Fiji sent New Zealand home, Japan continued their fairytale run to the semi-finals and Britain edged Argentina amid the high drama of extra time as the inaugural Olympic sevens tournament got down to the final four on Wednesday.South Africa completed the quartet of nations who will play off for the first medals to be awarded in men's rugby for 92 years on Thursday after beating Australia 22-5 in the only quarter-final victory that could be described as comfortable.World series champions Fiji's clash with New Zealand was an encounter that many thought would take place in the final until the All Blacks were stunned by Japan on Tuesday and beaten again by Britain in their final pool match on Wednesday.Depleted by injuries to Sonny Bill Williams, Joe Webber and Scott Curry, the 12-times world series champions sneaked into the last eight when Fiji beat the United States in the last match of the opening round.Fiji defied the wet conditions by opening the match with a magnificent move that...
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