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Australia have reclaimed the Rugby World Cup Sevens title. The 2016 Olympic champions claimed their second Women’s tournament Championship win by edging New Zealand 24-22, having defeated the USA 17-7 in the Semi Final.
It was a day of mixed fortunes for teams from the Americas. Canada impressed with a 22-7 win over England to start things off, but were then comprehensively beaten by Fiji in their final match of the competition. The USA couldn’t get over the Semi Final loss and also fell off in their last match with a one-sided loss to France.
Colombia finished at the bottom of the table after coming up just short to Madagascar, though they did make things interesting with two second-half tries. Brazil held on to beat Spain in the 11th place Final.
Preparations will soon begin for the 2022-2023 World Sevens Series. The Women will start a month later than the men, with the opening tournament in Dubai on December 2. This year’s circuit will double as an Olympic qualifier with the top four teams qualifying directly for Paris 2024.
FINAL STANDINGS
1 Australia
2 New Zealand
3 France
4 USA
5 Fiji
6 Canada
7 Ireland
8 England
9 Japan
10 Poland
11 Brazil
12 Spain
13 China
14 South Africa
15 Madagascar
16 Colombia
DAY THREE WOMEN’S RESULTS
5th PLACE SEMI FINALS
England 7 – 22 Canada
Ireland 0 – 24 Fiji
CHAMPIONSHIP SEMI FINALS
New Zealand 38 – 7 France
Australia 17 – 7 USA
15th PLACE FINAL
Madagascar 19 – 12 Colombia
13th PLACE FINAL
China 21 – 19 South Africa
11th PLACE FINAL
Spain 17 – 19 Brazil
CHALLENGE FINAL
Poland 12 – 17 Japan
7th PLACE FINAL
England 10 – 26 Ireland
5th PLACE FINAL
Canada 0 – 53 Fiji
BRONZE FINAL
USA 7 – 29 France
CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL
Australia 24 – 22 New Zealand
