Rugby Sevens: Pumas face All Blacks in semi-final

The Pumas will face New Zealand in the semi-final after the Commonwealth champions thrashed Samoa 45-7 despite the absence of Eric Rush.

The Pumas will face New Zealand in the semi-final after the Commonwealth champions thrashed Samoa 45-7 despite the absence of Eric Rush.

The Kiwis veteran skipper broke his leg in the group victory over England forcing them to call-up Uruguay’s Benjamin Bono from the ‘reserve’ team.

But Bono was not required as New Zealand completed a seven-try destruction of Samoa with Amasio Valence scoring two of them.

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