Canadian rugby 7s women go 3-0 to reach quarters at World Series
Squad advances for 27th-straight time as season begins in Dubai
Canada's women's sevens team had a good start to the World Series season on Thursday, going 3-0 on the first day in Dubai to qualify for its 27th straight Cup quarter-final.
Canada's women's sevens team had a good start to the World Rugby Women's Sevens Series on Thursday, going 3-0 on the first day of the Dubai Sevens to qualify for its 27th straight Cup quarterfinal.
The Canadians opened with a 19-0 win over Spain before blanking Ireland 31-0 and downing Fiji 31-14 to claim top spot in Pool C.
"Just want we wanted to do," Canadian Britt Benn said of the perfect start. "We came out and play hard. stayed connected. We're happy with the result headed into Day 2."
Julia Greenshields scored five tries for Canada, including a hat-trick against Fiji. Emma Chown and Tausani Levale also made their senior team debuts, scoring tries.
Next up for John Tait's team is France, which beat the U.S and South Africa and lost to New Zealand.
In the other quarterfinals Friday, it's New Zealand versus the U.S., Russia versus Spain and Australia versus England.