Cape Town Sevens 2019 LIVE: Cup finals scores, updates and results

Preview by World Rugby, live updates – bylined writer.

South Africa, New Zealand and France won all three matches to top their respective pools, while Ireland and Kenya played out an entertaining 24-24 draw in the Pool D decider with the men in green finishing top on points difference.

They are joined in the Cup quarter-finals by Fiji, Argentina and Scotland with Dubai bronze medallists England and USA the biggest names to miss out on the top eight, the latter for the first time since Singapore in April 2018. The two will now meet each other in the ninth place play-off.

The first Cup quarter-final, at 11:18 local time (GMT+2), is an all-African affair with South Africa taking on Kenya for the right to face the winner of the encounter between France and Argentina.

Ireland’s reward for topping their pool is a meeting with Fiji, who turned on the style in their final match against Japan to ensure they didn’t miss out on the quarter-finals twice in a series for the first time.

Cape Town Sevens 2019 LIVE: Cup finals as they happen

Cape Town Sevens 2019: How to watch

The action will be broadcast live on SuperSport1 (subscription required) while World Rugby screens highlights across the weekend on their various social media channels.