They only just fell short at the final hurdle, with a gallant 4pt loss to reigning champions New Zealand in the Cup Final their only loss of the tournament. But the Australian Women’s Sevens team have put together arguably their best weekend of footy of the season in Langford, Canada, picking up a silver medal and crucial World Series points to go towards their automatic qualification for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo.

The Aussie Women’s Sevens side has got back on track with an impressive unbeaten start to the Langford Sevens in Canada, with Ellia Green playing a starring role with five tries across three pool matches.

They went close but it just wasn’t to be for the Australian Women’s Sevens team yesterday, as they fell at the final hurdle in their quest for back-to-back Sydney 7s titles, beaten 32-10 in the Cup Final by a dominant New Zealand side.

The Australian Women’s Sevens side are through to the final four in Sydney, after a nail-biting 21-17 victory over France in today’s Quarter-Final left them two wins away from defending the crown they won so memorably last year.