Canada tops Fiji, loses big to New Zealand to open Olympic rugby sevens tournament

By: The Canadian Press Posted: 1:50 PM CDT Sunday, Jul. 28, 2024 Last Modified: 3:42 PM CDT Sunday, Jul. 28, 2024

PARIS - Canada opened its Olympic women's rugby sevens campaign with mixed results in Paris on Sunday, taking a win and a loss.

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PARIS - Canada opened its Olympic women's rugby sevens campaign with mixed results in Paris on Sunday, taking a win and a loss.

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PARIS – Canada opened its Olympic women’s rugby sevens campaign with mixed results in Paris on Sunday, taking a win and a loss.

Keyara Wardles scored the decisive try in Canada’s first game, a 17-14 win over Fiji.

Florence Symonds and Charity Williams also touched, and Chloe Daniels was 1 for 3 on conversions.

Canada back Keyara Wardley (12) scores a try past Fiji back Maria Rokotuisiga (11) during second half Women rugby 7s rugby action at the Paris Summer Olympics in Paris, France on Sunday, July 28, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

The seventh-ranked Canadians had a 12-0 lead going into halftime, but No. 6 Fiji pushed in the second and added a try in extra time.

Later, top-ranked New Zealand routed Canada 33-7.

Williams had the lone try of the game for Canada and Asia Hogan-Rochester added the two extra points.

New Zealand finished the first day of competition atop Pool A with four points. China, the tournament’s 12th seed, sat in second, tied with Canada on points at four. Fiji was fourth with two points.

Canada closes out pool play against China on Monday.

The top two teams from each of the three pools and the best two teams that placed third in their pools will go through to the tournament’s quarterfinals on Tuesday. The medal games are scheduled for Tuesday night.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 28, 2024.