Rio Olympics 2016: Women’s sevens rugby go for gold
Australian women's rugby sevens team has a shot at gold.
Australia’s women’s sevens rugby team are poised for glory after guaranteeing a podium finish, defeating Canada 17-5 in their semi-final match at Deodoro Stadium.
The world series champions will meet Trans-Tasman rival New Zealand for Olympic gold in under an hour in the tournament decider.
Emilee Cherry (two tries) and Chloe Dalton (one) proved the difference with three crucial tries.
Dalton added one conversion from three attempts, while Charity Williams scored the only try for the Canadians.
Three-time world series champions New Zealand comfortably beat Great Britain 25-7 in the second semi-final.
Australia topped New Zealand to win the World Rugby Women’s Sevens Series for its first-ever world title.
A first-half double from Emilee Cherry set up the game for Australia.
— with ABC
