Rugby Sevens Paris OIympic Games 2024: Women's Day Two Scores, Blog and Results

Mon, Jul 29, 2024, 8:06 PM
Nathan Williamson
by Nathan Williamson
The Aussies are back in action in Paris at the Rugby Sevens. Photo: World Rugby
The Aussies are back in action in Paris at the Rugby Sevens. Photo: World Rugby

The second day of the women's Rugby Sevens competition is here as teams push towards the quarter-finals.

Australia and New Zealand powered their way into the semi-finals after back to back wins over Ireland and China respectively.

Watch every Rugby Sevens match from the Paris 2024 Olympic Games ad-free, live and on demand in 4K on Stan Sport and live on Nine and 9Now.

Hosts France were the major shocks, going down to Canada in the quarter-finals.

USA also registered a tough win to advance to the final four over Great Britain

Follow a recap of all the action game by game:
6:30 am - Austalia 40 v Ireland 7

14': AUSTRALIA TRY: Bienne Terita runs the length of the field to put the cherry on top of an excellent performance Australia 40-7

11': IRELAND TRY: Stacey Flood powers away to get Ireland on the board Australia 33-7

9': AUSTRALIA TRY: Bella Nasser goes straight through a hole to seal the win for the Aussies. Australia 33-0

6': AUSTRALIA TRY: Faith Nathan shimmers and goes through the gap for an easy try Ausralia 26-0

5': AUSTRALIA TRY: Maddi completes the first half hat-trick after great interchange with Faith Nathan Australia 19-0

3': AUSTRALIA TRY: A near copy of the first try but Charlotte Caslick gets the turnover, unleashing the Levis for Maddi's second Australia 12-0

1': AUSTRALIA TRY: Maddison Levi gets the turnover and combines with sister Teagan for the try Australia 5-0

6:00 am - France 14 v Canada 19

Canada have produced a major upset to defeat France 19-14

Piper Logan delivered some solo brillance to put Canada in front before Ian Jason levelled the scores at half-time

Yolaine Yengo races away to give France the lead, only for Logan's second to set up a tense finish

Chloe Daniels snuck down the short side with a minute to go to stun the home crowd as they held on for the win

5:50 am - Great Britain 7 v USA 17

The USA have booked their place in their first Olympic semi-finals with a 17-7 win over Great Britain

Ellie Boatman added first points after an early USA turnover before Naya Tapper hit back for the Americans to reduce the margin to two at the break

Some brilliant reactions from Kristi Kirshe put the USA in front after the break, with Sammy Sullivan extending the lead.

5:30 am - Caslick returns for quarter-final

Tim Walsh has gone back to his strongest squad with Charlotte Caslick back in the starting side.

Caslick was rested from the match with Ireland earlier in the day but returns alongside Tia Hinds

Starting 7: Nathan, T. Levi, Caslick, Hinds, Paki, Nasser, M. Levi

Reserves: Terita, Smale, du Toit, Clark, Henwood

5:00 am - New Zealand 55 v 5 China

Skipper Sarah Hirini scored from the kickoff to set the tempo for the Kiwis, but a yellow card to Hirini allowed China to hit right back.

Jazmin Felix-Hotham restored the lead thanks to a great Jorja Miller assist as two further tries gave them a 24-5 at the break

Michaela Blyde, Hirini and Felix-Hotham got their second to start the second half as they cruised home to bring up the half century

4:30 am - Brazil, Japan advance

Brazil and Japan will battle it out for ninth after scoring late in their 9th place semi-final fixtures.

Brazil continued Fiji's misery, scoring after the siren to take a 28-22 win.

As for Japan, they rebounded from a 12-5 half-time decifict to defeat South Africa 15-12

1:00 am - Quarter Finals locked in

The quarter-final schedule is confirmed for later in the morning (AEST) with Australia set to rematch Ireland.

New Zealand face a similar fate as they take on China whilst France-Canada and USA-Great Britain round out the matches:

Quarter Final One: New Zealand v China, 5:00 am

Quarter Final Two: USA v Great Britain, 5:30 am

Quarter Final Three: France v Canada, 6:00 am

Quarter Final Four: Australia v Ireland, 6:30 am

12:30 am - New Zealand 38 v Fiji 7

Jorja Miller took advantage of an early turnover to open the scoring, with Jazmin Felix-Hotham extending the lead.

Stacey Wakka cruised over to give NZ a 21-0 lead right at the break before crossing for her second to start the half.

It allowed the Kiwis to rest their stars as Manaia Nuku sealed the win

12:00 am - Canada 26 v China 17

China picked up from where they left off yesterday as Keyi Chen raced away for the opener with Charity Williams levelling the scores

Florence Symonds gave Canada the lead at the break, with China reducing the margin to two to start the second half.

However, Williams' second try restored their advantage and Piper Logan sealed the win with a minute to go

11:30 pm - France 31 v USA 14

Ilona Maher looked to silence the home crowd early with a powerful try in the opening minutes

Seraphine Okemba got France on the board with a try in the corner, getting her second right before the break only to complete the hat-trick in the second half

Chloe Jacquet sealed the win with a try under the posts as Okemba got her fourth to the delight of the Stade de France crowd

11:00 pm - Japan 39 v Brazil 12

Japan struck first as Honoka Tsutsumi sprinted away for the opening try, quickly extending their lead via Chiaki Saegusa

The Japanese continued to dominate the restart game as they added two further tries for a 24-5 half-time lead.

Marin Tajiki and Tsutsumi crossed for doubles as they pushed late to keep their Olympic hopes alive

10:30 pm - Australia 19 v Ireland 14

Australia have held on for a 19-14 win over Ireland.

In a game when Charlotte Caslick remained on the bench, the Aussies built a 19-7 lead before Ireland hit back late.

Eve Higgins scored a double, including one late to give them a chance, before Australia sealed the win

13': IRELAND TRY: Higgins gets her second try to give Ireland a chance late after a yellow card to Tia Hinds Australia 19-14

11': A sensational tackle from Teagan Levi stops Amee-Leigh Murphy Crowe inches from the line

9': AUSTRALIA TRY: The Levis turn defence into attack as Maddison makes the tackle, Teagan gets the turnover and Maddison scores from a Tia Hinds break Australia 19-7

7': AUSTRALIA TRY: Teagan Levi swerves and dives over the line Australia 12-7

6': IRELAND TRY: Eve Higgins finally gets over for Ireland after minutes on their line 7-all

5': Ireland applying pressure on the Australian line and Bienne Terita makes a try saver to stop the try

1': AUSTRALIA TRY: Faith Nathan sprints away for the opener inside 30 seconds Australia 7-0

10:00 pm - Great Britain 24 v South Africa 17

South Africa stunned GB with a try through Libbie Janse van Rensburg in the first minute. Nadine Roos extended the lead before the break but Grace Crompton hit back to reduce the margin at half-time

Isla Norman-Bell got the Brits in front in the first 30 seconds of the second half, answered straight away by South Africa.

Jasmine Joyce restored GB's lead with three minutes to go before her second sealed the win

9:45 pm - Caslick to come off bench against Ireland

Tim Walsh has made a major call with captain Charlotte Caslick to come off the bench against Ireland.

With their spot in the quarter-finals locked in, Walsh will freshen up his superstar playmaker, elevating Bienne Terita to the starting side.

Dom du Toit will take over the captaincy, starting for Tia Hinds

Starting 7: Terita, Nathan, du Toit, T. Levi, Paki, Nasser, M. Levi

Reserves: Smale, Caslick, Hinds, Clark, Henwood

8:15 pm - Fixtures for today

There's some great pool matches set to open the second day of action at the Rugby Sevens.

Check them out below:

Pool B: Great Britain v South Africa, 10:00 pm

Pool B: Australia v Ireland, 10:30 pm

Pool C: Japan v Brazil, 11:00 pm

Pool C: France v USA, 11:30 pm

Tuesday July 30

Pool A: Canada v China, 12:00 am

Pool A: New Zealand v Fiji, 12:30 am

9th Place Semi Final: 9th Place v 12th Place, 4:00 am

9th Place Semi Final: 10th Place v 11th Place, 4:30 am

Quarter Final One: First Place Pool A v Second Best Third Place, 5:00 am

Quarter Final Two: Second Place Pool C v Second Place Pool B, 5:30 am

Quarter Final Three: First Place Pool C v Second Place Pool A, 6:00 am

Quarter Final Four: First Place Pool B v Best Third Place, 6:30 am

7:30 pm - Welcome

The final game of the pool stages is here as teams look to ensure their place in the quarter-finals.

New Zealand, Australia, France and the USA are the only teams locked into the quarters, with plenty of positions also up for grabs.

Australia's clash with Ireland at 10:30 pm will decide Pool B, although a GB win over South Africa will put Tim Walsh's side in a strong position to top the pool even with a loss.

France and USA is the blockbuster game of the opening slate, whilst New Zealand and Fiji will provide plenty of fireworks.

We're just over two hours from the first game between the Brits and South Africans and you can follow all the action here throughout the day.

WHAT CHANNEL IS AUSTRALIA'S RUGBY SEVENS OLYMPIC GAMES ON?

Australia's Rugby Sevens campaign will be shown LIVE on Stan Sport and the Nine Network.

Every Rugby Sevens match from the Paris 2024 Olympic Games will be shown ad-free, live and on-demand in 4K on Stan Sport.

Along with this, the Nine Network will have two dedicated free-to-air channels that will show several Olympic sports, including the Rugby Sevens, along with on 9Now

HOW TO WATCH THE PARIS OLYMPICS RUGBY SEVENS?

The Nine Network and Stan Sport has exclusive rights to broadcast every event of the Paris Olympics in Australia. 

Every Rugby Sevens match from the Paris 2024 Olympic Games will be shown ad-free, live and on-demand in 4K on Stan Sport.

Along with this, the Nine Network will have two dedicated free-to-air channels that will show several Olympic sports, including the Rugby Sevens, along with on 9Now.

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