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A dramatic come-from-behind victory over Argentina the Cup Quarter Finals of the Las Vegas 7s have seen the home town favorites USA qualify for the Cup Semis on Day Three. Trailing 19-0 just moments into the second half, Maka Unufe sparked a remarkable comeback by scoring two of his own and creating another for Perry Baker to escape from the clutches of Los Pumas and earn a rematch with England in the Semis.
Earlier on Day Two the English had themselves completed an unlikely comeback, scoring three times in the final two minutes of play to come away 24-17 winners over their hosts. They would eventually fall to New Zealand in the Cup Quarter Finals.
Argentina started off the day with a wonderful result as they defeated New Zealand by a 12-10 score to close out pool play. The disappointing collapse against the USA sees their first match on Day Three against Australia in the 5th Place Semi Final.
On the other side of that draw will be Canada, who are set to face England. The Canadians were delighted by their final pool result, a 21-0 shutout over France. While the Quarter Final match against Fiji was competitive, ultimately the audacious offloading game of the Olympic champions was too much for Canada to handle so early in their revival.
The stage is now set for Day Three with the USA set to do battle with South AFrica and Fiji paired with New Zealand in the Cup Semi Finals. All matches will be streamed live by World Rugby.
POOL RESULTS
POOL A
Wales 7 – 33 France
South Africa 26 – 7 Canada
Wales 21 – 24 Canada
South Africa 31 – 0 France
France 0 – 21 Canada
South Africa 21 – 7 Wales
POOL B
USA 26 – 5 Samoa
England 31 – 5 Chile
USA 31 – 0 Chile
England 12 – 7 Samoa
Samoa 17 – 12 Chile
England 24 – 17 USA
POOL C
Argentina 43 – 0 Russia
New Zealand 24 – 7 Kenya
Argentina 14 – 14 Kenya
New Zealand 19 – 5 Russia
Russia 10 – 12 Kenya
New Zealand 10 – 12 Argentina
POOL D
Fiji 41 – 0 Japan
Australia 28 – 21 Scotland
Fiji 24 – 12 Scotland
Australia 19 – 12 Japan
Japan 7 – 33 Scotland
Australia 17 – 24 Fiji
TROPHY QUARTER FINALS
France 24 – 14 Japan
Kenya 21 – 19 Chile
Scotland 28 – 21 Wales
Samoa 31 – 7 Russia
CUP QUARTER FINALS
South Africa 17 – 14 Australia
Argentina 19 – 21 USA
Fiji 31 – 12 Canada
England 0 – 19 New Zealand
DAY THREE FIXTURES
Sun, Mar 5 – 11:24 PT, 14:24 ET – 13th SF – Japan vs Chile
Sun, Mar 5 – 11:46 PT, 14:46 ET – 13th SF – Wales vs Russia
Sun, Mar 5 – 12:08 PT, 15:08 ET – TROPHY SF – France vs Kenya
Sun, Mar 5 – 12:38 PT, 15:38 ET – TROPHY SF – Scotland vs Samoa
Sun, Mar 5 – 13:00 PT, 16:00 ET – 5th SF – Australia vs Argentina
Sun, Mar 5 – 13:22 PT, 16:22 ET – 5th SF – Canada vs England
Sun, Mar 5 – 13:44 PT, 16:44 ET – Cup SF – South Africa vs USA
Sun, Mar 5 – 14:06 PT, 17:06 ET – Cup SF – Fiji vs New Zealand
