Canada’s Women’s Sevens Team opens HSBC SVNS Perth with two wins
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Canada’s Women’s Sevens Team opened HSBC SVNS Perth with two wins at HBF Park on the first day of competition in Australia.
Canada’s Women’s Sevens Team opened HSBC SVNS Perth with two wins at HBF Park on the first day of competition in Australia.
Kicking off 2025 by taking on Great Britain, Asia Hogan-Rochester opened scoring in the fourth minute off the scrum, converting their own try. Hogan-Rochester added to the scoresheet yet again in the sixth minute, receiving an offload from Florence Symonds.
Olivia Apps, making her return to Canada’s Women’s Sevens Team for the first time since the Paris 2024 Olympics, converted Hogan-Rochester’s second try before scoring her own try in the final minute of the first half, and officially reaching 250 career SVNS series points.
Canada led 19-0 at half-time, with Apps scoring yet again early in the second half. Great Britain got a try on the board in the 11th minute, but Carmen Izyk, who debuted for Canada last month in Dubai, helped ensure that Canada finished strong, scoring back-to-back in the final two minutes, both of her tries converted by Shoshanah Seumanutafa.
Larah Wright, Olivia Sarabura and Gabrielle Senft all entered the game in the second half of Canada’s 38-5 win to make their international sevens debut.
Canada’s second pool play match was against Fiji, and was a tighter contest. Carissa Norsten opened scoring in the first minute, converted by Hogan-Rochester.
Despite some great defensive efforts from Canada, Fiji managed to score their first try in the third minute, but were unable to make the conversion, keeping Canada in the lead 7-5. Hogan-Rochester scored shortly after, but the try was called off due to a forward pass.
Fiji took the lead in the final minute of the first half, ahead of Canada 12-7 at half-time. Canada retook the lead in the 12th minute however, with an incredible run down the length of the field from Piper Logan eventually leading to a try and conversion from Apps to give Canada the 14-12 win.
Canada’s Women’s Sevens Team will play the USA in their final pool play match at 10:41pm PT (January 24) / 1:41am ET (January 25). Play-offs will begin on January 25. 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.