Women’s Eagles clinch spot in Paris Olympics

The Women’s Eagles are headed to Paris 2024. While they were ultimately defeated in the Cup Quarter Finals in Hong Kong, the USA’s pool stage results were enough to guarantee a top four finish on the World Sevens Series and with it an automatic qualification spot for the Olympic Games.

Wins over Spain and then Japan did the job, with Kristi Kirshe contributing two tries in each game. France were a step ahead in the final pool match, and a late surge from Fiji sees the Eagles missing out on a podium finish for the first time this season. They will instead take on Canada in the 5th-place Semi Final on Day Three.

For the Canadians it was a second straight Quarter Final appearance though they were ultimately outclassed by overall leaders New Zealand. A disappointing shutout loss to Great Britain was followed by a strong win over Hong Kong. The result was just enough to get them into the Top 8. It was to be their second consecutive match against the Black Ferns, as the Maple Leafs were also soundly beaten in their final pool match.

Brazil’s tournament has already come to a close with an 11th-place finish after beating Hong Kong. They lost all four of their previous matches. Australia, Fiji, and Ireland were the opposition during the pool stage, with Japan overwhelming As Yaras in the 9th-place Semi Final.

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

 

POOL STAGE RESULTS

POOL A
Canada 0 – 5 Great Britain
New Zealand 50 – 0 Hong Kong
Canada 22 – 5 Hong Kong
New Zealand 43 – 0 Great Britain
Great Britain 35 – 0 Hong Kong
New Zealand 46 – 0 Canada

POOL B
Fiji 17 – 7 Ireland
Australia 43 – 5 Brazil
Fiji 36 – 5 Brazil
Australia 19 – 12 Ireland
Ireland 34 – 0 Brazil
Australia 35 – 5 Fiji

POOL C
France 38 – 7 Japan
USA 35 – 7 Spain
France 45 – 0 Spain
USA 26 – 17 Japan
Japan 14 – 10 Spain
USA 12 – 15 France

 

KNOCKOUT RESULTS

9th PLACE SEMI FINALS
Spain 24 – 5 Hong Kong
Japan 29 – 0 Brazil

11th PLACE FINAL
Hong Kong 10 – 21 Brazil

9th PLACE FINAL
Spain 26 – 17 Japan

CUP QUARTER FINALS
Australia 24 – 5 Ireland
France 0 – 5 Great Britain
Fiji 19 – 14 USA
New Zealand 45 – 14 Canada