MAPLE LEAFS DROP KINESIO CUP FINAL TO AUSTRALIA

Canada’s women’s Maple Leafs team finished runners-up at the Central Coast Sevens after dropping the Kinesio Cup Final to Australia 29-12.

The loss was the Maple Leafs only one of the tournament, having outscored their opponents 168-20 in winning their first five matches.

After finishing day one first in Pool B, the Maple Leafs began cup contention with a 33-5 win over Pride 7s in the quarterfinals before beating Stars 7s 33-10 in the semifinals.

Next up for Canada’s women’s sevens team is the Dubai Sevens, the first round of the 2017-18 HSBC World Rugby Women’s Sevens Series.

Canada’s Maple Leafs roster for Central Coast Sevens:

Olivia Apps – Lindsay RFC (Lindsay, ON)

Emma Chown – Kingston Panthers (Barrie, ON)

Caroline Crossley – Castaway Wanderers (Victoria, BC)

Hannah Darling – Peterborough Pagans (Warsaw, ON)

Julia Greenshields – Sarnia Saints (Sarnia, ON)

Jen Kish – Edmonton Rockers (Edmonton, ON)

Ghislaine Landry – Toronto Scottish (Toronto, ON)

Megan Lukan – Unattached (Barrie, ON)

Kayla Moleschi – Williams Lake Rustlers (Williams Lake, BC)

Breanne Nicholas – London St. Georges RFC (Blenheim, ON)

Sabrina Poulin – TMRRFC (Vaudreuil-Dorion, QC)

Natasha Watcham-Roy – Hull Volant (Gatineau, QC)

Canada's Central Coast Sevens Day 1 Schedule (Friday, October 27):

Maple Leafs 22-5 Avoca Beach

Maple Leafs 24-0 Sunnybank

Maple Leafs 56-0 Cook Islands

Canada's Central Coast Sevens Day 1 Schedule (Saturday, October 28):

Maple Leafs 33-5 Pride 7s

Maple Leafs 33-10 Stars 7s

Maple Leafs 12-29 Australia

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