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Argentina are again proving the best of the Americas teams on the World Sevens Series as they topped Pool D to qualify for the Quarter Finals in Vancouver. Canada and the USA each finished third in their respective pools with one win from three matches.
Los Pumas were unbeaten on Day One with the only blip on their record a 12-all draw with France in the tournament opener. A Marcos Moneta double saw them skip past Scotland with little trouble, and it was two tries from Germán Schulz that contributed to the win over Ireland to wrap up their day.
The Eagles were frustrated in their first match as Anthony Omondi’s conversion of a last-gasp Bush Mwale try was good enough to give Kenya a 19-17 win. Four players scored for the USA in the one-point win over England though conversions were again difficult to come by. Singapore champions Fiji proved a class apart as they swept Pool A in dominant fashion.
Hosts Canada dropped their first two matches against Australia and South Africa. A second-half surge saw them nudge ahead of the Blitzboks but Selvyn Davids salvaged the game with a late try. Brock Webster notched the match-winner as the Canucks took a close result over Spain to the delight of the home crowd.
Day Two will see the USA playing Scotland and Canada taking on Japan in the 9th place Quarter Finals. Argentina face England in the Cup Quarter Finals. A complete fixture list can be seen here.
DAY ONE RESULTS
POOL A
USA 17 – 19 Kenya
Fiji 27 – 12 England
USA 20 – 19 England
Fiji 38 – 7 Kenya
Kenya 12 – 19 England
Fiji 33 – 12 USA
POOL B
Samoa 26 – 12 Wales
New Zealand 40 – 14 Japan
Samoa 35 – 10 Japan
New Zealand 38 – 5 Wales
Wales 19 – 14 Japan
New Zealand 31 – 24 Samoa
POOL C
South Africa 31 – 12 Spain
Australia 26 – 10 Canada
South Africa 19 – 14 Canada
Australia 38 – 0 Spain
Spain 21 – 26 Canada
Australia 19 – 22 South Africa
POOL D
Argentina 12 – 12 France
Ireland 19 – 12 Scotland
Argentina 24 – 5 Scotland
Ireland 12 – 29 France
France 21 – 19 Scotland
Ireland 19 – 26 Argentina
