New Zealand, Samoa, USA, South Africa head to semi-finals in Cape Town – OA Sport

Day two of the Cape Town stage of the Men’s World Rugby Sevens Series has concluded, with the quarter-final matches taking place after the group stage ended.

Inn Poole A Unsurprisingly, South Africa made it three from three while Fiji sealed their play-off ticket by beating France and Canada. Inn Pool B, the shock of the day comes as Ireland are sensationally knocked out of the quarter-finals after a shocking 19-22 defeat against Uruguay. It was not enough for the Irish to beat Samoa in their last game, having won by a comfortable points margin over Samoa and Uruguay.

Inn Poole c New Zealand are on top of their group after beating Kenya and Argentina after their knockout defeat to Spain. Argentina finished second in the playoffs. Inn Pool dUnsurprisingly, Australia were eliminated after yesterday’s knockout with Great Britain, who clearly beat Uganda, but a draw with the USA condemns it, with the Americans first and the British second in the playoffs.

Quarter Finals And so they see the myth of Uruguay melting like ice in the sun New ZealandThe All Blacks 7s dominate 50-0, meanwhile Samoa They easily outscored Argentina 22-10. Great success AmericaIn the final match, The South Africa A last-minute win against Great Britain with a try in the final 21-14.

Cape Town 7S – Group Stage

Argentina – Kenya 19-5
New Zealand – Spain 10-14
Samoa – Uruguay 21-10
Ireland – Japan 19-5
Australia v Great Britain 19-21
USA – Uganda 38-5
France – Fiji 0-33
South Africa – Canada 17-7
Argentina – Spain 26-0
New Zealand – Kenya 31-5
Samoa – Japan 45-0
Ireland – Uruguay 19-22
Australia – Uganda 31-0
USA – Great Britain 36-5
France – Canada 19-12
South Africa – Fiji 17-7
Kenya – Spain 5-5
New Zealand – Argentina 21-15
Uruguay – Japan 33-5
Ireland – Samoa 21-14
Great Britain – Uganda 38-5
USA – Australia 19-19
Fiji – Canada 36-17
South Africa – France 26-7

Cape Town 7S – Quarter-Final Day

New Zealand – Uruguay 50-0
Samoa – Argentina 22-10
USA – Fiji 17-7
South Africa – Great Britain 21-14

Photo: Mike Lee – KLC Photos for World Rugby