Vancouver 7's - 11 & 12 March

[waiopehu oldboy]

After two legs featuring both the men & the women, it's back to men-only.

Standings & Points:

1. South Africa 107
2. Fiji 83
3. England 81
4. New Zealand 71
5. Australia 52
6. USA 52

Full standings:

http://www.worldrugby.org/sevens-series/standings

Pool A: South Africa, England, Kenya, Chile
Pool B: Fiji, Argentina, Samoa, Wales
Pool C: USA, Australia, France, Japan
Pool D: New Zealand, Canada, Scotland, Russia

Draw:

http://www.worldrugby.org/sevens-series/stage/1689/fixtures

Live on Foxtel (channel 505) from 04:20 tomorrow (AEDT).

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Day One results:

http://www.worldrugby.org/sevens-series/stage/1689/fixtures

Mixed bag for your blokes, tightish win v France (12-7), better win v Japan (36-7) then flogged by USA (5-29). QF v Fiji who haven't looked that flash by their standards & got pipped by Argentina but I think you'll be playing for fifth at best.

Kiwis went OK, 40-0 v Russia, 33-12 v Scotland who had a shocker, losing all their matches & 15-14 v Canada in the last match of the day, Canada scoring well after the hooter so not quite as close at it seems.

Sethfricka looked strangely off the pace, drawing 12-12 with England, not exactly sensational v Kenya (15-5) & only put 33 on Chile. Poms are my dark horse, really muscled up v SA & could easily have won it.

Challenge Trophy QF:

Kenya v Scotland (three losses, WTF?)
France v Samoa
Russia v Chile
Wales v Japan

Cup QF:

South Africa v Canada
USA v Argentina
New Zealand v England
Fiji v Australia - 06:14 AEDT tomorrow

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Not a good morning for the ANZACs, nor the Scots:

Trophy QF
Kenya 19-17 Scotland
Samoa 26-21 France
Chile 10-0 Russia
Wales 33-0 Japan

SF Kenya v Samoa, Chile v Wales

Cup QF
South Africa 36-7 Canada
USA 14-12 Argentina
England 14-12 New Zealand
Fiji 28-10 Australia

SF South Africa v USA, England v Fiji
5th place SF Australia v NZ - 08:46 AEDT