Canadian rugby women, men face challenging final day at South Africa 7s

11.12.2023 - 08:01 cbc.ca

The Canadian women finished sixth and the men seventh after a challenging day Sunday at the South Africa Sevens in Cape Town.

Australia won the women's event for the second week in a row, defeating France 29-26 in the final at Cape Town Stadium. New Zealand finished third, defeating the U.S.

19-7. The Australian women won despite having Maddison Levi sent off for a high tackle at the end of the first half. Argentina, which was runner-up to South Africa last week in Dubai, beat Australia 45-12 to win the men's event.

Fiji downed Ireland 14-7 to take third place. Cape Town was the second stop of the rebranded HSBC SVNS, formerly known as the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series.

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After being bowled out for just 131 runs, India suffered a massive defeat by innings and 32 runs against South Africa on Day 3 of the first Test at the SuperSport Park in Centurion on Thursday. The result marked India's worst defeat in a Test match on South African soil, surpassing their previous low in December 2010 when they faced an innings and 25-run loss at the same venue. Trailing by 163 runs, India were bowled out for 131 in their second innings on Day Three to go one down in the first of the two-match Test series. Only Virat Kohli managed a score of 76, as nine Indian batters failed to reach double figures. Meanwhile, Shubman Gill fought briefly before departing for 26.

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