The first-ever World Club 7s tournament exploded into life at Twickenham on Saturday, with sides from the northern and southern hemispheres qualifying for Sunday’s Cup quarterfinals.
DHL WP suffered three narrow losses in their Pool A games – to New York, the Saracens Moscow Region and Gloucester – which means they will take on the Blue Bulls (who were also winless on Day One) in their 10/11th play-off match on Sunday.
The draw for Sunday’s matches is as follows: 11h30 – DHL Western
Province v Vodacom Blue Bulls (10th v 11th) 11h52 – Northampton Saints v Kuban Krasnador (9th v 12th) 12h15 – Buenos Aires v New York (Cup quarterfinal 1) 12h37 – ACT Brumbies v VVA Saracens Moscow Region (Cup quarterfinal 2) 12h59 – Gloucester Rugby v Harlequins (Cup quarterfinal 3) 13h21 – Auckland v San Francisco (Cup quarterfinal 4) Results from Day One: DHL Western Province 19 New York 26 Gloucester Rugby 12 VVA Saracens Moscow Region 19 Vodacom Blue Bulls 19 San Francisco 28 Northampton Saints 0 Buenos Aires 30 Harlequins 14 ACT Brumbies 24 Auckland 33 Kuban Krasnador 5 DHL Western Province 17 VVA Saracens Moscow Region 19 Gloucester Rugby 26 New York 24 Vodacom Blue Bulls 7 Buenos Aires 7 Northampton Saints 12 San Francisco 19 Harlequins 24 Kuban Krasnador 19 ACT Brumbies 12 Auckland 24 New York 12 VVA Saracens Moscow Region 12 San Francisco 12 Buenos Aires 31 Gloucester Rugby 27 DHL Western Province 17 Northampton Saints 17 Vodacom Blue Bulls 7 ACT Brumbies 35 Kuban Krasnador 12 Harlequins 31 Auckland 14