B.B.E Vaiala, Tepatasi, Usoga Malie/Afega, and hosts SCB Apia Maroons have confirmed their spots for the semi-finals of the Kings of Rugby on Saturday.

After a challenging two days, these teams have come out on top.

SCB Apia Maroons captain Ionatana Tino Su'a admitted that their quarter-final match against Tamauli was hard. He understands that Tamauli was not here to play for fun, they also wanted to win the tournament.

It was a heated match that also led to some altercations between players.

"We do not take this lightly as we are the host team and it's our 100-year celebration and we wanted to win it. We gave it our all," he said. 

"But in terms of our match today, glory goes back to the man above for his guidance because without him we wouldn't have ended today on a high note.

"Even though we have a few injured players, we are safe and well. We trust our players and with our four weeks of preparations towards this tournament, we are ready for anything. 

"We just need to work on our set pieces, line-outs and scrums. I believe the game tomorrow (Saturday) will not be easy but we put our trust in God and our team."

B.B.E Vaiala was the first team to secure their spot in the semi-final after defeating Marist Saint Joseph's, 18 - 7. Tepatasi knocked out Moataa with a close 9-7 win.

Usoga Malie/Afega defeated Vaimoso 21 - 7. SCB Apia Maroons beat Tamauli  7 - 6 in the last quarter final.

As for the Queen of Sevens, No Idea and Savaii Queens have dominated their pools. There are three teams in each pool for the Queen of Sevens. No Idea is in the same pool as Gorgeous Teine and SCB Apia Maroons. While Savaii Queens are in the same pool as Marist Rugby Club and Striders.

No Idea won their first match against Gorgeous Teine, 34 - 0. They also won their match against host team SCB Apia Maroons, 22 - 0. For the Savaii Queens, they beat Marist 26 - 7. They then defeated Striders 24 - 0.

The top placed teams from the two pools advance to the finals.