It is the final day of the 2024 Paris Olympics Women’s Rugby Sevens, with the medals up for grabs in this evenings fixtures. The markers have been laid down following an exhilarating end to the pool stages, before both Team GB and Ireland were eliminated from medal contention in yesterday evening’s quarter-finals.
Great Britain’s quest for a piece of Olympic hardware came to a close yesterday, as they were defeated by the USA 17-7. The best position GB fans can hope for is a fifth placed finish, with the side kicking off this quest with a semi-final against China. Ireland face the same fate after taking a heavy quarter-final elimination to Australia (40-7).
The Wallaroos and United States are amongst the favourites for gold medals, along with the host nation France. Les Bleus Women are looking to replicate the gold medal accomplishments of the men’s team, with the likes of Seraphine Okemba leading the charge for the hosts.
We will be covering all of the action from Paris here live on Ruck, with Chief Writer Tom Sansom taking the lead in our score-by-score updates below.
LIVE COVERAGE : 2024 PARIS OLYMPICS WOMEN’S RUGBY SEVENS FINAL DAY
1. 13:30 – Fifth Place Semi-Final – China vs Great Britain
CHINA: 19
Tries: 3 (Chen K.Y, Yang F.F, Hu Y.)
Conversions: 2 (Chen K.Y, Yang F.F)
GREAT BRITAIN: 15
Tries: 3 (Kildunne, Joyce, Boatman)
Conversions: 0
Half Time Score – China 14 – 10 Great Britain
2. 14:00 – Fifth Place Semi-Final – France 19 – 7 Ireland
FRANCE: 19
Tries: 3 (Okemba 2, Nelson)
Conversions: 2 (Drouin, Nelson)
IRELAND: 7
Tries: 1 (Higgins)
Conversions: 1 (Higgins)
Half time score: France 0 – 7 Ireland
3. 14:30 – Medal Semi Final 24-12 New Zealand vs United States
NEW ZEALAND: 24
Tries: 4 (Waaka 2, Blyde, 2)
Conversions: 2 (Waaka, Blyde)
UNITED STATES: 12
Tries: 2 (Kelter, Kirshe)
Conversions: 1 (Kirshe)
Half Time Score: New Zealand 7 – 5 United States
4. 15:00 – Medal Semi Final – Canada 21-12 Australia
CANADA: 21
Tries: 3 (Williams, Rochester, Logan)
Conversions: 3 (Apps)
AUSTRALIA: 12
Tries: 2 (M. Levi, Paki)
Conversions: 1 (Caslick)
Half time score: Canada 7 – 12 Australia
5. 15:30 – 11th Place Play Off (Wooden Spoon Match) – South Africa 21-15 Fiji
SOUTH AFRICA: 21
Tries: 3 (Roos 2, Mpupha)
Conversions: 3 (Roos 3)
FIJI: 15
Tries: 3 (Lomani, Ditavutu, Wilson)
Conversions: 0
Half time score: South Africa 14 – 0 Fiji
6. 16:00 – 9th v 10th Place Play Off – Japan 38-7 Brazil
JAPAN: 38
Tries: 6 (Kajiki, Utsumi, Ohtani, Hirano, Matsuda, Tanaka)
Conversions: 4 (Mizutani, Matsuda)
BRAZIL: 7
Tries: 1 (Soares)
Conversions: 1 (Kochann)
Half Time Score: Japan 19 – 0 Brazil
8. 17:00 – 7th Place Play Off – Great Britain 28-12 Ireland
GREAT BRITAIN: 28
Tries: 4 (Jones 2, Shekells, Cowell)
Conversions: 4 (Jones 3, Joyce)
IRELAND: 12
Tries: 1 (Burns, Boles)
Conversions: 1 (Boles)
Half Time Score: Great Britain 21 – 5 Ireland
9. 17:30 – 5th Place Play Off – China 7 – 21 France
CHINA: 7
Tries: 1 (Lu X.Q)
Conversions: 1 (Lu X.Q)
FRANCE: 21
Tries: 3 (Vengo, Noel, Pelle)
Conversions: 3 (Drouin 3)
Half Time Score: China 0 – 7 France
10. 18:00 – Bronze Medal Final – United States 14 – 12 Australia
UNITED STATES: 14
Tries: 1 (Kelter, Cedric)
Conversions: 1 (Kelter, Cedric)
AUSTRALIA: 12
Tries: 2 (M. Levi 2)
Conversions: 1 (Hinds)
Half Time Score: United States 7 – 7 Australia
BRONZE MEDAL WINNERS: UNITED STATES
11. 18:45 – Gold Medal Final – New Zealand 19 – 12 Canada
NEW ZEALAND: 19
Tries: 2 (Pouri-Lane, Blyde, Waaka)
Conversions: 2 (Pouri-Lane, King)
CANADA: 14
Tries: 2 (Daniels, Corrigan)
Conversions: 2 (Daniels 2)
Half Time Score: New Zealand 7 – 14 Canada
GOLD MEDAL WINNERS: NEW ZEALAND
SILVER MEDAL WINNERS: CANADA