
Canadian women fall to New Zealand 34-12 in rugby seven quarterfinals
VANCOUVER — The Canadian women fell behind early and saw their hopes of a podium finish vanish after a 34-12 loss to rugby powerhouse New Zealand Saturday at the HSBC SVNS Vancouver.
The Black Ferns, who beat Canada in the gold-medal game at the Paris Olympics, built 24-7 halftime lead and cruised to victory. Stacey Waaka and Jorja Miller led the assault with two tries each.
Asia Hogan-Rochester and Carissa Norsten scored tries for Canada. Olivia Apps kicked the convert.
“We lost momentum from the start,” said the 26-year-old Apps of Kawartha Lakes, Ont. “It’s tough. They won more minutes than we did. It’s a possession game and we just didn’t take care of the ball when we had it.”