Women’s Eagles reach Semi Finals at Toulouse 7s

The USA has reached the Semi Finals of the Women’s draw at the Toulouse 7s. A 22-17 win over Fiji in the Quarter Final will see the the Eagles taking on Australia on Sunday for a spot in the Cup Final. Canada will play Spain for 9th place, with Brazil up against Poland for 9th.

Naya Tapper and Sabrina Poulin each grabbed a brace but it was Tapper’s second that proved the difference as the USA opened their tournament with a win over Canada. New Zealand, who have now clinched the overall World Series title, were too much in the second match. The third was a shutout win over invitational side Poland.

Canada rebounded from their loss to the Eagles with a similarly convincing win over the Polish, with Maddy Grant contributing two tries. New Zealand were a class apart which set up a 9th Place Semi Final against Brazil. As Yaras ran out to a 17-7 lead but the Maple Leafs fought back with three late tries to secure the victory.

Brazil had earlier been defeated handily by Australia, France, and Ireland in the Pool Stage. They managed just a single try in the three matches, scored by Gabriela Lima against Ireland.

A full fixtures list for Day Three can be seen here.

 

POOL STAGE RESULTS

POOL A
Canada 19 – 26 USA
New Zealand 50 – 0 Poland
Canada 35 – 7 Poland
New Zealand 31 – 12 USA
USA 31 – 0 Poland
New Zealand 28 – 7 Canada

POOL B
France 7 – 27 Ireland
Australia 52 – 0 Brazil
France 43 – 0 Brazil
Australia 33 – 12 Ireland
Ireland 36 – 7 Brazil
Australia 12 – 19 France

POOL C
Fiji 47 – 7 Spain
Great Britain 19 – Japan 12
Fiji 26 – 14 Japan
Great Britain 33 – 12 Spain
Spain 5 – 33 Japan
Great Britain 17 – 19 Fiji

 

KNOCKOUT RESULTS

9th PLACE SEMI FINALS
Canada 26 – 17 Brazil
Spain 41 – 7 Poland

CUP QUARTER FINALS
Australia 17 – 7 Ireland
Fiji 17 – 22 USA
France 28 – 10 Great Britain
New Zealand 29 – 7 Japan

 

DAY THREE FIXTURES

5th PLACE SEMI FINALS
Ireland vs Fiji
Great Britain vs Japan

CUP SEMI FINALS
Australia vs USA
France vs New Zealand

11th PLACE FINAL
Brazil vs Poland

9th PLACE FINAL
Canada vs Spain