THE giants of sevens rugby yesterday trampled their smaller rivals and are now ready to battle amongst themselves for the title of Hong Kong champions.
New Zealand, featuring a giant of their own in 18-year-old Tongan man-mountain Jonah Lomu, led the pillage against the tournament's minnows and second-tier teams with 102 points in their two Pool E matches at the Hong Kong Stadium.
Defending champions Western Samoa trailed in second place in the points-scoring tally with 94, Fiji scored 89, while Australia and South Africa recorded 83.
France and the President's Seven did enough to ensure their progress into the main Cup competition but Argentina gatecrashed the elite party, thanks to a superior try-count in a close Pool C competition.
Having beaten Hong Kong 26-5, the Pumas lost 24-14 to Scotland in their final group match.
However, with the Scots losing to Hong Kong 15-5 earlier in the day, Argentina did enough to earn their place with the big boys, although they cannot expect such an easy ride against Pool D winners Australia.
