The defending champions of the Dubai 7s, New Zealand, South Africa, Samoa and England will go into the Cup quarterfinals tonight as unbeaten sides.
The four team's have been tipped to feature in the semis after England caused an upset over Fiji beating them by 28-5 in the last pool match early this morning.
New Zealand coach Gordon Tietjens said the players will now feel the pressure when coming into the knockout stages but his team is ready to defend their title.
South African team coach Paul Treu is also confident of taking out the first tournament in the 2008/2009 IRB World 7s Series.
In the Dubai 7s Cup quarterfinals today, New Zealand plays Kenya at 7:08pm, then England take on Argentina at 7:30pm. Fiji will meet Samoa at 7:52pm while the last Cup quarterfinal will be played between South Africa and Australia at 8:14pm.
The semifinals will be played tomorrow morning at 2:20am, with the final at 4:34am.
Players Will Now Feel The Pressure: Tietjens
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