The year one challenge for women review
The Olympic bronze medallists edged ahead of USA, Kenya and Spain as every team won at least one match.
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MEN’S POOL BĪrgentina came out on top in a thrilling battle for top spot in Pool B. Two Paulin Riva tries helped France defeat Canada 24-14 to take third place, but they were denied a quarter-final spot as their points difference was worse than the other two third-placed sides, Kenya and Ireland. Iowane Raturaciri sliced through to secure top spot for in the final play of the day one! | #ImpactMoment /e5XZnrpoXB Tries from Josh Turner and Ben Dowling completed a comeback for Australia after they went behind early, but Fiji cut the deficit to just two points when Iowane Teba scored his second try, and Iowane Raturaciri cut through a gap in the defence to score with the clock in the red. DAY ONE REVIEW MEN’S POOL AĪll eyes were on Fiji after their triumph in Tokyo as a much-changed side travelled to Dubai, featuring only two players from the Olympic squad: Josua Vakurunabili and Waisea Nacuqu.īut any unfamiliarity didn’t show, as a Fijian side featuring 11 debutants kicked off with a 24-15 win over fifth seeds France and continued to show buckets of their characteristic flair in a 29-14 victory against Canada.Īustralia matched them, winning 35-19 against the Canadian before beating Les Bleus 17-10, setting up a decider for Pool A glory that lived up to the expectations. Great Britain and Australia both won back-to-back matches to get off to a flyer in the women’s event, but both of the five-team pools remain wide open ahead of their completion on Saturday.
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#THE YEAR ONE CHALLENGE FOR WOMEN REVIEW SERIES#
New Zealand’s men’s and women’s teams, winners of their respective Series titles in 2020, are unable to participate due to Covid-19 travel complications, but there was no shortage of quality on show in Dubai ahead of a huge year for the sport, with the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham and Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town coming up in 2022.Īrgentina’s men went unbeaten to top Pool B and earn a place in a quarter-final lineup that was completed by Australia, USA, Great Britain, Ireland and Kenya. Not to be outdone, a Fijian side featuring just two players from the squad that won gold at the Tokyo Olympics defeated France and Canada before scoring a match-winning try in the final play of the game to take top spot off Australia. The Blitzboks, who are aiming for a fifth Series title this season, showed their class in wins over Ireland, Japan and Great Britain that set up a mouth-watering quarter-final against third seeds Australia. South Africa’s men lived up to their favourites tag with a perfect start to their bid for glory on the opening day of the Emirates Dubai 7s, while Olympic champions Fiji earned a stunning late win over Australia as the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series returned in style.