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The Canadian women’s rugby sevens team lost a tight semifinal to New Zealand in the Cup semifinals of the world championship series in Bordeaux, France on Sunday.
Canada jumped out to a 10-0 lead with tries from Charity Williams and Savannah Bauder. New Zealand answered with two tries and a conversion to take a 12-10 advantage into halftime.
Canada regained the lead early in the second half when Williams scored her second try of the match. Asia Hogan-Rochester added the conversion to make it 17-12.
New Zealand responded with a converted try of its own to pull ahead and secure a 19-17 victory.
The Canadians will now face the United States in Sunday’s third-place playoff, while New Zealand will take on Australia in the final.
Canada finished pool play with a 2-1 record, scoring wins over Spain (14-12) and Great Britain (35-14), capped off by a 33-22 loss to the U.S.
The Canadian women — the 2024 Olympic silver medallists — also finished fourth at the opening stop in Hong Kong in April. Countries’ results across the three events determine the world champions.
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