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Canada have reached a World Sevens Men’s Cup Semi Final for the first time this season as they upset Australia in the Quarter Finals. Argentina will be their opponents, Los Pumas knocking off South Africa for what will be their fifth top-four finish on this year’s circuit.
Overall leaders New Zealand pulled away in Canada’s first match of the tournament. Thomas Isherwood scored twice in a shutout win over Uruguay, and then five different players touched down to secure their spot in the Quarter Finals. Australia took a 10-7 lead in the second half but Alex Russell’s try in the final minute gave the Canadians their biggest win of the season.
Uruguay had beaten the Simbas before falling to Canada. They gave New Zealand a stern challenge to wrap up the pool stage, ultimately falling just two points short. Los Teros then cruised past Japan with Mateo Viñals scoring a double. Next up will be Fiji in the 9th place Semi Final
Luciano González Rizzoni and Rodrigo Isgro each grabbed a brace against Germany to start Argentina’s account. Spain proved a worthy opponent but Marcos Moneta’s second try of the game saw Argentina coming back from a 19-nil deficit to win. Moneta’s hat trick was the highlight in a blowout victory over Great Britain to sweep the pool, and then two more from Moneta saw Los Pumas past the Blitzboks.
The Men’s Eagles were winless in the pool stage, which started with a draw against Fiji. Hosts France were the better side in their second match and South Africa pulled away in the second half of their last pool game. A poor performance against Spain in the 9th place Quarter Final will see the USA taking on Kenya in the 13th place Semi Final.
A complete fixtures list for Day Three can be seen here.
POOL STAGE RESULTS
POOL A
Uruguay 19 – 5 Kenya
New Zealand 29 – 12 Canada
Uruguay 0 – 26 Canada
New Zealand 31 – 5 Kenya
Kenya 7 – 33 Canada
New Zealand 14 – 12 Uruguay
POOL B
Great Britain 14 – 0 Spain
Argentina 29 – 7 Germany
Great Britain 14 – 0 Germany
Argentina 21 – 19 Spain
Spain 29 – 0 Germany
Argentina 50 – 0 Great Britain
POOL C
France 31 – 7 South Africa
Fiji 21 – 21 USA
France 19 – 14 USA
Fiji 7 – 24 South Africa
South Africa 24 – 7 USA
Fiji 19 – 24 France
POOL D
Australia 49 – 5 Japan
Samoa 12 – 14 Ireland
Australia 12 – 5 Ireland
Samoa 28 – 12 Japan
Japan 0 – 66 Ireland
Samoa 7 – 26 Australia
KNOCKOUT RESULTS
9th PLACE QUARTER FINALS
Samoa 17 – 10 Kenya
Uruguay 17 – 5 Japan
Spain 42 – 14 USA
Fiji 28 – 5 Germany
CUP QUARTER FINALS
Australia 10 – 12 Canada
New Zealand 35 – 0 Ireland
Argentina 21 – 12 South Africa
France 17 – 12 Great Britain
DAY THREE FIXTURES
13th PLACE SEMI FINALS
Kenya vs USA
Japan vs Germany
9th PLACE SEMI FINALS
Samoa vs Spain
Uruguay vs Fiji
5th PLACE SEMI FINALS
Australia vs South Africa
Ireland vs Great Britain
CUP SEMI FINALS
Canada vs Argentina
New Zealand vs France
