HSBC SINGAPORE RUGBY SEVENS STUNS WITH SAMOA BREAKING FIJI'S WINNING STREAK
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Samoa surprised with a 28 - 7 upset breaking Fiji’s longest run of 15 consecutive victories against them
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Uruguay defeated the USA for the first time since 2006
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Argentina, New Zealand, Samoa top their pools with perfect win records on day one of the HSBC Singapore Rugby Sevens
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Quarter-final line-up: Samoa v Uruguay, Argentina v Australia, France v Fiji, New Zealand v Great Britain
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Finals day kicks off with Canada v Kenya at 10:50 local time (GMT+8), the gold medal match is at 19:28 local time. Find out where to watch here
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From Left to Right, Argentina’s Marcos Moneta and Ireland’s Jordan Conroy
SINGAPORE, 8 April 2023 – The highly anticipated HSBC Singapore Rugby Sevens is back on Singapore shores (and pitch)! Day one of the ninth round of the Series at Singapore Sports Hub’s National Stadium absolutely delivered with nail-biting matches, epic tries and last minute upsets.
Top-ranked heavyweights New Zealand, South Africa and Australia furiously battled it out in Pool A, dubbed the Pool of Death, in a spectacle epitomising world-class rugby action. Australia and New Zealand (from Pool A) made it through to the quarter-finals, alongside Argentina and Samoa who topped their respective pools with perfect win records, and France, Fiji, Uruguay, and Great Britain with their well-deserved wins.
Read the full run-down of today’s matches in the Day 1 match report here and check out the latest series standings here.




Ruggers in arms show their team support
Widely known as Family Sevens, we saw the strength of the rugby crowd emanate through the roof of the National Stadium with fans of all ages strutting their stuff with vibrant 80s inspired costumes and an appearance of bumblebees! Fans also brought flags and hand-made posters to show support for their favourite teams. They were captivated by a myriad of activities, from family-friendly Roller-Disco Zone, food from the likes of Meat Smith, The Travelling C.O.W. (Chef on Wheels) and Burnt Ends Bakery, live music from local pop musicians, and a chance to meet Rugby Legends such as South Africa’s Tendai ‘Beast’ Mtawarira. We even spotted some chilling out at the world’s first half-pipe surfing machine Surf at The Stingray® and at the Lazy River at Splash-N-Surf to beat the heat!
The final day commences at 10.50am local time (GMT+8) on Sunday with Canada v Kenya. The quarter-finals begin at 12.18pm with Samoa v Uruguay followed by Argentina v Australia, France v Fiji, and New Zealand v Great Britain. The semi-finals take place at 4.13pm and the moment we’ve all been waiting for – the gold medal match – kicks off at 7.28pm.
View all scores and the match schedule here.
If you were not able to catch tickets to our ultimate Rugby weekend, witness the action via live stream on World Rugby digital platforms including www.world.rugby, YouTube and Facebook. Those in Singapore subscribed to meWatch can relive the action-packed game here.
It will be a power-packed Easter weekend filled with world-class rugby action, delicious food, fun activities and unique engagements for families and fans alike. Tickets are available at: https://singapore7s.ticketmaster.sg/activity/detail/23_sgrugby7s.
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