Canadian national women's rugby sevens squad reaches final at Kitakyushu Sevens
Canada's Bianca Farella, runs as she scores a try during the women's rugby sevens match between Canada and Japan at the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, Aug. 6, 2016. KITAKYUSHU, Japan -- Canada will be playing in the Cup final at the Kitakyushu Sevens.
Bianca Farella scored two tries as the Canadian women beat the No. 2 United States 24-12 on Sunday in the Cup semifinal. Canada will play No. 8 England later Sunday for first place. England downed No. 5 France 19-17 in the other semi. Ghislaine Landry had a try and two conversions for Canada while Julia Greenshields added a fourth try.
Earlier Sunday, the Canadians beat No. 7 Russia 17-14 in the Cup quarterfinals to meet the Americans.Canada finished 11th in Kitakyushu last year, one of its worst performances on the circuit.Canada's Bianca Farella, left, scores a try France's Jade le Pesq, watches on during the women's rugby sevens quarter-final match at the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, Aug. 7, 2016. Canada took the match 15-5.
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