Argentina win Hong 7s, Kenya finishes tenth

Argentina's Los Pumas won the Hong Kong Sevens on Sunday to edge closer to yet another World Rugby Sevens Series victory.

Kenya's Shujaa finished tenth in the competition after losing 19-17 to South Africa in the ninth place final early Sunday.

Argentina won their first ever Hong Kong Sevens when they outmuscled France 12-7 in the final at the new $3.85 billion Kai Tak stadium.

As a result, Los Pumas extended their lead at the top of the men's World Rugby Sevens standings to 12 points over Fiji with a third consecutive tournament win, adding Hong Kong to their Vancouver and Perth crowns.

"It was one of my dreams to win this tournament," Argentina coach Santiago Gomez Cora said after the final.

"When you talk about sevens it's all about Hong Kong. When you win here as a coach or a player it is like nothing else." he added.

After a scoreless first half Argentina took advantage when France's Liam Delamare was sent to the sin-bin for a high tackle.

Meanwhile, Australia took the bronze after beating Fiji 22-21 in a third-place playoff thriller decided by Sidney Harvey's try after fulltime.

HSBC World Series Leaderboard

Argentina 88

Fiji 76

Spain 74

South Africa 66

France 64

Australia 54

New Zealand 50

Great Britain 38

Kenya 18

Uruguay 17

Ireland 15

USA 10