Fancy Bermudez scored a pair of tries as the Canadian women defeated Ireland 24-12 Sunday to put themselves in position for their best result this season at the HSBC Canada Sevens tournament in Vancouver.
The women can place fifth in the tournament with a win over Fiji. Their previous best was eighth in Cape Town, South Africa.
The men, who staged an upset over Australia Friday but missed advancing to the quarterfinals due to a points differential, lost 31-14 to South Africa in their only game Sunday and finished in a tie for 15th place. "It's a bummer to not come away with points," said captain Phil Berna.
The poor finish was a blow to a men's team that came into the tournament sitting 14th in the World Rugby Sevens Series standings and fighting to avoid relegation The women fell behind 7-0 against Ireland but responded with 24 straight points.