Singapore SVNS, men – Day One

WRAP: We bring you Day One of the men’s action at the Singapore leg of the HSBC SVNS World Series on Friday.

Argentina hold an eight-point cushion over second-place Ireland in the men’s standings ahead of HSBC SVNS Singapore.

That means, Los Pumas Sevens will be sure of the League Winners title if they reach at least the Cup semifinals at Singapore National Stadium.

Los Pumas Sevens’ points difference is 298 points better than Ireland’s, which means they are also likely to finish the regular season top of the standings if they finish fifth in Singapore – regardless of what Ireland do.

Should Argentina fail to reach the Cup quarterfinals for the second successive tournament, however, Ireland would leapfrog them in the standings if they qualify for the Cup semifinals.

All the Day One action below …

Pool A

Australia v Argentina

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New Zealand v Canada

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Australia v Canada

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New Zealand v Argentina

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Pool B

South Africa v Spain

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France v Samoa

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South Africa v Samoa

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France v Spain

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Pool C

Fiji 14 – 33 United States

The opening round of the men’s tournament certainly started off with a bang with five tries being scored in the first half. The Eagles went into the second half having the lead after an opportunistic bounce of the ball sat up for Perry Baker to get the third try for his team before the break in play. The Fijians would have no answer in the second half to a determined Eagle’s offense who would get over the line for a couple more tries and get their campaign underway with a dream start against a quality Fijian outfit.