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Australia and South Africa claimed Gold Medals in the finals of the rugby sevens at the Commonwealth Games. Both teams defeated Fiji in their respectively finals. Australia were 22-12 winners in the women’s final, and South Africa took the men’s final by 31-7. The two sides will be considered favorites at September’s World Cup in South Africa.
Canada’s women settled for a 4th-place finish after falling to New Zealand 19-12 in the Bronze Final. After falling behind 19-nil, late tries from Piper Logan and Emma Chown salvaged a respectable scoreline for the Canadians. The result mimicked the 4th-place finish of 2018.
The men’s team improved their standing slightly from 9th place in 2018 to a tie for 7th this year. Their only match of the day was a 5th-place Semi Final defeat to Samoa. Two early tries from Jake Thiel gave Canada the lead, but the Samoans fired back with three tries. Cooper Coats scored a last-gasp try but he couldn’t land the conversion and the final score read 19-17.
Jamaica won both of their games on Sunday to equal their 13th place finish of 2018. Mason Caton-Brown scored two tries in the 28-7 win over Malaysia to start the day. It was another double from Caton-Brown that led the way against Sri Lanka, the Crocs holding on to win 26-24.
A complete list of detailed results can be seen here.
