Canadian women stay unbeaten, move into semifinals of Perth rugby 7s

Canada ran in five tries Saturday to defeat Brazil 27-5 in women's play and move into the semifinals of the HSBC SVNS Perth rugby sevens tournament in Perth, Australia.

Seventh-seeded Canada will face No. 2 Australia on Sunday in a battle of unbeaten teams. Australia, which won the opening event of the season in Dubai, advanced with a 35-0 win over No. 6 Japan.

Top-seeded New Zealand, which lifted the trophy last time out in Cape Town, meets No. 3 France in the other semifinal.

The Australians outscored their opposition 149-12 in their first four games in Perth while Canada holds a 100-20 edge in scoring over its first four outings.

The two teams met in the semifinal of the Paris Olympics with Canada winning 21-12.

The men's semifinals pit Spain against Argentina and South Africa against Australia.

Mahalia Robinson, Asia Hogan-Rochester, Olivia Apps, Florence Symonds and Carmen Izyk scored tries for Canada, which led No. 10 Brazil 15-5 at the half. Hogan-Rochester added a conversion.

It was an 11th straight Cup quarterfinal loss for Brazil, which has never beaten Canada on the HSBC SVNS circuit.

Canada dominated the early going with Robinson crashing over from close range to cap the attack before Hogan-Rochester scored a second.

Thalia Da Silva Costa pulled a try back for Brazil with a fine solo effort late in the first half, outracing Hogan-Rochester for her 104th career sevens try. Apps padded the Canadian lead, scoring on an overlap.

Symonds scored early in the second half after Canada turned the ball over at the breakdown. Izyk added a late try.

After defeating Britain 38-5 and Fiji 14-12, the Canadians downed the previously unbeaten U.S. 21-7 to win Pool B in their first outing Saturday.

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