Canadian rugby women shut out by France in Singapore 7s Cup quarterfinal

Canada's rugby sevens women were blanked 24-0 by France in Saturday's Cup quarterfinal at the Singapore Sevens.

The Canadians, who stand fifth in the season standings after six events, saw both Olivia de Couvreur and Julia Greenshields penalized.

Canada advanced to the quarterfinals as one of the two best third-place finishers after finishing third in Pool A following losses to No. 7 Ireland (5-0) and No. 1 New Zealand (31-7) sandwiched around a win over No. 12 Spain (28-7).

Piper Logan scored a late try with Chloe Daniels adding the conversion against New Zealand in the final pool game.

The Canadian women will now face No. 8 Britain in the seventh-place playoff.

The women's semifinals pit No. 6 Fiji against No. 1 New Zealand and No. 2 Australia against No. 3 France.

Canada's rebuilding men's side continues to take it on the chin on the circuit, finishing last in Pool A. But the Canadians pushed No. 5 New Zealand to the limit before falling 21-17 in extra time. Losses to No. 6 Australia (21-14) and Series-leading Argentina (38-0) followed.

The Canada men fell into the 11th-place playoff against No. 11 Samoa after losing 31-7 to No. 3 Fiji, the two-time Olympic champions, in the ninth-place semifinal.

The men's semifinals are No. 5 New Zealand versus No. 6 Australia and the eighth-place U.S. versus No. 4 France.

The Canadians, who sit last among 12 teams, saw their losing streak extend to 24 games dating back to a 33-7 win over France on Dec. 10 that saw them finish seventh in Cape Town.

They have collected a minimum one point in five of the six events.

The Canadian men won the Singapore event in 2017, their lone sevens tournament win on the world stage.

The slimmed-down sevens circuit, rebranded this season as HSBC SVNS