Source: World Rugby

New Zealand, France and Australia unbeaten on day two in Cape Town

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  • New Zealand, France and Australia top pools in the women’s competition on day one in Cape Town
  • HSBC Cape Town Sevens is the third round on women’s circuit this season
  • Women play alongside the men in Cape Town for the first time this weekend
  • Action continues on 15 December at 09:50 local time with France v Russia in the Cup quarter-finals

New Zealand, France and Australia head into the Cup quarter-finals of the HSBC Cape Town Sevens 2019 as pool winners after some tough battles on day two at the Cape Town Stadium.

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It was a case of third time lucky for Olympic champions Australia against USA on 14 December with the 19-14 victory in their Pool C decider marking the first time they have beaten the Women’s Sevens Eagles this season.

USA had come out on top in the Glendale Cup final (26-7) and then the bronze final in Dubai last weekend (24-7), but Emma Tonegato’s try proved the difference today.

Australia’s reward is a Cup quarter-final with Pool A runners-up Fiji, while USA face another tussle for North American pride with Canada having beaten their neighbours in both Glendale and Dubai.

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France finished top of Pool B after avenging their quarter-final loss to Canada in Dubai with a hard-fought 14-12 victory, a missed conversion by Ghislaine Landry proving the difference between the teams. France will play Russia, the best third-placed team, in the first of the Cup quarter-finals at 09:50 local time (GMT+2) on Sunday.

The remaining Cup quarter-final pits New Zealand against England, who edged Spain for the remaining spot to secure their first quarter-final of the season. The Black Ferns Sevens certainly didn’t have things all their own way on day two and had to dig deep to beat Fiji and Russia.

The play-offs for ninth to 12th place will follow later in the day with Brazil facing Ireland for 11th at 13:11 before Spain tackle invitational side South Africa for ninth.

Follow the action unfold on www.world.rugby/sevens or @WorldRugby7s.