Canadian men upset New Zealand, Samoa, make South Africa Rugby 7s quarterfinals

Canada's men, who finished last in Dubai last weekend, scored upset wins over defending World Series champion New Zealand and reigning Cape Town titleholder Samoa on Saturday to advance to the Cup quarterfinals of the South Africa Sevens.

The Canadian women also made it to the Cup quarterfinals by virtue of being one of the two best third-place finishers.

The men will face Argentina while the women take on defending Series champion New Zealand in Sunday's quarterfinals.

Cape Town is the second stop of the rebranded HSBC SVNS, formerly known as the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series.

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