England narrowly misses out on reaching Cup quarter-finals

England has narrowly missed out on reaching the Cup quarter‑finals of the London 7s.

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England needed to beat New Zealand by at least 10 points in their final pool game last night but settled for a 17‑12 win.

This meant New Zealand and new comers Ireland progressed from Pool C for today’s quarterfinal at Twickenham.

It also saw New Zealand join the United States and Fiji in clinching qualification for the 2020 Olympics.

In the quarter-finals of the London 7s, South Africa will take on Australia,  New Zealand will face France, USA will take on Canada while Fiji will meet Ireland.

The quarterfinals will start at 9.58 tonight, Cup semifinals will start at 1.48am tomorrow and the Cup final will be played at 4.57am also tomorrow.

[BBCSports]

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