Canadian women rugby 7s to face Russia in quarters at Sydney
Canada has advanced to play Russia in the Sydney Sevens women's quarter-finals after finishing Day 1 with a 2-1 record. It marks Canada's 22nd straight quarter-final on the HSBC World Rugby Women's Sevens World Series.
Jen Kish scores try in injury return vs. France
Canada has advanced to play Russia in the Sydney Sevens women's quarter-finals after finishing Day 1 with a 2-1 record.
It marks Canada's 22nd straight quarter-final on the HSBC World Rugby Women's Sevens World Series.
Canada opened play Friday with wins of 26-5 over France and 39-5 over Papua New Guinea before losing 31-10 to Series leader New Zealand.
Former captain Jennifer Kish returned to the pitch for the first time since Rio 2016. She marked her return with a try against France.
The Black Ferns ran up a 17-0 lead at halftime before Britt Benn scored but New Zealand quickly responded with two more tries to go up 31-5. Charity Williams added a Canadian try in the final minute.
With files from CBC Sports
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