Day 1 is complete and as far as the quarterfinals go, you pretty much see your usual suspects involved. Thats not to say that there wasn’t a couple of upsets on Day 1, as I chronicled in the post prior to this one.
The USA Eagles went 1-1-1 on the day, finishing 3rd in their group. Even though they didn’t make it to the quarters this time (as they did in South Africa back in December), they did manage an upset and a hard fought draw. Let’s hope the Eagles can make a run in the Bowl or Plate portion of the tournament today because I feel the boys deserve to bring home a trophy.
NZ Sevens-Day 1 Results
Pool A
Match 7: New Zealand 43-0 Canada
Match 8: Samoa 22-0 Papua New Guinea
Match 15: New Zealand 41-0 Papua New Guinea
Match 16: Samoa 31-10 Canada
Match 20: Canada 27-21 Papua New Guinea
Match 24: New Zealand 19-7 Samoa
Pool B
Match 5: Fiji 40-7 Wales
Match 6: England 17-21 Cook Islands
Match 13: Fiji 31-14 Cook Islands
Match 14: England 5-15 Wales
Match 19: Wales 26-7 Cook Islands
Match 23: Fiji 17-7 England
Pool C
Match 3: South Africa 24-14 Australia
Match 4: Kenya 19-0 France
Match 11: South Africa 29-7 France
Match 12: Kenya 0-19 Australia
Match 18: Australia 24-14 France
Match 22: South Africa 33-7 Kenya
Pool D
Match 1: Argentina 7-17 USA
Match 2: Scotland 26-0 Tonga
Match 9: Argentina 17-19 Tonga
Match 10: Scotland 7-7 USA
Match 17: USA 7-38 Tonga
Match 21: Argentina 12-19 Scotland
Day 2 Opening Matches
Canada vs England- Bowl 1/4 Finals
USA vs France- Bowl 1/4 Finals
Kenya vs Argentina- Bowl 1/4 Finals
Cook Islands vs Papua New Guinea- Bowl 1/4 Finals
New Zealand vs Wales- Cup 1/4 Finals
Scotland vs Australia- Cup 1/4 Finals
South Africa vs Tonga- Cup 1/4 Finals
Fiji vs Samoa- Cup 1/4 Finals
For those of you unfamiliar with the Sevens World Series, the losing sides in the Bowl quarterfinals move on to the Shield semifinals. Teams losing in the Cup quarterfinals move on to the Plate semifinals, so everyone still has a chance at winning a trophy today.
As I said an earlier post, the USA Eagles have nothing to be ashamed of. Now do us proud and make a run today.
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