Canada has taken silver in women’s rugby sevens at the Paris Olympics after losing 19-12 to New Zealand in the championship game Tuesday.
Risi Pouri-Lane opened the scoring for top-ranked New Zealand with a try and a successful conversion, but Canada replied before the end of the half.
Chloe Daniels had a try and conversion of her own, and Alysha Corrigan stole the ball and found a gap to run it in for a touch that put the Canadians up 12-7 at the break.
The Canadians finished second in their pool and beat host France in the quarterfinals before downing favoured Australia 21-12 in the semifinals earlier on Tuesday.
It was a day of disappointment for the Aussies, who went on to lose the bronze medal to the United States when the Americans scored a last-second try and booted a successful conversion for a 14-12 victory.
Canada’s previous best result in women’s rugby sevens came in 2016, when the team won bronze at the Rio Games, the first time the discipline was included in the Olympics.
More to come.