Holders Wales reached the quarter-finals of the Rugby World Cup Sevens in Moscow by topping Pool E.
Having already
disposed of Uruguay 33-5 on Friday,
Wales beat Tonga 28-19 and then edged Fiji 19-14 in a thriller.
England
went through to the last eight as the winners of Pool F following a 38-7 win over Hong Kong and a hard-fought 14-12 victory over Argentina.
In Pool B,
Scotland
were eliminated from the main competition after they were thumped 41-0 by South Africa.
Wales were behind at half-time against Fiji thanks to a Levani Botia converted try after Adam Warren had been sin-binned early on.
But tries from Alex Webber and Lee Williams, added to Gareth Davies’s first-half effort, proved just enough despite a late Fiji fightback.
Earlier in the day, Wales defeated Tonga in a tough match with tries from Rhys Jones, Davies, Webber and Warren.
Wales will face tournament favourites and Pool D winners New Zealand in the quarter-finals.
Dan Norton led the way with two tries for England as they strolled to a emphatic victory over Hong Kong.
Mat Turner, Tom Mitchell, Tom Powell and John Brake also crossed the line for England while Yiu Kam Shing scored Hong Kong’s only try.
Norton was the key man in the later game against Argentina as a try from him and one from Turner, allied to Christian Lewis-Pratt’s kicking, helped England establish a 14-0 lead at half-time.
Argentina rallied after the interval and reduced the deficit to two points, but England held on and will meet Australia in the last eight.
Scotland defeated hosts Russia 21-5 in their early game thanks to a try apiece for Andrew Turnbull, Mark Robertson and Jim Thompson to set up a pool decider against
South Africa.
However, Scotland’s players were no match for a powerful South African side as Cheslin Kolbe ran over a hat-trick of tries while Cecil Afrika and Sampie Mastriet both went over twice.
South Africa, who beat Japan 33-0 earlier in the day, were paired with Fiji in the draw for the knockout stages.
New Zealand
cruised to a 26-7 win over Georgia but did not have it all their own way in a 26-19 success against the United States.
Elsewhere,
Australia
finished top of Pool A on try difference after their group decider with
France
ended in a thrilling 17-17 draw.
The French qualified for the knockout stages as the best second-placed team and will play Pool C winners Kenya.
The quarter-finals, semi-finals and final will all take place on Sunday.
Article source: http://www.aljazeera.com/sport/rugbyunion/2013/06/201362783040696300.html
Rugby World Cup Sevens: Wales and England make quarter-finals
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