Women’s Eagles fly past Great Britain into Sydney Semis

The USA have advanced to the Women’s Cup Quarter Finals at the Sydney Sevens after a strong performance against Great Britain. Tries from Naya Tapper and Kristi Kirshe secured a lead that would not be relinquished in a 10-5 victory.

It was a quick turnaround in form for the Eagles, who did not impress at the start of the tournament. They held on to take a narrow win over Canada on Day One, and then fell to defeat against Fiji. Ilona Maher’s last-gasp try earned a win over Great Britain in the final pool match before the rematch result in the Quarter Final.

A missed conversion was the difference in Canada’s opening day loss to the USA. They could not summon any inspiration on Day Two, however, with comprehensive defeats against Great Britain and Fiji. The latter saw them outscored six tries to one.

Brazil were competitive but ultimately outmatched against Australia in their first match of the pool stage. It was a similar story against Ireland, despite a late surge that saw tries from Thalia Costa and Andressa Alves. Their third attempt was the charm, with a blowout win over Spain that included a double from Gabriela Lima.

As Yaras will now compete against invitational side Papua New Guinea in the 9th Place Semi Final, with Canada taking on Spain. The USA’s next match will be the Cup Semi Final against France, with Ireland up against the in-form New Zealand in the other Semi.

 

POOL STAGE RESULTS

POOL A
Japan 5 – 24 France
New Zealand 48 – 0 Papua New Guinea
Japan 55 – 0 Papua New Guinea
New Zealand 29 – 14 France
France 41 – 7 Papua New Guinea
New Zealand 27 – 12 Japan

POOL B
Great Britain 17 – 5 Fiji
USA 14 – 12 Canada
Great Britain 19 – 5 Canada
USA 14 – 17 Fiji
Fiji 34 – 7 Canada
USA 12 – 10 Great Britain

POOL C
Ireland 14 – 12 Spain
Australia 28 – 12 Brazil
Ireland 26 – 12 Brazil
Australia 46 – 0 Spain
Spain 5 – 31 Brazil
Australia 43 – 7 Ireland

 

KNOCKOUT RESULTS

CUP QUARTER FINALS
Great Britain 5 – 10 USA
Australia 5 – 10 France
Fiji 12 – 26 Ireland
New Zealand 33 – 0 Japan