As the 2007/08 IRB Sevens World Series continues in George, defending champions New Zealand were slow to start with Kenya in pool A making several threatening breaks, but ran out 19-0 winners after tries from Edwin Cocker (2) and Israel Dagg.


The defending champions were more clinical against Zimbabwe with Dagg scoring two of New Zealand's seven tries in a 41-0 victory after captain DJ Forbes had touched down the opening try.


England also started with a victory, overcoming Zimbabwe 24-7.


However, hopes of a Cup quarter-final were dealt a blow when two tries by Kenya's captain Innocent Simiyu saw his side run out 17-7 winners.

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POOL B


Emosi Vucago, the joint leading try scorer from Dubai, scored the first of Fiji's five tries in a comfortable 29-0 defeat of Canada and then was one of three players to score two in their 47-7 defeat of the USA.


The USA had earlier made a winning debut in George with a 14-12 defeat of France, tries from flyer Takudzwa Ngwenya and Riaan Hamilton giving them a 14-0 lead before France hit back with scores from Joffrey Michel and Loic Mazieres.


France bounced back to beat Canada 24-14 with two tries from Eddy Labarthe after Rob Turk had given the north Americans, missing their leading try scorer from Dubai in the injured Daniel van der Merwe, an early lead.


POOL C


Fabian Juries scored two tries as South Africa delighted the home crowd with a 24-7 defeat of Argentina in a match which saw three yellow cards. Argentina were awarded a penalty try before local favourite Kabamba Floors touched down at the end.


Wales produced a slick performance to beat Uganda 38-0 with Lee Williams, James Harris, Martin Roberts, Dafydd Hewitt (2) and James Merriman scoring tries against the only team not to play in Dubai last weekend.


POOL D


Samoa were Plate runners-up in Dubai, but clearly have their sights set higher after following up their impressive 38-7 opening victory over Scotland with a second win, this time a hard fought 22-14 defeat of a battling Tunisia.


The islanders twice came from behind in the first half against a Tunisian outfit who had fought back from 12-0 down in their first match to draw with Australia after tries from Lofti Ben M'Sallem and Khaled Zegdene, a missed conversion costing them the win.


Australia therefore needed a win to kickstart their hopes of a Cup quarter-final, but tries from Scott Higginbotham and Stephen McColl saw Scotland recover to triumph 21-10 and record their first win of the tournament.


Source: Kenya Broadcasting