Australia play US in Glasgow 7s qtr-finals

Australia qualifies for the Glasgow Sevens quarter-finals as South Africa and Fiji do enough to qualify directly for the Rio Olympics rugby tournament.

Australia's Sevens Rugby team went unbeaten on the opening day of the Glasgow tournament to set up a quarter-final showdown with the USA.

Geraint John's side topped Pool A on points difference from England on Saturday after drawing with the men in white 17-17 ahead of wins over France (38-7) and Russia (31-5).

"On the whole I think we should be very please with how we did today," John said.

"We played like we have for the majority of the season with an excitement and enthusiasm in our game that wasn't there in Tokyo.

"We went back to our basics - making our tackles, keeping the ball in contact, and making our passes.

"I felt we improved as the day went on."

On Sunday's clash with the USA, John added: "They beat us in Tokyo last time out so we know what to expect. It is up to us now to recover well and be prepared."

Elsewhere, South Africa and Fiji were the first countries to qualify automatically for the 2016 Olympics through the Sevens World Series after progressing from their respective pools.

In Sunday's other quarter-finals, series leaders South Africa will play Fiji, Scotland face New Zealand and England take on Canada.


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