Canada’s Women’s Sevens Team books ticket to semi-finals in Perth

Canada’s Women’s Sevens Team continued their undefeated streak on day two in Perth, booking their ticket to the HSBC SVNS Perth semi-finals.

Neither Canada nor the United States were able to score in the first half of their final pool play match, with Piper Logan breaking the stalemate in the ninth minute. Scoring off the scrum, Logan reached 100 career SVNS series points a gave Canada the lead over the USA.

Logan added another try in the 12th minute, with the USA responding shortly after to close the gap. Carissa Norsten confirmed Canada’s win however in the final minute, receiving a pass from Carmen Izyk and fending off the chase from the Americans to score. Olivia Apps converted all three Canadian tries, giving Canada the 21-7 win and top spot in Pool B.

Canada met Brazil in the quarter-finals. Mahalia Robinson got the scoring started for Canada two minutes in, diving over the line for the try. Asia Hogan-Rochester received a pass out wide from Logan in the fourth minute to further increase Canada’s lead.

Brazil got on the board a moment later to put the score at 10-5 for the Canadians, with Apps scoring on the outside in the final minute of the first half to give Canada the 15-5 lead at half-time.

The second half saw Florence Symonds score her first of the tournament and Izyk slip past Brazil’s defence to touch the ball down between the uprights, her try converted by Hogan-Rochester. With the 27-5 win, Canada progressed to the semi-finals, guaranteeing a season-best finish in Perth.

Canada’s Women’s Sevens Team will play hosts Australia in the semi-finals at 12:11am PT / 3:11am ET (January 26). All matches can be watched on TSN+.

More information on the HSBC SVNS series, including the full schedule, game scores and stats, can be found here.

Following HSBC SVNS Perth, Canada’s Women’s Sevens Team will compete on home soil at HSBC SVNS Vancouver. Tickets can be purchased at vansevens.com.