The form book was thrown out of the window during the first round of matches at the Dubai 7s today with the first three matches giving surprise results, the biggest probably being Russia beating New Zealand by 33-7. Canada and the USA were also beaten by Fiji and Ireland respectively.
England made a good start with their win over Japan – next up for them was Spain, which they won in the closing minutes thanks to a try from Heather Fisher. Their loss in the final match against Australia puts them 2nd in the group and they will now face Canada tomorrow morning in the quarter finals.
The first day results are below.
Pool A: New Zealand, France, Russia, Brazil
Pool B: Canada, USA, Fiji, Ireland
Pool C: Australia, England, Spain, Japan
Results for Day 1 (3 December 2015)
Match 1 Canada 10-24 Fiji
Match 2 USA 5-12 Ireland
Match 3 New Zealand 7-33 Russia
Match 4 France 25-5 Brazil
Match 5 Australia 26-7 Spain
Match 6 England 35-0 Japan
Match 7 Canada 17-7 Ireland
Match 8 USA 19-24 Fiji
Match 9 New Zealand 36-5 Brazil
Match 10 France 17-21 Russia
Match 11 Australia 43-0 Japan
Match 12 England 14-7 Spain
Match 13 Canada 35-5 USA
Match 14 Fiji 27-10 Ireland
Match 15 New Zealand 21-12 France
Match 16 Russia 41-0 Brazil
Match 17 Australia 24-7 England
Match 18 Spain 26-12 Japan
