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Brazil’s national women’s Rugby Sevens team haqd a successful weekend in Ireland where, on Sunday, they won the Plate Final of a qualifying competition for the World Rugby Women’s Rugby Sevens Circuit.
Competing were teams from the world over with Brazil being joined by Colombia and Mexico are representatives of the Americas.
Brazil’s campaign began with a match against eventual winners, Japan. The Asians played well to complete a 19-10 victory. Brazil bounced back with a 42-05 hammering of Samoa before losing the third and final group match, 17-0 against Wales.
Brazil advanced to the Quarter Finals as the best third placed team from the pool phase and faced Holland, losing 12-10. It sent Brazil into the Plate division and the 2016 Olympic Games hosts saw off Wales 10-05 to advance to the final and defeat Hong Kong 17-0.
Brazil’s Plate victory meant the team finished fifth overall. Japan and Ireland, meanwhile, joined Australia, Canada, England, Fiji, France, New Zealand, Russia, Spain and the USA in qualifying for the Women’s World Circuit. The 12th and final spot will be determined by invitation.
Group Results
China 29-07 Kenya
Holland 33-0 Colombia
Brazil 10-19 Japan
Wales 33-12 Samoa
South Africa 33-05 Hong Kong
Ireland 64-0 Mexico
Holland 22-07 Kenya
China 26-0 Colombia
Wales 14-17 Japan
Brazil 42-05 Samoa
Ireland 50-0 Hong Kong
South Africa 38-0 Mexico
Kenya 12-07 Colombia
China 10-22 Holland
Japan 31-0 Samoa
Brazil 0-17 Wales
Hong Kong 48-0 Mexico
South Africa 17-05 Ireland
Group Standings
Grupo A: Japan, Wales, Brazil, Samoa
Grupo B: Holland, China, Kenya, Colombia
Grupo C: 1 South Africa, Ireland, Hong Kong, Mexico
Sunday Results
Quarter Final South Africa 21-05 Hong Kong
Quarter Final Ireland 27-05 China
Quarter Final Japan 17-0 Wales
Quarter Final Holland 12-10 Brazil
Bowl Semi Final Kenya 9-12 Mexico
Bowl Semi Final Samoa 05-12 Colombia
Plate Semi Final Hong Kong 14-10 China
Plate Semi Final Wales 05-10 Brazil
Cup Semi Final South Africa 14-26 Ireland
Cup Semi Final Japan 10-05 Holland
11th Place Mexico 0-22 Samoa
Bronze Final Kenya 5-0 Colombia
7th Place China 07-29 Wales
Plate Final Brazil 17-0 Hong Kong
3rd Place South Africa 12-0 Holland
Cup Final Ireland 12-13 Japan
Final Standings
1 Japan, 2 Ireland, 3 South Africa, 4 Holland, 5 Brazil, 6 Hong Kong, 7 Wales, 8 China, 9 Kenya, 10 Colombia, 11 Samoa, 12 Mexico
