2011 LONDON 7s
DAY 2 
SOUTH AFRICA beat Fiji 24-14 to win the Emirates Airline London Sevens, as New Zealand clinch a ninth Sevens World Series title by beating Argentina in the Cup quarter finals on a weekend which saw the attendance exceed 100,000 at Twickenham.
Paul Treu's side came from 14-0 down to record their second Cup victory this season and their first London Sevens since 2005. The victory means the race for second place in the Series behind New Zealand will be a four-way battle at next weekend's Emirates Airline Edinburgh Sevens.
South Africa's 24 points for the win means they are now third with 116 points behind England (121) and ahead of Samoa (112) and Fiji (110).
Outgoing World Series champions Samoa defeated 2010 London Sevens champions Australia in the Plate final to collect 12 points whilst Scotland claimed four after a dramatic 21-19 victory against Kenya in the Bowl final. England ended a disappointing weekend at Twickenham with some silverware, beating Portugal 22-7 in the Shield final.
South Africa avenged a loss to Fiji in the pool stages on day one with a hard fought victory in the Cup final, recovering from a 14-0 deficit early on to score four tries - two of them by Bernardo Botha - and execute coach Paul Treu's game plan with perfection.
Fiji had earlier impressively defeated HSBC Sevens World Series winners New Zealand 42-19 in the first Cup semi final, with six different players scoring in the victory. South Africa had a tighter battle against Rugby World Cup Sevens champions Wales, edging their semi final 21-19.
Twelve Series Points For Samoa In Plate
OUTGOING World Series champions Samoa defeated last year's London Sevens Cup winners 22-12 in the Plate final to collect 12 Series points, Tom Iosefo taking his tournament try tally to 10 with two tries against Michael O'Connor's side.
Iosefo had earlier scored three of Samoa's six tries in their 38-0 victory against Argentina in the semi final as the Pacific Islanders became the first side through to the Plate final having earlier lost to Pacific rivals Fiji in the Cup quarter finals.
Brian Sefanaia and Greg Jeloudev (two) helped Australia to a 19-0 victory against France in their semi final and they receive eight Series points to add to their tally.
Scotland Win Third Bowl
ANDREW Turnbull snatched victory for Scotland in the Bowl final to add four more World Series points to their season's tally. Having trailed 19-14 after the buzzer had sounded, Turnbull showed great composure to secure a 21-19 victory and Scotland's third Bowl of the season.
Graham Shiels' side reached the Bowl final after a 19-17 victory against Spain with Peter Horne crossing for two of their three tries. Humphrey Kayange's late try had sealed a 19-15 victory over Russia for Kenya.
Earlier, hosts England's poor form in London continued as they suffered a 19-17 defeat to Kenya in their final Bowl quarter final despite leading 17-0 at half time. Tries by Oscar Ouma, Collins Injera and Lavin Asego inflicting more misery on Ben Ryan's side.
Spain became the first team through to the semi finals in the opening match of day two after defeating Al Caravelli's USA 14-0 thanks to tries from Pablo Feijoo and Igancio Martin. Lee Jones, who was part of Scotland's Commonwealth Games squad that finished sixth in Delhi, scored a hat-trick in their 26-0 victory against Portugal.
Evgeny Brysryakov, Ivan Kotov and Nikolay Zaporzhin had earlier all crossed for Pavel Baranovsky's Russia in a 15-12 victory against Canada in the third quarter final, setting up the meeting with Kenya.
Silver Lining For Hosts In Shield
ENGLAND proved too strong for Portugal in the Shield final to end a disappointing weekend at Twickenham with some silverware.
Mat Turner, Dan Norton (two) and John Brake's tries secured a 22-7 victory to the delight of the home crowd.
The hosts beat Canada 22-14 in the semi finals as tries from Nick Royle, James Rodwell, Norton and Brake helped Ben Ryan's side reach the final despite Ciaran Hearn scoring twice for Canada.
Portugal reached the final after a 21-5 defeat of USA. David Mateus, Diogo Mateus and Aderito Esteves scoring first half tries for Tomaz Morais' side.
Earlier, Ben Gollings scored his 2,624th point in the history of the World Series, doubling Waisale Serevi's next best tally of 1,310, with his try against Kenya in the Bowl quarter final.
DAY 1
A world record crowd of more than 54,000 fans attended the first day of the Emirates Airline London Sevens at Twickenham.
The penultimate leg of the 2010/11 HSBC Sevens World Series attracted 54,357 spectators, the biggest crowd to attend a single day of the global series in its 12-year history.
The previous best of 50,000 was set on both days of the 2008 Dubai Sevens and a new record for a two-day tournament will be set if tomorrow’s crowd takes the combined figure at Twickenham past the 100,000 mark.
ENGLAND's chances of lifting their first ever Sevens World Series title were dealt a huge blow in their home tournament, the Emirates Airline London Sevens.
Following a shock 21-14 defeat to France, England could only manage a 12-12 draw with Argentina in the final match of day one as they failed to reach the Cup quarter finals for the first time this season.
France added to their victory against England, their first since 2008, with a win against Al Caravelli's USA to reach the Cup quarter finals for the first time since the 2009 London Sevens.
Current Series leaders New Zealand finished the day as one of three teams with 100% records, the others being last year's champions Australia and Fiji, in front of a record breaking 54,357 strong crowd at Twickenham, and look set to clinch their ninth World Series title on day two.
Cup Quarter Finals
New Zealand v Argentina
Fiji v Samoa
Australia v South Africa
France v Wales
Pool A 
Current Series leaders New Zealand maintained their 100% record on day one after beating Wales 31-12. Tries from Solomon King, DJ Forbes, Tomasi Cama, Buxton Popoalii and Scott Curry ensured they finished as Pool A winners and will now face Argentina in the first Cup quarter final on day two.
They began their campaign against Kenya and despite captain Humphrey Kayange giving his side an early lead, tries from Tim Mikkelson, Frank Halai, Bryce Heem and King cemented a 28-12 victory.
Gordon Tietjens' side will now look to win their first London Sevens since 2007 and take a step closer to their ninth World Series crown in 12 years.
In their second match six different players scored the six tries in a 40-7 victory against Spain, but one of the biggest cheers on day one was for Martin Heredia, who scored Spain's only try in the match.
Reigning Rugby World Cup Sevens champions Wales recorded 33-10 and 29-12 victories against Spain and Kenya and they will now face France in the Cup quarter finals.
Ignacio Martin, Pedro Martin and Javier Canosa all scored for Spain in the penultimate Pool A match as they defeated Kenya 17-7. The two sides met in the Hong Kong Sevens Shield final with Kenya winning in sudden death extra time, but the Spanish avenged that loss at Twickenham to finish third in the pool and will face USA in the Bowl competition.
Pool B 
France finished day one as Pool B winners following their dramatic 21-14 and 24-17 victories over hosts England and USA respectively.
Having earlier lost to Argentina 28-15 in their first match thanks to two tries from Diego Palma, France bounced back to shock the Twickenham crowd and now face Wales on day two.
Ben Gollings scored both of England's two tries in their match with France but could not prevent their European rivals snatching the victory following second half tries from Steve Barry, Paul Albaladejo and captain Mathieu Acebes proving decisive.
Earlier, three second half tries from Dan Norton ensured the hosts came from 21-14 down to record a 31-21 victory against USA in their first match. Gollings and Tom Powell had given the hosts a 14-0 lead before Matt Hawkins, Paul Emerick and Shalom Suniula crossed for Caravelli's side, but it was Norton's pace out wide that proved the difference.
Justin Boyd had left Pool B wide open after he scored a last minute try against Argentina to clinch a 22-21 victory, but they now face Spain on day two. England meet Kenya in the Bowl competition.
Bowl Quarter Finals
Spain v USA
Portugal v Scotland
Canada v Russia
England v Kenya
Pool C 
Last year's London Sevens winners Australia came from behind once again on day one to snatch a 21-20 victory against reigning World Series champions Samoa.
Henry Vanderglas scored after the buzzer had sounded, before Hamish Angus held his nerve to kick the decisive conversion. Earlier, captain Bernard Foley helped his side defeat Canada 19-14 in the second match of day one, having trailed 14-7 at half time before Greg Jeloudev then broke Scottish hearts with his try in a 24-21 victory as Australia recovered from 21-0 down in the first half.
Stephen Betham's Samoa recorded a 38-24 victory in their second match of day one against Geraint John's Canada after getting their campaign off to a winning start in the first match of the day, beating next week's hosts Scotland 19-15. Tom Iosefo scored the first try of day one, before Alatasi Tupou crossed twice for the Pacific Islanders.
In the penultimate Pool C match, Ciaran Hearn and Sean Duke helped Hong Kong Sevens Bowl winners Canada finish third heading into tomorrow's Bowl competition, scoring two tries each in their 25-15 victory against Scotland.
Pool D
The two Cup finalists from the USA Sevens, South Africa and Fiji, both reached the Cup quarter finals in London following respective victories over Hong Kong Sevens Cup quarter finalists Russia and Portugal.
However, the runners-up from Las Vega, Fiji, top the pool after they avenged that defeat with a 12-7 victory over Paul Treu's side and will now face a Cup quarter final with Pacific island rivals Samoa.
Earlier, Treu's side avoided a shock in the third match of the day, having trailed 7-5 at half time against Russia, before Fiji also avoided a first ever loss to Portugal with Joteli Lutumailagi scoring after the buzzer had sounded in the 24-21 victory, despite having had a man sent off.
In their second match Joe Savou, returning as the Fiji coach, guided his side to a 41-0 victory against Russia thanks to a hat-trick from debutant Livai Ikanikoda, while Branco du Preez scored two of South Africa's four tries in their 22-7 victory against Portugal.
David Mateus snatched a dramatic 12-12 draw with Russia in the penultimate Pool D match to ensure Tomaz Morais' side finished third and will face Scotland on day two in the Bowl quarter finals.
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RESULTS
POOL A
New Zealand 28 - 12 Kenya
Wales 33 - 10 Spain
New Zealand 40 - 7 Spain
Wales 29 - 12 Kenya
Kenya 7 - 17 Spain
New Zealand 31 - 12 Wales
POOL B
England 31 - 21 United States
Argentina 28 - 15 France
England 14 - 21 France
Argentina 21 - 22 United States
United States 17 - 24 France
England 12 - 12 Argentina
POOL C
Samoa 19 - 15 Scotland
Australia 19 - 14 Canada
Samoa 38 - 24 Canada
Australia 24 - 21 Scotland
Scotland 12 - 25 Canada
Samoa 20 - 21 Australia
POOL D
South Africa 17 - 7 Russia
Fiji 24 - 21 Portugal
South Africa 22 - 7 Portugal
Fiji 41 - 0 Russia
Russia 12 - 12 Portugal
South Africa 7 - 12 Fiji
BOWL QUARTER FINAL
Spain 14 - 0 United States
BOWL QUARTER FINAL
Portugal 0 - 26 Scotland
BOWL QUARTER FINAL
Canada 12 - 15 Russia
BOWL QUARTER FINAL
England 17 - 19 Kenya
BOWL SEMI FINAL
Spain 17 - 19 Scotland
BOWL SEMI FINAL
Russia 15 - 19 Kenya
BOWL FINAL
SCOTLAND 21 - 19 Kenya
SHIELD SEMI FINAL
United States 15 - 21 Portugal
SHIELD SEMI FINAL
Canada 14 - 22 England
SHIELD FINAL
Portugal 7 - 22 ENGLAND
PLATE SEMI FINAL
Argentina 0 - 38 Samoa
PLATE SEMI FINAL
Australia 19 - 0 France
PLATE FINAL
SAMOA 22 - 12 Australia
CUP QUARTER FINAL
New Zealand 31 - 14 Argentina
CUP QUARTER FINAL
Fiji 26 - 14 Samoa
CUP QUARTER FINAL
Australia 0 - 17 South Africa
CUP QUARTER FINAL
France 12 - 19 Wales
CUP SEMI FINAL
New Zealand 19 - 42 Fiji
CUP SEMI FINAL
South Africa 21 - 19 Wales
CUP FINAL
Fiji 14 - 24 SOUTH AFRICA
FIXTURES & STANDINGS 
