Zimbabwe stars of day one at Dubai sevens
by Alan Lorimer
November 23, 2000
Zimbabwe created the shock result in the first day's play of the It was a magnificent performance by Zimbabwe who disposed of Canada,Wales and border neighbours South Africa to finish top of their table.
Zimbabwe have progressed steadily but at Dubai they came of age with world
But even such an inspired display may not prevent tournament favourites New
The main challenge will come from the new-look Fiji side that cruised past Elsewhere Australia had little difficulty in winning their group with wins over Samoa, Hong Kong and Kenya.
Of the home unions it will be England who will carry the flag in the Trophy
England, after achieving wins over the Arabian Gulf and Georgia, then faced
"I was very pleased that we were down by only 12-7 at half time after seeing
England's try against New Zealand was scored by Mark Sowerby of Wakefield and Ireland , meanwhile, will meet the Arabian Gulf in the quarter finals of the Bowl competition after finishing third in their group today with a win over Morocco and defeats by Fiji and Argentina.
The Irish seven competed well against Argentina before losing 26-19,
Against Morocco, Ireland led 19-0 at half time with two tries by Matt Mostyn Then, after Morocco had scored twice, Killian Keane settled the tie for Ireland with an unconverted try in the corner to give the Irish side a 24-19 victory.
For Wales this was another step towards learning the techniques of the sevens
But the South Africans ensured victory in the tie with two quick tries after
In their tie against Canada Warlow and Weatherley were the try scorers as
Wales'final tie was against Zimbabwe whose sheer pace took them to a 31-0
Pool A New Zealand 54 Georgia 10, England 27 Arabian Gulf 0, New Zealand 42 Arabian Gulf 0, England 33 Georgia 12, Georgia 31 Arabian Gulf 7, New
Pool B Australia 54 Hong Kong 0, Samoa 40 Kenya 0, Australia 45 Kenya 0,
Pool C Fiji 56 Ireland 0, Argentina 24 Morocco 14, Fiji 43 Morocco 0, Pool D South Africa 24 Wales 14, Zimbabwe 21 Canada 19, Zimbabwe 26 South Africa 24, Canada 31 Wales 14, Zimbabwe 36 Wales 12, South Africa 28 Canada 17. Draw for second day
Emirates Trophy Quarter finals New Zealand v Argentina, Zimbabwe v Samoa,
Emirates Bowl Quarter finals Georgia v Morocco, Canada v Kenya, Hong Kong v |
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