The New Zealand team paid tribute to the victims from the Christchurch massacre as they wore white instead of their traditional black as they knock off Australia 40 – 19 . Fiji began their defence of the title as they defeated Kenya 22 – 5 in the other match of Pool C in what was a repeat of last year 's final . The cup finalists from the previous round won their first games with France smashing Portugal 40 – 7 while South Africa was given a early scare in their 22 – 7 win over Japan . The other two games saw Samoa and Argentina record wins over their opposition
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2019 Hong Kong Sevens