Usual suspects into Canada quarters
Australia, Scotland, Samoa, Wales and the United States will join the big three in the Cup section of the tournament.
Kitione Taliga's last-minute winner lifted Fiji to a 24-19 victory over Kenya to knock the Africans into the Bowl. That took some of the gloss off Kenyan Collins Injera's milestone day. He scored his 221st career try, to move into second place behind Argentina's Santiago Gomez Cora (230) on the World Series all-time list.
Fiji, who came into Vancouver leading the standings with 91 points after their triumph in the Las Vegas Sevens, will play the United States in the first quarterfinal after Mike Friday's side finished second to New Zealand in Pool D.
New Zealand avoided the unwelcome match-up with Fiji with a 17-5 victory over the United States in the Pool D decider. Sione Molia scored twice for the All Blacks Sevens as they set up a meeting with Samoa, who haven't reached the Cup quarters since the season-opening tournament in Dubai.
In their earlier matches, New Zealand scored three second-half tries to see off France 24-10 and downed England 7-0.
Australia secured their spot in the last eight as winners of Pool B with a 49-14 victory over Wales.
That result left Canada needing a 30-point win over Russia in the final match of the day to grab the last Cup berth from Wales, and Canada's 29-12 win saw them fall short on point difference despite the fevered support of the home crowd, where home fans had been thrilled by their team's 14-12 upset of Australia.
"This is a game of tiny margins, huge heartache. The effort these guys put in to come close and lose out can be heartbreaking. Two wins should be enough to get you through," said Canada coach Liam Middleton.
But instead it was Australia, who also thumped Russia 43-5, going through along with Wales, whose run was keyed by a 52-0 demolition of Russia.
"It's been a brilliant day. When we saw the group we saw it as a chance to progress into the Cup this week, and we're really pleased so far," Wales captain Luke Treharne said.
Andy Friend's Australia, runners-up in the last two tournaments, will play Scotland. Wales face a tough match against South Africa, who scored 16 tries on Saturday while conceding only one. South Africa, second to Fiji in the standings on 86 points, moved smoothly into the last eight with a 43-0 victory over Scotland, a 26-7 win over Brazil and a 27-0 triumph over Argentina.
Vancouver Sevens results:
Pool A
Fiji 38-5 Samoa
Kenya 43-5 Portugal
Fiji 61-0 Portugal
Kenya 19-26 Samoa
Samoa 43-7 Portugal
Fiji 24-19 Kenya
Pool B
Australia 43-5 Russia
Wales 26-19 Canada
Wales 52-0 Russia
Australia 12-14 Canada
Australia 49-14 Wales
Russia 12-29 Canada
Pool C
South Africa 43-0 Scotland
Argentina 35-5 Brazil
South Africa 26-7 Brazil
Argentina 7-19 Scotland
Scotland 33-0 Brazil
South Africa 27-0 Argentina
Pool D
United States 42-14 France
New Zealand 7-0 England
United States 17-12 England
New Zealand 24-10 France
France 12-14 England
United States 5-17 New Zealand
Sunday fixtures:
(Kick-off is local time – GMT minus eight hours)
Bowl
Kenya v France – 09:40
Argentina v Russia – 10:02
England v Portugal – 10:24
Canada v Brazil – 10:46
Cup
Fiji v United States – 11.08
South Africa v Wales – 11.30
New Zealand v Samoa – 11.52
Australia v Scotland – 12.14
Semifinals:
Shield
Semifinal One – 12:56
Semifinal Two – 13:18
Bowl
Semifinal One – 13:40
Semifinal Two – 14:02
Plate
Semifinal One – 14:24
Semifinal Two – 14:46
Cup
Semifinal One – 15:08
Semifinal Two – 15:30
Finals:
Shield Final – 16.02
Bowl Final – 16.30
Plate Final – 16.58
Third/Fourth playoff – 17.26
Cup Final – 18.00
