HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series 2020 - Cape Town - Day 1
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HSBC Cape Town Sevens 2019 - Men's Spain's Pablo Fontes attacks against the France defense on day one of the HSBC Cape Town Sevens 2019 men's competition on 13 December, 2019. Photo credit: Mike Lee - KLC fotos for World Rugby -
HSBC Cape Town Sevens 2019 - Men's Japan and South Africa enter the game on day one of the HSBC Cape Town Sevens 2019 men's competition on 13 December, 2019. Photo credit: Mike Lee - KLC fotos for World Rugby -
HSBC Cape Town Sevens 2019 - Men's South Africa captain Siviwe Soyizwapi drives through the Japan defense on day one of the HSBC Cape Town Sevens 2019 men's competition on 13 December, 2019. Photo credit: Mike Lee - KLC fotos for World Rugby -
HSBC Cape Town Sevens 2019 - Men's Japan captain Chihito Matsui attacks against the South Africa defense on day one of the HSBC Cape Town Sevens 2019 men's competition on 13 December, 2019. Photo credit: Mike Lee - KLC fotos for World Rugby -
HSBC Cape Town Sevens 2019 - Men's South Africa's Seabelo Senatla and Kurt-Lee Arendse celebrate a try against Japan on day one of the HSBC Cape Town Sevens 2019 men's competition on 13 December, 2019. Photo credit: Mike Lee - KLC fotos for World Rugby -
HSBC Cape Town Sevens 2019 - Men's South Africa's Kurt-Lee Arendse dives in a try around the corner against Japan on day one of the HSBC Cape Town Sevens 2019 men's competition on 13 December, 2019. Photo credit: Mike Lee - KLC fotos for World Rugby -
HSBC Cape Town Sevens 2019 - Men's USA's Danny Barrett charges through the Fiji defense on day one of the HSBC Cape Town Sevens 2019 men's competition on 13 December, 2019. Photo credit: Mike Lee - KLC fotos for World Rugby -
HSBC Cape Town Sevens 2019 - Men's Fiji's Vilimoni Botitu attacks against the USA defense on day one of the HSBC Cape Town Sevens 2019 men's competition on 13 December, 2019. Photo credit: Mike Lee - KLC fotos for World Rugby -
HSBC Cape Town Sevens 2019 - Men's USA team huddle before the game against Fiji on day one of the HSBC Cape Town Sevens 2019 men's competition on 13 December, 2019. Photo credit: Mike Lee - KLC fotos for World Rugby -
HSBC Cape Town Sevens 2019 - Men's Fiji team huddle before the game against USA on day one of the HSBC Cape Town Sevens 2019 men's competition on 13 December, 2019. Photo credit: Mike Lee - KLC fotos for World Rugby -
HSBC Cape Town Sevens 2019 - Men's USA celebrates Danny Barrett's 50th World Series tournament for the team prior to the game against Fiji on day one of the HSBC Cape Town Sevens 2019 men's competition on 13 December, 2019. Photo credit: Mike Lee - KLC fotos for World Rugby -
HSBC Cape Town Sevens 2019 - Men's Wales' Jay Jones breaks through the New Zealand defense on day one of the HSBC Cape Town Sevens 2019 men's competition on 13 December, 2019. Photo credit: Mike Lee - KLC fotos for World Rugby -
HSBC Cape Town Sevens 2019 - Men's New Zealand's Andrew Knewstubb cuts through the Wales defense for a try on day one of the HSBC Cape Town Sevens 2019 men's competition on 13 December, 2019. Photo credit: Mike Lee - KLC fotos for World Rugby -
HSBC Cape Town Sevens 2019 - Men's New Zealand celebrates Sam Dickson's 50th World Series tournament for the team prior to the game against Wales on day one of the HSBC Cape Town Sevens 2019 men's competition on 13 December, 2019. Photo credit: Mike Lee - KLC fotos for World Rugby -
HSBC Cape Town Sevens 2019 - Men's Canada's Jake Thiel fends off the Argentina defense on day one of the HSBC Cape Town Sevens 2019 men's competition on 13 December, 2019. Photo credit: Mike Lee - KLC fotos for World Rugby -
HSBC Cape Town Sevens 2019 - Men's Argentina's Francisco Ulloa scores a try against Canada on day one of the HSBC Cape Town Sevens 2019 men's competition on 13 December, 2019. Photo credit: Mike Lee - KLC fotos for World Rugby -
HSBC Cape Town Sevens 2019 - Men's Scotland players celebrate the last minute win over England on day one of the HSBC Cape Town Sevens 2019 men's competition on 13 December, 2019. Photo credit: Mike Lee - KLC fotos for World Rugby -
HSBC Cape Town Sevens 2019 - Men's Scotland's Femi Sofolarin scores the match winning try against England on day one of the HSBC Cape Town Sevens 2019 men's competition on 13 December, 2019. Photo credit: Mike Lee - KLC fotos for World Rugby -
HSBC Cape Town Sevens 2019 - Men's England captain Phil Burgess makes a big hit against Scotland's on day one of the HSBC Cape Town Sevens 2019 men's competition on 13 December, 2019. Photo credit: Mike Lee - KLC fotos for World Rugby -
HSBC Cape Town Sevens 2019 - Men's France's Pierre Gilles Lakafia breaks through the Spain defense for a try on day one of the HSBC Cape Town Sevens 2019 men's competition on 13 December, 2019. Photo credit: Mike Lee - KLC fotos for World Rugby -
HSBC Cape Town Sevens 2019 - Men's France's Marvin O'Connor fends off the Spain defense on day one of the HSBC Cape Town Sevens 2019 men's competition on 13 December, 2019. Photo credit: Mike Lee - KLC fotos for World Rugby -
HSBC Cape Town Sevens 2019 - Men's Samoa's Tofatu Solia charges through the Kenya defense on day one of the HSBC Cape Town Sevens 2019 men's competition on 13 December, 2019. Photo credit: Mike Lee - KLC fotos for World Rugby -
HSBC Cape Town Sevens 2019 - Men's Kenya's Jeff Oluoch fends off the Samoa defense on day one of the HSBC Cape Town Sevens 2019 men's competition on 13 December, 2019. Photo credit: Mike Lee - KLC fotos for World Rugby -
HSBC Cape Town Sevens 2019 - Men's Kenya's Jeff Oluoch and Samoa's Elisapeta Alofipo compete for a ball in the air on day one of the HSBC Cape Town Sevens 2019 men's competition on 13 December, 2019. Photo credit: Mike Lee - KLC fotos for World Rugby -
HSBC Cape Town Sevens 2019 - Men's Ireland's Hugo Lennox and Terry Kennedy are all smiles after the win over Australia on day one of the HSBC Cape Town Sevens 2019 men's competition on 13 December, 2019. Photo credit: Mike Lee - KLC fotos for World Rugby -
HSBC Cape Town Sevens 2019 - Men's Ireland's Jordan Conroy thanks the fans support after the win over Australia on day one of the HSBC Cape Town Sevens 2019 men's competition on 13 December, 2019. Photo credit: Mike Lee - KLC fotos for World Rugby -
HSBC Cape Town Sevens 2019 - Men's Ireland's Terry Kennedy celebrates the match winning try against Australia on day one of the HSBC Cape Town Sevens 2019 men's competition on 13 December, 2019. Photo credit: Mike Lee - KLC fotos for World Rugby -
HSBC Cape Town Sevens 2019 - Men's Ireland's Terry Kennedy races away from the Australia defense for the match winning try on day one of the HSBC Cape Town Sevens 2019 men's competition on 13 December, 2019. Photo credit: Mike Lee - KLC fotos for World Rugby -
HSBC Cape Town Sevens 2019 - Men's Scotland's training session prior to the HSBC Cape Town Sevens 2019 men's competition on 12 December, 2019. Photo credit: Mike Lee - KLC fotos for World Rugby -
HSBC Cape Town Sevens 2019 - Men's Scotland's Alec Coombes during training session prior to the HSBC Cape Town Sevens 2019 men's competition on 12 December, 2019. Photo credit: Mike Lee - KLC fotos for World Rugby -
HSBC Cape Town Sevens 2019 - Men's Scotland's Gavin Lowe during training session prior to the HSBC Cape Town Sevens 2019 men's competition on 12 December, 2019. Photo credit: Mike Lee - KLC fotos for World Rugby -
HSBC Cape Town Sevens 2019 - Men's Scotland's Ross McCann during training session prior to the HSBC Cape Town Sevens 2019 men's competition on 12 December, 2019. Photo credit: Mike Lee - KLC fotos for World Rugby -
HSBC Cape Town Sevens 2019 - Men's Scotland captain Robbie Fergusson during training session prior to the HSBC Cape Town Sevens 2019 men's competition on 12 December, 2019. Photo credit: Mike Lee - KLC fotos for World Rugby -
HSBC Cape Town Sevens 2019 South Africa captain Siviwe Soyizwapi during training session prior to the the HSBC Cape Town Sevens 2019 on 11 December, 2019. Photo credit: Mike Lee - KLC fotos for World Rugby -
HSBC Cape Town Sevens 2019 South Africa team huddle during training session prior to the the HSBC Cape Town Sevens 2019 on 11 December, 2019. Photo credit: Mike Lee - KLC fotos for World Rugby -
HSBC Cape Town Sevens 2019 South Africa's Justin Geduld and Cecil Afrika during training session prior to the the HSBC Cape Town Sevens 2019 on 11 December, 2019. Photo credit: Mike Lee - KLC fotos for World Rugby -
HSBC Cape Town Sevens 2019 South Africa's Chris Dry during training session prior to the the HSBC Cape Town Sevens 2019 on 11 December, 2019. Photo credit: Mike Lee - KLC fotos for World Rugby -
HSBC Cape Town Sevens 2019 South Africa head coach Neil Powell during training session prior to the the HSBC Cape Town Sevens 2019 on 11 December, 2019. Photo credit: Mike Lee - KLC fotos for World Rugby -
HSBC Cape Town Sevens 2019 Wales captain Luke Treharne and Scotland captain Robbie Fergusson pose a selfie with a cheetah at the captain's photo prior to the the HSBC Cape Town Sevens 2019 on 10 December, 2019. Photo credit: Mike Lee - KLC fotos for World Rugby -
HSBC Cape Town Sevens 2019 USA captains Kris Thomas and Madison Hughes with a wild cheetah at the captain's photo prior to the the HSBC Cape Town Sevens 2019 on 10 December, 2019. Photo credit: Mike Lee - KLC fotos for World Rugby -
HSBC Cape Town Sevens 2019 A wild cheetah at the captain's photo prior to the the HSBC Cape Town Sevens 2019 on 10 December, 2019. Photo credit: Mike Lee - KLC fotos for World Rugby -
HSBC Cape Town Sevens 2019 A wild python at the captain's photo prior to the the HSBC Cape Town Sevens 2019 on 10 December, 2019. Photo credit: Mike Lee - KLC fotos for World Rugby -
HSBC Cape Town Sevens 2019 A wild eagle with the Cape Town Winner's trophy at the captain's photo prior to the the HSBC Cape Town Sevens 2019 on 10 December, 2019. Photo credit: Mike Lee - KLC fotos for World Rugby -
HSBC Cape Town Sevens 2019 Spain captain Francisco Hernandez and Barbara Pla with a wild hawk at the captain's photo prior to the the HSBC Cape Town Sevens 2019 on 10 December, 2019. Photo credit: Mike Lee - KLC fotos for World Rugby -
HSBC Cape Town Sevens 2019 Canada captain Nathan Hirayama with a wild hawk at the captain's photo prior to the the HSBC Cape Town Sevens 2019 on 10 December, 2019. Photo credit: Mike Lee - KLC fotos for World Rugby -
HSBC Cape Town Sevens 2019 A wild hawk with the Cape Town Winner's trophy at the captain's photo prior to the the HSBC Cape Town Sevens 2019 on 10 December, 2019. Photo credit: Mike Lee - KLC fotos for World Rugby -
HSBC Cape Town Sevens 2019 All 28 captain's are joined on the pitch by a number of native animals from local wildlife rescue and rehabilitation centers for the captain's photo prior to the the HSBC Cape Town Sevens 2019 on 10 December, 2019 (First row left to right: Argentina- Santiago Alvarez, Fiji- Raijieli Daveua, Australia- Lewis Holland, Russia- Alena Mikhaltsova, England- Phil Burgess, Canada- Ghislaine Landry, New Zealand- Tim Mikkelson, New Zealand- Tyla Nathan-Wong, USA- Kris Thomas, South Africa- Siviwe Soyizwapi, Australia- Sharni Williams, Samoa- Tomasi Alosio, France- Fanny Horta, France- Jean Pascal Barraque, Spain- Barbara Pla, USA- Madison Hughes. Second row left to right: Wales- Luke Treharne, Scotland- Robbie Fergusson, Ireland- Billy Dardis, Canada- Nathan Hirayama, South Africa- Zontle Mpupha, England- Abbie Brown, Ireland- Katie Fitzhenry, Brazil- Raquel Kochhann, Fiji- Paula Dranisinukula, Spain- Francisco Hernandez, Kenya- Andrew Amonde, Japan- Chihito Matsui). Photo credit: Mike Lee - KLC fotos for World Rugby