Chile draw with South Africa on Day One in Las Vegas

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Day One of the Las Vegas Sevens has been completed with the standout result seeing South Africa held to a 5-5 draw with invitational side Chile.

South Africa opened their pool campaign with a 26-0 victory over Japan, but their second match saw a shock in Vegas as Chile finished level. Pool C rivals, England, began with two wins as they beat Chile 22-0 before going on to overcome Japan 31-12 in the opening day’s final match.

Elsewhere, New Zealand, Fiji and Australia also impressed while Argentina produced an upset by snatching a late two-point victory over USA.

With the tournament being split over three days, all 16 teams took to the field and played two of their three pool matches. This event marks the halfway point on the World Series meaning that every point is key, not only for the title race, but also in the chase for Tokyo 2020.

The final pool stage fixtures will start Day Two on Saturday from 11:30am (GMT-8). The Challenge Trophy quarter-finals will then commence the afternoon session and the second day of action will end with the all-important Cup quarters from 5:46pm at Sam Boyd Stadium.

Day One results

Australia 26-0 Wales
Fiji 36-12 Scotland
Spain 12-12 Canada
New Zealand 33-0 Samoa
France 15-17 Argentina
USA 26-10 Kenya
South Africa 26-0 Japan
England 22-0 Chile
Australia 24-12 Scotland
Fiji 33-14 Wales
Spain 21-26 Samoa
New Zealand 33-19 Canada
France 31-7 Kenya
USA 24-26 Argentina
South Africa 5-5 Chile
England 31-12 Japan