Singapore's Nicholas Yau Yu Hong fending off two Bruneian players during their 66-0 defeat of Brunei at the Asia Rugby Sevens Trophy at Queenstown Stadium yesterday. The Republic also beat Bangladesh 52-0 and Pakistan 26-7 in the pool stages. They face Kazakhstan in the semi-finals today. The two-day tournament sees 12 teams from Asia compete for a spot in the Asia Rugby Seven Series.