Spain stun New Zealand, Canada beat Fiji in Vancouver

Day One of the HSBC Canada Sevens saw Spain produce the surprise of the day, beating New Zealand 26-24 for the first time in their history.

England and South Africa went undefeated, winning all three pool matches at a packed BC Place, whilst Argentina, France, Fiji and USA are runners-up in their pools with two wins.

Cup quarter-finals on Day Two open with South Africa v Argentina at 1108 (GMT -7), followed by New Zealand v Fiji, England v USA and Samoa v France.

It was a day of upsets with France coming from behind to take down Australia and reigning HSBC Canada Sevens champions Fiji, downed by the hosts 26-19.

Fiji needed to beat Samoa in their final match to reach the Cup quarter-finals, ultimately claiming a 31-17 win. Their spot in Sunday’s quarter-finals came at the expense of Canada, who missed out on points difference.

Day One results

England 21-7 Scotland
Argentina 24-7 Japan
Australia 17-14 Spain
New Zealand 45-7 France
Fiji 36-12 Kenya
Samoa 38-7 Canada
South Africa 43-0 Chile
USA 40-14 Wales
England 19-7 Japan
Argentina 31-14 Scotland
Australia 17-21 France
New Zealand 24-26 Spain
Fiji 19-26 Canada
Samoa 35-12 Kenya
South Africa 19-10 Wales
USA 33-19 Chile
Scotland 29-7 Japan
Argentina 14-33 England
Spain 10-26 France
New Zealand 36-12 Australia
Kenya 21-36 Canada
Samoa 17-31 Fiji
Chile 12-19 Wales
USA 7-19 South Africa