Argentina miss out on the Quarter Finals for the first time this season. They would redeem themselves with three straight wins on Day Two, with Marcos Moneta contributing four tries including doubles against Canada and the USA.
The Eagles were Argentina’s final opponent, having themselves failed to qualify for the Quarter Finals due to an opening-round loss to Spain. Lucas Lacamp scored three tries to help beat Japan and France on Day Two but the USA were overwhelmed by Los Pumas in a one-sided 9th Place Final.
Canada were winless in a difficult Pool A on Day One, but salvaged two vital wins over Wales and Japan on Day Two. The results mean they now hold a three-point lead over 15th-place Wales in the overall standings. A 14th-place finish or better is needed to avoid relegation from the circuit.
The Series is now on pause until August when the postponed Los Angeles tournament will decide who claims the title and who drops to the Challenger series. Argentina are within six points of first overall South Africa, and four points behind 2nd-place Austarlia.
POOL STAGE RESULTS
POOL A
USA 10 – 26 Spain
Fiji 38 – 17 Wales
USA 33 – 19 Wales
Fiji 29 – 19 Spain
Spain 42 – 17 Wales
Fiji 26 – 19 USA
POOL B
Argentina 19 – 26 South Africa
Ireland 17 – 14 Kenya
Argentina 26 – 0 Kenya
Ireland 12 – 19 South Africa
South Africa 24 – 21 Kenya
Ireland 22 – 21 Argentina
POOL C
Australia 19 – 24 New Zealand
France 19 – 14 Canada
Australia 26 – 5 Canada
France 7 – 36 New Zealand
New Zealand 40 – 14 Canada
France 19 – 28 Australia
POOL D
England 19 – 17 Scotland
Samoa 33 – 15 Japan
England 38 – 12 Japan
Samoa 14 – 12 Scotland
Scotland 24 – 7 Japan
Samoa 26 – 19 England
KNOCKOUT RESULTS
9th PLACE QUARTER FINALS
USA 26 – 24 Japan
France 31 – 0 Kenya
Scotland 14 – 5 Wales
Argentina 28 – 7 Canada
CUP QUARTER FINALS
Fiji 36 – 10 England
New Zealand 17 – 7 Ireland
Samoa 34 – 12 Spain
South Africa 17 – 21 Australia
13th PLACE SEMI FINALS
Japan 14 – 5 Kenya
Wales 21 – 22 Canada
9th PLACE SEMI FINALS
USA 31 – 19 France
Scotland 12 – 26 Argentina
5th PLACE SEMI FINALS
England 12 – 36 Ireland
Spain 12 – 24 South Africa
CUP SEMI FINALS
Fiji 19 – 22 New Zealand
Samoa 14 – 28 Australia
13th PLACE FINAL
Japan 19 – 26 Canada
9th PLACE FINAL
USA 5 – 31 Argentina
5th PLACE FINAL
Ireland 5 – 14 South Africa
BRONZE FINAL
Fiji 31 – 26 Samoa
CUP FINAL
New Zealand 14 – 19 Australia
