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Argentina and the USA will compete in the Men’s Quarter Finals at the Hong Kong Sevens. Both finished the pool stage with two wins out of three, with the Eagles finishing at the top of Pool C by virtue of points differential. Los Pumas were second in Pool A.
A shutout loss to Spain soured the USA’s first match of the tournament on Day One. They recuperated on Day Two, with Perry Baker scoring a double in a one-sided win over Japan and then two more in the victory over Australia. The Eagles will now square off against Great Britain in the last Quarter Final.
Los Pumas will play against New Zealand in the first Quarter Final. They defeated Canada on Day One, and then a brace from Marcos Moneta led the way to victory over Samoa on Day Two. Fiji were the superior side in Argentina’s final pool match, outscoring the Pumas four tries to three.
The Canadians found no success and only two tries scored across three games. Uruguay meanwhile were narrowly beaten by Great Britain and France, and closed out their pool matches on a high with the win over Hong Kong. Los Teros will face Japan to start Day Three with Canada taking on Ireland.
A full fixtures list can be seen here.
POOL STAGE RESULTS
POOL A
Fiji 12 – 7 Samoa
Argentina 17 – 7 Canada
Fiji 40 – 7 Canada
Argentina 26 – 19 Samoa
Samoa 29 – 5 Canada
Argentina 19 – 26 Fiji
POOL B
Great Britain 14 – 12 Uruguay
France 21 – 14 Hong Kong
Great Britain 33 – 12 Hong Kong
France 17 – 14 Uruguay
Uruguay 24 – 14 Hong Kong
France 17 – 14 Great Britain
POOL C
USA 0 – 7 Spain
Australia 26 – 5 Japan
USA 31 – 0 Japan
Australia 12 – 7 Spain
Spain 31 – 7 Japan
Australia 5 – 24 USA
POOL D
New Zealand 29 – 5 Kenya
Ireland 7 – 14 South Africa
New Zealand 12 – 7 South Africa
Ireland 26 – 14 Kenya
Kenya 17 – 26 South Africa
Ireland 7 – 26 New Zealand
