 Scotland's defence could not stop Dan Scarbrough scoring for England |
Defending champions England eased into the quarter-finals of the Hong Kong Sevens with straightforward victories over Scotland and Georgia. England beat Scotland 36-12 with tries from Dan Scarbrough, Peter Richards, Ben Gollings, Simon Amor, Richard Haughton and Geoff Appleford.
"It was a scrappy game as one or two of the new boys took time to settle," said team manager John Elliott.
And the side outclassed minnows Georgia 42-0 for their third Pool B win.
England thrashed China 49-0 on day one, but main rivals New Zealand have also made a convincing start with a 38-7 win over the US, to follow up their opening day victory over Japan. Justin Wilson was in superb form for New Zealand, scoring a hat-trick and two conversions.
New Zealand's final group game is against Italy.
In other Saturday matches, Australia destroyed Taiwan 68-0 while Fiji beat Hong Kong 31-0 without ever producing their best form. South Africa powered past the Cook Islands 45-12.
The Hong Kong Sevens is the fifth event of the 2004 IRB World Sevens Series.
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