New Zealand have beaten rivals Australia 21-19 in an all-time classic rugby sevens battle, with a desperate defensive stand the difference.
In the men's division of Perth SVNS Argentina stormed home to claim the event for the second consecutive year.
South Africa are through to their second Men’s Cup semi-final of the season after dominating Fiji 19-nil in a one-sided quarterfinal.
It's semi-finals Sunday at the World Rugby U20 Championship and following last Tuesday’s weather-affected schedule, the hope will be that all six matches will be played to an 80-minute conclusion unlike on match day three when there were just four and a half matches completed due to the heavy rain making pitches unplayable.
Three matches are scheduled for Athlone: Ireland-Australia (2pm local time), France-Wales (4:30pm) and South Africa-England (7pm). Over in Stellenbosch, it’s Argentina-Fiji (2pm), Georgia-Italy (4:30pm) and New Zealand-Spain (7pm).
Three matches are scheduled for Stellenbosch: Ireland vs Georgia (kick-off 2pm local), France vs New Zealand (4:30pm) and South Africa vs Argentina (7pm). Over in Athlone, Wales vs Spain is the opening match (2pm) followed by England vs Fiji (4:30pm) and Australia vs Italy (7pm).
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Follow all the action from the second match of the 2019 World Cup on the RugbyPass live blog as France take on Argentina at Ajinomoto Stadium in Tokyo.
It's been 12 years since Argentina turned the rugby world on its head to upset France 17-12 in their own backyard in the 2007 World Cup opener.
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