Farella, Landry lead Canadian women over France at Sydney Sevens

SYDNEY, Australia — Bianca Farella scored a last-minute try and Ghislaine Landry followed with a conversion as the Canadian women came from behind and beat France 19-17 on Sunday to finish fifth at the Sydney Sevens.

Farella scored her first try of the match in the seventh minute while Landry had a ninth-minute try and two conversions.

Meanwhile, the Canadian men were topped in the Challenge Trophy semifinal by Argentina 24-19.

They earned a 25-17 win over Scotland earlier in the day to set up their meeting with Argentina.

The Canadian women opened the season with a third-place finish in Glendale before finishing runner-up to New Zealand in Dubai to enter Sydney ranked No. 2.

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The Canadian women were third in Sydney last season and won it all the season before.

The Canadian men entered Sydney No. 11 in the standings.

The Canadian Press