Canada women win all three games on opening day of Las Vegas Sevens
LAS VEGAS — The Canadian women’s rugby sevens team won all three matches Friday on Day 1 of the HSBC U.S.A. Sevens.
Canada won its group, finishing the day with a 21-7 win over France after thumping Russia 34-7 and Argentina 38-7.
The Canadian women led France 14-7 at the half on tries by Hannah Darling and captain Ghislaine Landry. Kayla Moleschi increased the lead early in the second half, stealing the ball and racing for the french try-line.
“The French game was a really good battle there at the end,” said Canadian head coach John Tait. “You need that on Day 1 to get ready for Day 2. The first two games we got up early so didn’t really feel it until the third game.”