World series titleholder Fiji and on-form South Africa were unbeaten on Day 1 of the Cape Town Sevens on Saturday, while New Zealand also made the quarterfinals despite being held to a draw by Canada in pool play.
Fiji won three from three, although it was sternly tested by France in its final pool game and came from behind to win 28-19 and preserve its unbeaten status with two tries in the last two minutes.
South Africa opened with a 41-0 blowout over Russia, and the winner of the series-opening event in Dubai went on to beat the United States 28-10 and Australia 29-7 at Cape Town Stadium.
New Zealand rebounded from the Canada result to beat England 33-7 with a big second-half performance.
