Gold Coast Sevens: Quarter-Finals Update
by Brendan Bradford on the Gold Coast -
New Zealand, England, Australia and South Africa to contest Cup semi-finals.
Scotland beat USA in the first Bowl quarter-final before Canada – who were unlucky not to make the Cup competition after Wales upset Fiji yesterday in the Pool rounds – easily accounted for Spain 29-5. Scotland and Canada will play in the Bowl semi, while the USA and Spain play-off in the Shield semi-final.
Argentina trailed 5-0 for most of their quarter-final against Tonga before second-half tries to Diego Palmer and Franco Sabato looked to have earned the South Americans a 12-5 win. A late Selu Vailea try levelled the scores as the fulltime siren sounded but a brilliant 70-meter solo effort by Axel Muller down the left wing clinched the win for Arg