USA Wins Plate in South AfricaThe USA Men’s 7s team leave Port Elizabeth, South Africa with a well-earned Plate victory and a bump up to 9th in World Rugby HSBC Sevens World Series Standings. The USA lost 28-7 to New Zealand in the Cup Quarterfinals.
USA in Cup QFs After 2-1 DayThe USA Men’s 7s team is into the Cup Quarterfinals in the Nelson Mandela Bay 7s in Port Elizabeth, South Africa after two impressive victories to cap off Day One. After losing 26-0 to South Africa in their opener, the Eagles shocked Wales 38-12 and then defeated a fairly pedestrian Kenyan side 33-5.
Port Elizabeth 7s Set to Kick Off
The USA Men's National 7s team starts Round 3 in the HSBC Sevens World Series late Friday night and early Saturday morning US time.
See the live web stream here:
http://universalsports.com/rugby/
The Nelson Mandela Bay 7s in Port Elizabeth, South Africa is seven hours ahead of Eastern Time and ten hours ahead of Pacific time.
Some Things to Address for PE 7sThe USA Men’s 7s team gets to rebound from a frustrating Dubai 7s in South Africa and should have some of their banged up players back available to play. Zach Test was held out of the Day Two games in Dubai thanks to an ankle injury. Perry Baker saw little time on Day Two after a shoulder stinger.
Latest from Dubai - World Series StandingsSouth Africa beat Australia in a pulsating Emirates Airline Dubai Sevens final to claim the second title of the HSBC Sevens World Series. In doing so Neil Powell's side closed the gap on leaders Fiji, who finished third in Dubai, in the race to secure the top four places on the Series and qualify directly for the 2016 Olympic Games.
