rugby

07/30/2024 12:59 PM

Canada is one good half away from a stunning gold in Olympic women’s rugby sevens.

Canada leads New Zealand 12-7 at halftime on Tuesday.

Chloe Daniels and Alysha Corrigan scored tries to give Canada the lead.

Risi Pouri-Lane opened the scoring for New Zealand with a try and conversion at 1:35.

Canada stunned Australia in the semifinals earlier Tuesday after upsetting France a day earlier in the quarterfinals.

New Zealand, the reigning Olympic champ, beat Canada 33-7 in pool play and is 5-0 at the competition.

The United States beat Australia 14-12 in the bronze-medal game.