Canada's women's rugby team secured victories against Britain and Fiji, marking a strong start at the HSBC SVNS Perth tournament. Olivia Apps led the charge with two tries against Fiji and the winning conversion in a 14-12 triumph. Canada will face the undefeated United States in a pivotal match to determine Pool B leadership and a favorable quarterfinal draw.
PERTH — Former captain Olivia Apps scored two tries against Britain and kicked the winning decisive to dispatch Fiji as Canada won its first two games at the HSBC SVNS Perth tournament.
Canada trailed Fiji 12-7 at the half, with Fiji responding with a pair of tries after Carissa Norsten opened the scoring in the first minute. Apps scored a 12th-minute try to tie the score before nailing the conversion for the 14-12 win. Canada arrived at the tournament in seventh place in the overall standings after finishing eighth in the season-opening tournament in Dubai and fifth in Cape Town. The Canadian women went 1-4-0 in Dubai and 3-1-0 in Cape Town.After Perth, the teams head to Vancouver for the fourth stop of the season Feb. 21-23 at B.C. Place Stadium. The circuit then moves to Hong Kong and Singapore before wrapping up May 3-4 in Carson, Calif.
The Olympic silver medallist Canadian women finished fifth in the standings last season before losing 26-14 to New Zealand in June in Madrid in the third-place game. Australia won the women’s title, defeating France 26-7.
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