The Glasgow Sevens, the 2nd last leg of the HSBC Sevens World Series takes place this weekend in Glasgow, Scotland at Scotstoun.
The Tournament is held over 2 days, with Saturday 9 May the 1st Day and the tournament concluding on Sunday 10 May.
The 3 leading sides in the World Series are South Africa (129 Log Points), Fiji (125 Log Points) and New Zealand (120 Log Points). England follows some distance behind in 3rd spot on 100 Log Points, with Australia 9 points behind them on 91 Log Points and the rest of the field far up the rear.
The Top 4 Teams in the standings at the end of the 2015 HSBC Sevens World Series, which concludes next weekend in London, England, automatically qualify for spots at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, so for England and Australia there is all to play for in this tournament and next weekend.
For the Top 3 sides in the series, who have already made sure of Olympic qualification (bar the almost impossible preventing it in these 2 last tournaments) this weekend and the next is all about winning the HSBC World Series. South Africa are only 4 Points ahead of the Fijians, who have raised the bar and upped the ante substantially in the last few tournaments. New Zealand, who are last year’s champions are also within reach and will be desperate to beat Fiji and South Africa convincingly, in order to retain the crown.
The weekend’s action kicked off at 11:30 SA Time (10:30 BST, 09:30 GMT) and all the action was broadcast live on SuperSport 6, on TV in South Africa.
South Africa played Samoa at 12:58 SA Time (11:58 BST, 10:58 GMT), then they played Kenya at 16:04 SA Time (15:04 BST, 14:04 GMT) and their 3rd and last game of Day 1 was against New Zealand at 19:37 SA Time (18:37 BST, 17:37 GMT).
On Day 1 the traditionally big Sevens Nations of South Africa, New Zealand and Fiji all advanced to the quarters, joined by England, Canada, Scotland, Australia and the United States in the quarters.
Day 2’s action started at 12:30 SA Time (11:30 BST, 10:30 GMT) on Sunday and the action was broadcast on SuperSport 1 on TV in South Africa. The tournament concluded with the Cup Final which took place at 20:50 SA Time (19:50 BST, 18:50 GMT).
South Africa’s Blitzbokke lost their quarter-final game against Fiji by 0 / 15 and Fiji and New Zealand went on to contest the Cup Final.
Fiji managed to beat New Zealand in the Cup Final by 24 / 17, to take the Glasgow title.
Fiji has now moved to the Top of the 2015 HSBC Sevens World Series points table, 5 points above South Africa, who have moved down into 2nd spot. New Zealand have also crept closer to South Africa on the Log and only 8 points now seperate the Top 3 teams, going into the Final Round of the 2015 HSBC Sevens World Series next weekend in London, England.
Fixtures & Results:
Scotland Pool Stages – Day 1 |
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No | Group | Teams | Details | ||||
Canada | 40 – 0 | United States |
Sat 9 May 10:30 (BST)
Sat 9 May 11:30 (SA Time)
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Japan | 12 – 12 | Argentina |
Sat 9 May 10:52 (BST)
Sat 9 May 11:52 (SA Time)
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England | 17 – 17 | Australia |
Sat 9 May 11:14 (BST)
Sat 9 May 12:14 (SA Time)
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France | 21 – 19 | Russia |
Sat 9 May 11:36 (BST)
Sat 9 May 12:36 (SA Time)
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South Africa | 19 – 12 | Samoa |
Sat 9 May 11:58 (BST)
Sat 9 May 12:58 (SA Time)
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New Zealand | 22 – 7 | Kenya |
Sat 9 May 12:20 (BST)
Sat 9 May 13:20 (SA Time)
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Fiji | 40 – 17 | Wales |
Sat 9 May 12:42 (BST)
Sat 9 May 13:42 (SA Time)
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Scotland | 19 – 14 | Portugal |
Sat 9 May 13:04 (BST)
Sat 9 May 14:04 (SA Time)
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Canada | 12 – 21 | Argentina |
Sat 9 May 13:36 (BST)
Sat 9 May 14:36 (SA Time)
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Japan | 7 – 38 | United States |
Sat 9 May 13:58 (BST)
Sat 9 May 14:58 (SA Time)
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England | 43 – 7 | Russia |
Sat 9 May 14:20 (BST)
Sat 9 May 15:20 (SA Time)
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France | 7 – 38 | Australia |
Sat 9 May 14:42 (BST)
Sat 9 May 15:42 (SA Time)
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South Africa | 22 – 5 | Kenya |
Sat 9 May 15:04 (BST)
Sat 9 May 16:04 (SA Time)
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New Zealand | 26 – 19 | Samoa |
Sat 9 May 15:26 (BST)
Sat 9 May 16:26 (SA Time)
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Fiji | 40 – 12 | Portugal |
Sat 9 May 15:48 (BST)
Sat 9 May 16:48 (SA Time)
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Scotland | 12 – 7 | Wales |
Sat 9 May 16:10 (BST)
Sat 9 May 17:10 (SA Time)
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United States | 21 – 14 | Argentina |
Sat 9 May 16:47 (BST)
Sat 9 May 17:47 (SA Time)
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Canada | 38 – 0 | Japan |
Sat 9 May 17:09 (BST)
Sat 9 May 18:09 (SA Time)
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Australia | 31 – 5 | Russia |
Sat 9 May 17:31 (BST)
Sat 9 May 18:31 (SA Time)
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England | 26 – 7s | France |
Sat 9 May 17:53 (BST)
Sat 9 May 18:53 (SA Time)
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Samoa | 22 – 29 | Kenya |
Sat 9 May 18:15 (BST)
Sat 9 May 19:15 (SA Time)
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South Africa | 19 – 24 | New Zealand |
Sat 9 May 18:37 (BST)
Sat 9 May 19:37 (SA Time)
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Wales | 42 – 7 | Portugal |
Sat 9 May 18:59 (BST)
Sat 9 May 19:59 (SA Time)
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Fiji | 45 – 5 | Scotland |
Sat 9 May 19:21 (BST)
Sat 9 May 20:21 (SA Time)
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Scotland Knockouts – Day 2 |
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No | Group | Teams | Details | ||||
France | 19 – 0 | Japan |
Sun 10 May 11:30 (BST)
Sun 10 May 12:30 (SA Time)
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Wales | 5 – 0 | Samoa |
Sun 10 May 11:52 (BST)
Sun 10 May 12:52 (SA Time)
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Argentina | 14 – 0 | Russia |
Sun 10 May 12:14 (BST)
Sun 10 May 13:14 (SA Time)
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Kenya | 12 – 0 | Portugal |
Sun 10 May 12:36 (BST)
Sun 10 May 13:36 (SA Time)
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Australia | 7 – 14 | United States |
Sun 10 May 12:58 (BST)
Sun 10 May 13:58 (SA Time)
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Fiji | 15 – 0 | South Africa |
Sun 10 May 13:20 (BST)
Sun 10 May 14:20 (SA Time)
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Canada | 7 – 14 | England |
Sun 10 May 13:42 (BST)
Sun 10 May 14:42 (SA Time)
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New Zealand | 17 – 7 | Scotland |
Sun 10 May 14:04 (BST)
Sun 10 May 15:04 (SA Time)
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Japan | 14 – 24 | Samoa |
Sun 10 May 14:46 (BST)
Sun 10 May 15:46 (SA Time)
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Russia | 7 – 10 | Portugal |
Sun 10 May 15:08 (BST)
Sun 10 May 16:08 (SA Time)
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France | 5 – 12 | Wales |
Sun 10 May 15:30 (BST)
Sun 10 May 16:30 (SA Time)
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Argentina | 24 – 7 | Kenya |
Sun 10 May 15:52 (BST)
Sun 10 May 16:52 (SA Time)
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Australia | 12 – 21 | South Africa |
Sun 10 May 16:14 (BST)
Sun 10 May 17:14 (SA Time)
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Canada | 12 – 14 | Scotland |
Sun 10 May 16:36 (BST)
Sun 10 May 17:36 (SA Time)
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United States | 5 – 19 | Fiji |
Sun 10 May 16:58 (BST)
Sun 10 May 17:58 (SA Time)
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England | 0 – 5 | New Zealand |
Sun 10 May 17:20 (BST)
Sun 10 May 18:20 (SA Time)
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Samoa | 22 – 12 | Portugal |
Sun 10 May 17:52 (BST)
Sun 10 May 18:52 (SA Time)
— Winners Shield Final —
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Wales | 12 – 7 | Argentina |
Sun 10 May 18:20 (BST)
Sun 10 May 19:20 (SA Time)
— Winner Bowl Final —
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South Africa | 12 – 10 | Scotland |
Sun 10 May 18:48 (BST)
Sun 10 May 19:48 (SA Time)
— Winnes Plate Final —
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United States | 19 – 24 | England |
Sun 10 May 19:16 (BST)
Sun 10 May 20:16 (SA Time)
— 3rd Place Play-Off —
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Fiji | 24 – 17 | New Zealand |
Sun 10 May 19:50 (BST)
Sun 10 May 20:50 (SA Time)
— Winner Cup Final —
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Fiji now 5 Points above the Blitzbokke in the Series… 1 Round to come next weekend in London.
3rd Place next weekend will be enough for Fiji to take the overall title in 2015.
Best result for the Blitzbokke would be if Fiji play New Zealand for 3rd Place in London, and lose to New Zealand… with the Blitzbokke winning the London title…
One can only wish!
Great stuff well done Andy Murray winning his clay court masters tournament and beating Nadal for the first time on clay in Rafa’s backyard, 6-3, 6-2!
@ Bullscot:
should be winning his first clay court masters
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