Paris (AFP)
France rallied Saturday the quarterfinals of the London tournament, the penultimate stage of the world rugby sevens, where it will face Sunday the world champions New Zealand.
The Blues took second place in their group beating Kenya and Samoa, failing to beat Fiji. This is the fourth time of the season that they reach the final table, after Sydney (7th), Vancouver (2nd) and Hong Kong (2nd).
In the race for Olympic qualification, offered to the top four in the final standings, the bad news of the day for them lies in the elimination of England, 5th in the overall standings and who can not return to South Africa ( 4e).
The English will be the main competitors of the French at the European qualifying tournament that will take place mid-July in Colomiers. But it will also rely on their hitters, the formidable Irish, who face Sunday Fiji in the quarter.
The United States, Fiji and New Zealand validated their ticket to Tokyo 2020 on Saturday.
Results from France Saturday
France - Samoa 22-14
Fiji - France 31-10
France - Kenya 31-17
The Sunday shift chart (French time)
(11h58) South Africa - Australia
(12h20) New Zealand - France
(12h42) United States - Canada
(13h04) Fiji - Ireland
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