Canada's quest for another medal in women's rugby sevens got off to a roaring start on Thursday as the Canadian squad routed Brazil 33-0 in the opening match of the group play stage for both teams.
Veteran captain Ghislaine Landry led a balanced scoring attack for the Canadians, making four out of five conversion attempts and adding a try for 13 points."It's been such a build up ... We're just so happy to be on the field playing together."
Canada was set to face Fiji on Thursday evening, then wrap up group play with a match against France on Friday morning. Both teams brought terrific energy to the pitch to start Thursday's opener, and the first half was a mostly even affair, with only Williams crossing the goal line. Landry's first successful conversion made it 7-0 Canada at halftime."At halftime we just talked about really going 100 per cent and I think you saw that in second half," said Landry.
Byrne took over the Canadian women after John Tait stepped down in April in the wake of an independent review of a formal complaint by former and present players under Rugby Canada's harassment and bullying policy.
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