Australia are one step closer to a Cup final spot, after beating Spain 29-0 in their quarter-final on Saturday to book a semi against Russia.
It was a match that provided a highlight that even the players enjoyed, watching Emma Tonegato zig zag her way to the match sealer.
An Alicia Quirk kick landed in front of Tonegato, who zigzagged her way out of Spain's grasp to seal their spot in the final four, and teammate Vani Pelite said it was the type of manoeuvre that earned her the nickname 'Cobra'.
":She does school us out at training."
Spain put pressure on the Aussies early, forcing the home side to look lateral for the first score, one that eventually came through Charlotte Caslick in the second minute.
Emilee Cherry out-manoeuvred Spain's defence in tight for Australia's second try, but it wasn't all easy for the Aussies.
Cherry was managed through the first day of the tournament, only playing in the final game of day one, and the Olympian was rested late against Spain as well, in a bid to keep her fresh for a title tilt.
It was a long-range pass from Cherry that put Caslick through for her second, with the halfback putting on the afterburners to burst through a gap and stretch the margin to 17 points.
Spain threatened as the half ticked down, putting the heat on Australia's defence, but the hosts held strong in the opening stanza.
.@emmatonegato and her footwork 👌🏼 she lands under the sticks and our #Aussie7s lead @ferugby 29-0. #Sydney7s
— AU 7s (@Aussie7s) January 26, 2018
Australia had all the momentum after the break and co-captain Sharni Williams slipped out of a Spanish tackle to score Australia's third, with a semi-final spot all but theirs by that point.
The Aussies will play Russia in their semi-final at 1:37pm AEDT for a spot in Sunday's Cup final, and Pelite said either opponent would be a tricky one.
"Everyone on the circuit is very hard, so we've got to respect all of them," she said.
"No game lightly."
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RESULT
Australia 29
Tries: Caslick 2, Cherry, Williams, Tonegato
Cons: Sykes 2
Spain 0
