The Australian men's sevens team is out of the Rio Olympics, after a 22-5 defeat at the hands of South Africa in the quarter-finals.

The Aussies managed to beat South Africat 12-5 earlier on day two to reach the quarters, however, were unable toย repeat the result at Deodoro Stadium in the quarter-final.

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 10: Semi Kunatani of Fiji hands off the ball during the Men's Quarter-final 1, Match 21 between Fiji and New Zealand on Day 5 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Deodoro Stadium on August 10, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by David Rogers/Getty Images)
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 10: Semi Kunatani of Fiji hands off the ball during the Men's Quarter-final 1, Match 21 between Fiji and New Zealand on Day 5 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Deodoro Stadium on August 10, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by David Rogers/Getty Images)

Meanwhile, New Zealand were also knocked out in the quarter-finals, beaten by gold medal favourties, Fiji, 12-7.

Fiji will now take on Japan in the semi-final at 3.30am Friday morning AEST, while South Africa will play Great Britain at 4am.

The gold medal match is on Friday at 8am.