The Canadian women’s rugby sevens squad claimed third place at the HSBC SVNS tournament at B.C. Place after outlasting Australia 19-14 on Sunday.
Krissy Scurfield opened the scoring for Canada in the opening minute, screaming for a pass before running it three-quarters of the field for the try.
Australia tied it through Madison Ashby, before Chloe Daniels outran Charlotte Caslick to retake the lead.
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