Hello and welcome to RUCK’s coverage of the 2024 Paris Olympics women’s rugby sevens. It’s day two of the competition in the French capital, with all 12 teams ready for the final round of pool stage matches, ahead of this evening’s quarterfinal stage.
Great Britain and Ireland are both looking to progress out of Pool B, with one win and one loss each to their names after the first day of action. Team GB got the bragging rights of the local derby to kick start the competition, yet were then hammered by Australia as the Wallaroos put out a real statement as the gold medal favourites.
Ireland recuperated from their opening round defeat to Team GB, and rallied back for an impressive win of their own, as they handed South Africa a 38-0 shut-out. Australia, New Zealand, France and the USA are the only undefeated sides left in the competition, with a few massive matches set to decide the outcome of the pool stages this afternoon. We will be updating the schedule below with all the tries and final scores, as they happen in Paris.
RUCK Chief Writer Tom Sansom will be covering the afternoon’s matches from 13:00, before London Reporter Jon Page takes over the updates from 19:00, for the evening’s quarter-finals and placing matches.
LIVE UPDATES: 2024 PARIS OLYMPIC GAMES RUGBY SEVENS DAY 2
1. 13:00 – Great Britain 26-17 South Africa (Pool B)
GREAT BRITAIN: 26
Tries: 4 (Crompton, Norman-Bell, Joyce 2)
Conversions: 3 (Crompton, Norman-Bell, Joyce)
SOUTH AFRICA: 17
Tries: 3 (van Rensburg, Roos, Malinga)
Conversions: 1 (van Rensburg)
Half Time Score: Great Britain 7 – 12 South Africa
2. 13:30 – Australia 19-14 Ireland (Pool B)
AUSTRALIA: 19
Tries: 1 (Nathan, T. Levi, M.Levi)
Conversions: 1 (M. Levi 2)
IRELAND: 14
Tries: 2 (Higgins 2)
Conversions: 2 (Higgins 2)
Half-time score: Australia 12 – 7 Ireland
3. 14:00 – Japan 39-12 Brazil (Pool C)
JAPAN: 39
Tries: 7 (Tsutsumi 2, Chaiki, Utsumi, Kajiki 2, Tanaka)
Conversions: 2 (Utsumi, Chaiki)
BRAZIL: 12
Tries: 2 (Tt Costa, Lima)
Conversions: 1 (Lima)
Half-time score: Japan 24 – 5 Brazil
4. 14:30 – France 31 – 14 United States (Pool C)
FRANCE: 31
Tries: 5 (Okemba 4, Jacquet)
Conversions: 3 (Okemba, Jacquet 2)
UNITED STATES: 14
Tries: 2 (Maher, Tapper)
Conversions: 2 (Maher, Cedrick)
Half Time Score: France 19 – 7 United States
5. 15:00 – Canada 26-17 China (Pool A)
CANADA: 26
Tries: 4 (Williams 2, Symonds, Logan)
Conversions: 2 (Apps, Symonds 2)
CHINA: 17
Tries: 3 (Keyi, Xiaoqian, Yu)
Conversions: 1 (Keyi)
Half time score: Canada 14 – 7 China
6. 15:30 – New Zealand 38 – 5 Fiji (Pool A)
NEW ZEALAND: 38
Tries: 6 (Miller, Felix-Hotham, Waaka 2, Blyde, Nuku)
Conversions: 4 (Miller, Felix-Hotham, Waaka 2)
FIJI: 7
Tries: 1 (Buleki)
Conversions: 1 (Buleki)
Half-time score: New Zealand 21 – 0 Fiji
7. 19:00 – Women’s Placing Match (9th – 12th) – Japan 15 – 12 South Africa
JAPAN: 15
Tries: 3 (Hara, Kajiki 2)
Conversions: 0
SOUTH AFRICA: 12
Tries: 2 (Janse van Rensburg, Roos)
Conversions: 1 (Roos)
Half Time Score: Japan 5 – 12 South Africa
8. 19:30 – Women’s Placing Match (9th – 12th) – Fiji 22 – 28 Brazil
FIJI: 22
Tries: 4 (Buleki, Naimasi 2, Likuceva)
Conversions: 1 (Naimasi)
Yellow cards: 1 (Daveua)
BRAZIL: 28
Tries: 4 (Lima 2, T. Costa, Soares)
Conversions: 4 (Kochhann 4)
Half Time Score: Fiji 10 – 21 Brazil
9. 20:00 – Women’s Quarter Final – New Zealand 55 – 5 China
NEW ZEALAND: 55
Tries: 9 (Hirini 2, Felix-Hotham 2, Blyde 2, Woodman-Wickliffe, Paul 2)
Conversions: 5 (Pouri-Lane 2, King 3)
Yellow cards: 1 (Hirini)
CHINA: 5
Tries: 1 (Dou)
Conversions: 0
Half Time Score: New Zealand 24 – 5 China
10. 20:30 – Women’s Quarter Final – Great Britain 7 – 17 United States
GREAT BRITAIN: 7
Tries: 1 (Boatman)
Conversions: 1 (Thomson)
UNITED STATES: 17
Tries: 3 (Tapper, Kirshe, Sullivan)
Conversions: 1 (Canett)
Half Time Score: Great Britain 7 – 5 United States
11. 21:00 – Women’s Quarter Final – France 14 – 19 Canada
FRANCE: 14
Tries: 2 (Jason, Yengo)
Conversions: 2 (Yengo 2)
CANADA: 19
Tries: 3 (Logan 2, Daniels)
Conversions: 2 (Daniels, Apps)
Half Time Score: France 7 – 7 Canada
12. 21:30 – Women’s Quarter Final – Australia 40 – 7 Ireland
AUSTRALIA: 40
Tries: 6 (M. Levi 3, Nathan, Nasser, Terita)
Conversions: 5 (Hinds 4, du Toit 1)
IRELAND: 7
Tries: 1 (Flood)
Conversions: 1 (Higgins)
Half Time Score: Australia 26 – 0 Ireland