New Zealand, after beating Samoa (19 – 7) in the final match of Day 1, joins South Africa as the two unbeaten sides at Wellington’s Westpac Stadium. As pool winners, the Springboks will play Fiji early tomorrow (4:49am, SA time) in one of the mouth-watering Cup quarterfinal clashes of the Hertz Sevens in Wellington.
Springbok Sevens coach Paul Treu, who rested Kyle Brown and Afrika against England, said he was pleased with the team’s overall performance.
“We started a bit slow against the USA, got our into our rhythm against the Cook Islands and played a good structured match against a strong England side. While I’m happy that we managed to win all three our pool matches, we all know that what really counts is how well you play on day two. Cecil and Kyle each played two hard matches and we thought it would be in the best interest of the team to rest them against England,” said Treu.
Fiji is always a dangerous opponent but Treu said his team will focus on achieving their own targets. “We have our goals and will focus on those instead of other things. Hopefully, we will be able to keep the momentum from the start tomorrow.”
Click here to listen to Treu after the BlitzBokke’s match against England.
Here then is the draw for tomorrow’s know-out rounds:
Bowl Competition
25 13:00 SCOTLAND 5 – 14 KENYA 1/4 final Bowl (full-time)
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26 13:22 WALES 10 – 0 UNITED STATES 1/4 final Bowl (full-time)
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27 13:44 AUSTRALIA 33 – 5 JAPAN 1/4 final Bowl (full-time)
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28 14:06 COOK ISLANDS 0 – 29 ARGENTINA 1/4 final Bowl (full-time)
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Cup Competition
29 14:33 NEW ZEALAND 0 – 0 FRANCE 1/4 final Cup
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30 14:55 TONGA 0 – 0 ENGLAND 1/4 final Cup
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31 15:17 CANADA 0 – 0 SAMOA 1/4 final Cup
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32 15:39 SOUTH AFRICA 0 – 0 FIJI 1/4 final Cup
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Steven Hunt was in fine form against the USA on Day 1 (Pic: Getty Images/IRB)
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Shield Competition
33 16:10 SCOTLAND 0 – 0 USA SF Shield
34 16:32 JAPAN 0 – 0 COOK ISLANDS SF Shield
Bowl Competition
35 16:54 KENYA 0 – 0 WALES SF Bowl
36 17:16 AUSTRALIA 0 – 0 ARGENTINA SF Bowl
Plate Competition
37 17:38 Loser Game 29 0 – 0 Loser Game 30 SF Plate
38 18:00 Loser Game 31 0 – 0 Loser Game 32 SF Plate
Cup Competition
39 18:35 Winner Game 29 0 – 0 Winner Game 30 SF Cup
40 19:00 Winner Game 31 0 – 0 Winner Game 32 SF Cup
Finals
41 19:30 Winner Game 33 0 – 0 Winner Game 34 Final Shield
42 20:00 Winner Game 35 0 – 0 Winner Game 36 Final Bowl
43 20:30 Winner Game 37 0 – 0 Winner Game 38 Final Plate
Third-place play-off
44 21:00 Loser Game 39 0 – 0 Loser Game 40
Cup Final
45 21:30 Winner Game 39 0 – 0 Winner Game 40 Final Cup
Article source: http://www.blitzbokke.com/2012/02/hertz-sevens-day-2-draw/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hertz-sevens-day-2-draw
