Samoan sevens rugby team remains hot favourites to win the Australia sevens tournament this weekend after an impressive start in their opening pool match against France last night.
Team coach Stephen Betham said it’s always tough for every team in their opening match, but things should change from today and he hopes that Samoa will do wonders as they did in Las Vegas this season.
South Africa is looking for a hat-trick with their young players.
Coach Paul Treu said defending the title is not easy but they will give in their best shot.
Wales Coach Paul John believes his side can reach the Cup quarterfinals if they beat Kenya in the second match today, which will put pressure on Fiji and Kenya in their last pool match.
Day two of Australia sevens games starts today at 4:45pm, with the opening match between Samoa and Japan.
Looking at the results of games played last night:
Samoa beat France 33-12, South Africa thrashed Japan 40-0, Fiji went down 12-17 to Wales, Kenya beat Papua New Guinea 27-7, New Zealand defeated Scotland 31-0, Argentina had to work hard to beat Tonga 19-17, USA upset England 24-21 and Australia beat Niue 40-5.
Samoa hot favourites to win Aust 7s
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