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Australia emerged victorious as the World Sevens Series returned to Hong Kong this weekend. A last-gasp try from Nathan Lawson gave the defending overall champions the first win of the new season, with Argentina the top Americas side in 5th place.
Matías Osadczuk’s hat trick led the way as Los Pumas cruised past the USA in the last match of the tournament for the two sides. Argentina had earlier lost to Samoa in the Cup Quarter Finals before defeating South Africa to earn their spot in the 5th Place Final.
The Eagles won two of three in the pool stage before running into a superior French side in the Cup Quarter Final. Tries from Gavan D’Amore-Morrison and Malacchi Esdale saw them past Ireland in their next match, but they had no more gas in the tank to draw from against Argentina.
Canada had a mixed showing, losing narrowly to Ireland before beating Kenya in Day Two. Their final day would see back-to-back wins over Hong Kong and Great Britain, but they were no match for a frustrated New Zealand side in the 9th Place Final.
Uruguay enjoyed a promising start to their first season as a core team with three wins from six matches. A famous upset of Great Britain was the highlight of the pool stage, and they would finish the tourney on a high with wins over Kenya and Japan.
The Series now takes a three-week break before returning on December 2 in Dubai. Argentina and Uruguay have been drawn in Pool B, while Canada and the USA will both be in Pool D.
POOL RESULTS
POOL A
New Zealand 0 – 24 Samoa
Australia 34 – 0 Hong Kong
New Zealand 38 – 14 Hong Kong
Australia 17 – 22 Samoa
Samoa 31 – 15 Hong Kong
Australia 24 – 17 New Zealand
POOL B
France 34 – 0 Great Britain
South Africa 21 – 0 Uruguay
France 45 – 5 Uruguay
South Africa 10 – 12 Great Britain
Great Britain 17 – 19 Uruguay
South Africa 17 – 19 France
POOL C
USA 15 – 14 Spain
Fiji 59 – 12 Japan
USA 35 – 22 Japan
Fiji 35 – 21 Spain
Spain 33 – 19 Japan
Fiji 24 – 0 USA
POOL D
Ireland 28 – 12 Kenya
Argentina 36 – 0 Canada
Ireland 19 – 17 Canada
Argentina 26 – 7 Kenya
Kenya 14 – 19 Canada
Argentina 17 – 21 Ireland
KNOCKOUT RESULTS
9th PLACE QUARTER FINALS
New Zealand 43 – 0 Kenya
Spain 19 – 14 Uruguay
Canada 19 – 17 Hong Kong
Great Britain 29 – 0 Japan
CUP QUARTER FINALS
Samoa 19 – 14 Argentina
Fiji 12 – 7 South Africa
Ireland 19 – 26 Australia
France 28 – 14 USA
13th PLACE SEMI FINALS
Kenya 7 – 10 Uruguay
Hong Kong 17 – 24 Japan
9th PLACE SEMI FINALS
New Zealand 24 – 7 Spain
Canada 17 – 12 Great Britain
5th PLACE SEMI FINALS
Argentina 19 – 12 South Africa
Ireland 7 – 14 USA
CUP SEMI FINALS
Samoa 7 – 19 Fiji
Australia 10 – 7 France
13th PLACE FINAL
Uruguay 33 – 10 Japan
9th PLACE FINAL
New Zealand 33 – 5 Canada
5th PLACE FINAL
Argentina 36 – 0 USA
BRONZE FINAL
Samoa 17 – 19 France
CUP FINAL
Fiji 17 – 20 Australia
