CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Canada lost a narrow 10\u002D7 decision to the U.S. in women’s quarterfinal play Saturday at the Rugby World Cup Sevens.
The fourth-seeded Americans, who opened with a 39-7 win over No. 13 Poland, will face top-seeded Australia while No. 2 New Zealand meets No. 3 France in Sunday’s semifinals at Cape Town Stadium.Sign up to receive daily headline news from Ottawa Citizen, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails.
Keyara Wardley scored a try for Canada with Olivia Apps adding a conversion. Jaz Gray and Ilona Maher scored tries for the U.S. While the U.S. had won three of the five meetings between the two this season, Canada had won the last two. Canada’s Lockie Kratz was sent to the sin bin late in the half for a foul at the breakdown. And the bad blood continued with Welsh and Canadian players getting involved in a melee that resulted in yellow cards for Isherwood and Wales’ Morgan Williams.Article content
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