Canada wins Olympic bronze in women’s rugby sevens
Posted August 8, 2016 3:54 pm.
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RIO DE JANEIRO (NEWS 1130) – Team Canada wins their third medal of the Rio Olympics, beating Britain 33-10 to earn bronze in the inaugural women’s rugby sevens event.
Ghislaine Landry had 18 points as Canada avenged a 22-0 loss to Britain in their final preliminary round game.
Karen Paquin, Bianca Farella and Kelly Russell had the other tries for Canada, which took a commanding 26-5 half-time advantage. The Canadians also earned a successful finish to the tournament after dropping a 17-5 semifinal decision to Australia early Monday.
Top-seeded Australia, the tournament favourite, faces No. 2 New Zealand in the gold medal match. New Zealand beat Britain 25-7 in its semifinal.
