Kenya dump Australia out of Gold Coast Sevens

Rugby minnows Kenya scored a try in the last second of normal time to down Australia 21-14 and send the host nation crashing out of the Gold Coast Sevens quarter-finals on Sunday.

The African nation will now take on powerhouse New Zealand in the semi-finals after the All Blacks overcame stubborn resistance from Argentina to win 12-7. The New Zealanders came back from a 7-5 half-time deficit to claim the win, with captain DJ Forbes’ second-half try the difference in a tight contest.

Fiji kept alive their hopes of defending their Gold Coast title when they outclassed Pacific neighbours Samoa 19-7.

They will now face the impressive South Africans, who were never troubled in their 26-14 win over France.

The Gold Coast tournament is the opening leg of the IRB’s Sevens World Series.

Results from the second day of the Gold Coast Sevens, the opening leg of the IRB’s Sevens World Series, on Sunday: Quarter-finals Cup South Africa 26 France 14 Fiji 19 Samoa 7 New Zealand 12 Argentina 7 Kenya 21 Australia 14 Bowl Canada 31 Portugal 0 England 35 Scotland 7 Wales 27 USA 19