The action resumes on day two of the Perth SVNS as the competition heads into the knockout stages.
The Australia men's side have rebounded to advance to the semi-finals following wins over the USA and France
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The women will join them in the semi-finals after sweeping past France and Japan.
This will lead us into knockout action as the quarter-finals are set to throw up some thrillers, especially after the upsets on day one.
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*Note all blog times are AWST
Canada will face hosts Australia in the semi-finals after taking care of Brazil 27-5.
Mahalia Robinson powered over for the opener, with Olivia Apps giving the Canadians a 17-5 lead.
Carmen Izyk's late try sealed the win as they look towards an Olympic semi-final rematch.
Australia are into the semi-finals in style thanks to a 35-0 win over Japan.
Maddison Levi extends her lead on top of the try-scoring table after scoring a double to secure the win.
Recap all the action below
Starting 7 for Australia: Maddi Levi, Hayes, Nathan, T. Levi, Caslick, Nasser, Hinds
1': Maddi Levi races away after Charlotte Caslick flips the play for the opening try Australia 7-0
4': Faith Nathan shrugs off an early knock to cruise over the line Australia 14-0
7+2': Levi makes it two as the combo of Caslick and Levi delivers another try deep into injury time Australia 21-0
9': Caslick steps back inside and scores untouched for try #183 Australia 28-0
11': Mackenzie Davis seals the win with a nice individual try Australia 35-0.
New Zealand have put aside last year's Perth quarter-final exit to defeat China 29-0
The Kiwis eased their way home off the back of a first-half Kelsey Teneti double after China copped a yellow card
Michaela Brake (née Blyde) crossed for her first try since her return as Jorja Miller sealed the win.
France has rallied after their afternoon defeat to defeat the USA 19-7.
Anne-Cecile Ciofani set up the win with a first half double as they controlled the contest.
Alycia Chrystiaens' late try sealed the win and their place in the semi-finals
Great Britain will face Fiji for ninth after taking down Spain 21-5.
Lauren Torley did the damage early with a double to build the lead.
It gave them a 21-5 half-time lead which was unchanged at the final siren
Fiji have added to Ireland's misery with a 24-7 win in the ninth place semi-final.
Ireland scored first through Hannah Clarke but Fiji rolled over them either side of half-time.
They scored 24 unanswered points, including a late five pointer to seal the win.
Australia have stunned Olympic champions 24-12 to advance to the semi-finals.
They rallied after trailing 12-10 midway through the second half as replacements Ben Dowling and Maurice Longbottom proved the difference.
Catch a recap of the game below
Starting 7 for Aussies: Hutchison, Gonzalez, Ekanayake, Blake, Icely, Sargeant, James Turner
1': A great try saver from Jayden Blake dumps Stephen Parez-Edo Martin into touch
4': A perfect offload to Celian Pouzelgues puts France over for the opening try France 5-0
5': The Aussies hit back as James Turner creates the half break for Hayden Sargeant to dive over 5-all
7': Matt Gonzalez strikes for the Aussies after a great step back inside from Sargeant, with Gonzalez juggling and putting it down Australia 10-5
9': Joé Quere Karaba takes advantage of a fatigued Australian side and touches down France 12-10
11': Ben Dowling sneaks down the short side and the Aussies are back in front Australia 17-12
13': Maurice Longbottom steps up for the hosts, sprinting past the defence and scoring under the posts Australia 24-12
South Africa have survived a wild 19-0 win over Fiji to advance to the final four.
There were three yellow cards and a penalty try as the Blitzboks struck at the right moments.
As for Fiji, they will rue multiple penalties, including a yellow card for kicking the ball away.
A second half surge has got Argentina into the semi-finals against Spain.
Los Pumas led 12-0 but trailed at the break after two GB tries.
It awoke the defending champions in Perth, scoring three straight tries to put the result out of question.
Spain have crushed Uruguay 38-0 to advance to the semi-finals.
Eduardo Lopez and Josep Serres crossed for doubles as they were never troubled in the trouncing.
They led 17-0 at the break and capped off the win with a late Anton Legorburu try
New Zealand will play for ninth in the men's competition after taking down Ireland 42-5.
Young gun Oli Mathis set the tempo early as they blew away their Irish counterparts.
Not even two yellow cards could slow them down as they sealed the win late through Brady Rush
Kenya have held on for victory in the ninth place semi with a 26-21 win over the USA.
George Ooro Angeyo scored a double as the pocket of Kenyan fans powered them home.
USA gave themselves a chance late to spoil the party but put the restart too deep.
USA v France - 8:02 pm (11:02 pm)
New Zealand v China- 8:24 pm (11:24 pm)
Australia v Japan - 8:46 pm (11:46 pm)
Canada v Brazil- 9:08 pm (12:08 am, Sunday December 26)
Australia have delivered a comprehensive 40-5 win over France.
Maddison Levi scored a hat-trick and Faith Nathan a double in an easy win for the hosts.
Follow the recap below:
Starting 7 for Australia: Maddi Levi, Hayes, Nathan, T. Levi, Caslick, Nasser, Hinds
1': Great hands as the Levis combine for Maddi to score Australia 7-0
3': The French take an intercept and Anne-Cecile Ciofani finishes it off Australia 7-5
5': Levi makes it double as she beats Ciofani to race away for the try Australia 14-5
6': Aussies turn defence into attack as Faith Nathan sprints 90 metres and touches it down, set up by Demi Hayes' try saver Australia 21-5
7': Nathan gets her second as Maddi Levi turns creator with the offload Australia 26-5
9': Maddi Levi completes the hat-trick after snatching the intercept caused by Mackenzie Davis' tackle Australia 33-5
11': Teagan Levi caps off the win after Heidi Dennis wins the race to the ball Australia 40-5
13': Tia Hinds is sent to the bin with the game secured and a streaker on the field
China have done enough to qualiy for the quarter-finals with a 14-0 win over Spain.
Liu Xiaoqian scored the opener in the fourth minute for a slender 7-0 half-time lead.
Chen Keyi's try in the second half sealed the win for the Chinese.
New Zealand have cemented their status as the team to beat with a 53-5 win over Japan.
They were never troubled as Risi Pouri-Lane crossed for a hat-trick.
Sarah Hirini and Katelyn Vahaakolo also crossed for doubles as Japan got a late consolation try
The Costas have combined to take down Ireland 26-5.
Thalia Costa, fresh off cracking the century for tries, scored a double for a 14-5 half-time lead.
Thalita Da Silva Costa sealed the win in the second half to book their spot in the quarter-finals
Canada wraps up top spot in Pool B with a 21-7 win over the USA.
It was a scoreless first half before skipper Piper Logan broke the game open with a double.
The Americans rallied but Carissa Norsten's long range effort sealed the win
Great Britain have taken care of an understrength Fiji 27-14.
There were five different scorers for the Brits as they look for one of two third-place finisher slots in the quarter-finals.
A late try to Fiji salvaged some pride for the Fijians as they were short-handed due to injuries from day one
The men's action is done and here are your quarter-finals.
Spain v Uruguay - 5:27 pm (8:27 pm)
Argentina v Great Britain - 5:49 pm (8:49 pm)
Fiji v South Africa - 6:19 pm (9:19 pm)
France v Australia - 6:41 pm (9:41 pm)
Argentina has held on for a 19-17 win over South Africa to go top of the pool.
Los Pumas scored 19 unanswered points and looked set for an easy win before the Blitzboks rallied late.
They scored with 30 seconds left to give themselves a chance as Argentina regathered the restart and kicked it out.
Australia have fought hard for a 19-12 win over the USA.
The win all but books their spot in the quarter-finals
Catch a recap of the game below
Starting 7 for Aussies: Hutchison, Gonzalez, Ekanayake, Blake, Icely, Sargeant, James Turner
1': USA run the length of the field as Aaron Cummins runs 100 metres for the opener USA 5-0
3': James Turner switches and finds Michael Icely, who has enough gas to beat his man and score under the posts Australia 7-5
4': Henry Hutchison capitalises on the chaos from the restart as he collects the loose ball and scores Australia 14-5
7': USA break Australia late as a great crossfield kick sets up Jack Wendling for the try Australia 14-12
10': Both sides making silly mistakes as the Aussies don't find touch with their penalty, only for the USA to put the resulting dropout out on the full
13': USA cough it up 30 metres out, giving the Aussies a chance to lock up their place in the finals
14': Jimmy Turner! The flyer finishes in the corner after a great offload from Sid Harvey puts him into space for the try Australia 19-12
France have secured top of the 'Euro Pool' with a 21-7 win over second-ranked Spain.
It was a close encounter as the French scored twice early before a Spanish rally.
Simon Désert's second half try was the difference as they held on for the win.
Great Britain has produced victory when they needed it the most, taking down Ireland 17-0.
Freddie Roddick scored the lone first half try as both sides scrapped for every inch.
It was the Brits that had enough in the end with two second-half tries to seal the win.
Fiji have claimed top of Group C with a 33-5 thumping of New Zealand.
Iowane Teba got Fiji off to a great start, with Joji Nasova's try right before the break giving them a nine point half-time buffer.
They kicked on from here with three further tries, including one of the wilder offload assists you will see, to leave the Kiwis needing results to go their way to avoid back-to-back group stage eliminations in Perth
Big shock to start the day as Uruguay came down to Earth with a 19-5 defeat to Kenya.
Kevin Wekesa powered away for the opener as the South Americans were little answer for their power after losing a player to the bin.
It allowed them to control the second half as Uruguay could only manage a late consolation try.
Crucial matches across the board to decide finals after an unpredictable day one.
Fiji-New Zealand second up could be must win in the men's after Uruguay's upsets whilst Australia needs to beat USA to qualify.
In the women's, Australia-France will be an epic as the hosts look for revenge for last month's bronze medal defeat.
MEN'S
Pool C
Kenya v Uruguay - 12:00 pm (3:00 pm)
Fiji v New Zealand - 12:22 pm (3:22 pm)
Pool B
Great Britain v Ireland - 12:44 pm (3:44 pm)
France v Spain - 1:06 pm (4:06 pm)
Pool A
Australia v USA - 1:28 pm (4:28 pm)
South Africa v Argentina - 1:50 pm (4:50 pm)
WOMEN'S
Pool B
Great Britain v Fiji - 2:19 pm (5:19 pm)
USA v Canada - 2:41 pm (5:41 pm)
Pool A
Ireland v Brazil - 3:03 pm (6:03 pm)
New Zealand v Canada - 3:25 pm (6:25 pm)
Pool C
China v Spain - 3:47 pm (6:47 pm)
France v Australia - 4:09 pm (7:09 pm)
Welcome back to Rugby.com.au's coverage of the Perth SVNS as we prepare for day two of action.
The Hottest 100 is well and truly underway but the action at HBF Park is even hotter after a spectacular opening day of action.
The Aussies had mixed results on day one but it was Uruguay that stole the show after upsets over New Zealand and Fiji.
We had four seasons in one yesterday and whilst there's a chance of a shower in the morning, expect perfect running rugby conditions.
1. Henry Hutchison (c)
2. Ben Dowling
9. Matt Gonzalez
10. Ben Dalton
11. Maurice Longbottom
13. Jayden Blake
14. James Turner
15. Sid Harvey
23. Aden Ekanayake
25. Hayden Sargeant
29. Josh Turner
71. Hadley Tonga*
87. Michael Icely
* denotes debut
1. Piper Simons
3. Faith Nathan
4. Mackenzie Davis
5. Teagan Levi
7. Charlotte Caslick
9. Tia Hinds
10. Isabella Nasser (c)
11. Demi Hayes
12. Maddison Levi
13. Heidi Dennis
15. Kahli Henwood
23. Ruby Nicholas
28. Kiiahla Duff
POOL A - AUSTRALIA MEN
- Friday, January 24: Australia 26 def by Argentina 31 (2:01pm AWST; 5:01pm AEDT)
- Friday, January 24: Australia 7 def by South Africa 10 (7:52pm AWST; 10:52pm AEDT)
- Saturday, January 25: Australia 19 def USA 12 (1:28pm AWST; 4:28pm AEDT)
KNOCK OUTS
- Saturday, January 25: Australia 24 def France 12 (6:41 pm AWST; 9:41 AEDT) - QUARTER FINAL
- Sunday, January 26: Australia v South Africa (3:27 pm AWST; 6:27 pm AEDT) - SEMI FINAL
POOL C - AUSTRALIA WOMEN
- Friday, January 24: Australia 31 def China 7 (2:45pm AWST; 5:45pm AEDT)
- Friday, January 24: Australia 43 def Spain 0 (8:36pm AWST; 11:36pm AEDT)
- Saturday, January 25: Australia 40 def France 5 (4:09pm AWST; 7:09pm AEDT)
KNOCK OUTS
- Saturday, January 25: Australia 36 def Japan 0 (8:46 pm AWST, 11:46 AWST) - QUARTER FINAL
- Sunday, January 26: Australia v Canada (4:11 pm AWST; 7:11 pm AEDT) - SEMI FINAL
