The IRB's faith in the opportunities to develop the game as a commercial entity in the United States has come to fruition in the form of 64,102 paying customers passing through the gates of last weekend's Las Vegas stop of the IRB World Sevens Series.
The Sevens World Series plans to implement a promotion-relegation system after the end of next season, having first added three more teams as regular competitors.
New Zealand, South Africa, Samoa and Fiji progressed to the semi-finals on the second day of action at the latest HSBC Sevens World Series event in Las Vegas.
New Zealand will face Samoa in the Cup final on day three of the USA Sevens after winning their semi final against defending USA Sevens champions South Africa, before Samoa edged Pacific rivals Fiji 14-12.
New Zealand, Fiji, South Africa and Samoa have all booked places in the Cup semi-finals on the second of three match days at the USA Sevens in Las Vegas, round 5 of the Sevens World Series.
Day Three of the USA Sevens had many fans and players alike hoping for the best. After a stellar comeback performance against Argentina and an exhilarating win over France the previous day, the Eagles seemed to be getting better by the minute in Las Vegas.
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