THE RUGBY WORLD Cup Sevens was held in Cape Town this weekend, where a combined total of 40 teams took part in the men’s and women’s competitions.
Thanks to TritonLake – the proud title sponsor of the Ireland Sevens teams – The42 has been keeping you up-to-date with a round-up of the action each day.
Here’s what happened on Sunday…
The victorious Fiji men's and Australia women's teams. AP / PA Images
AP / PA Images / PA Images
Today’s Results
Men’s Tournament - Championship Semi-Finals
New Zealand 17 Ireland 10
Fiji 38 Australia 14
Championship Final
Fiji 29 New Zealand 12
Championship Bronze Final
Ireland 19 Australia 14
Championship Cup 5/8 Place Semi-Finals
Argentina 26 South Africa 19
France 24 Samoa 17
Championship 5/6 Place Final
Argentina 10 France 7
Championship 7/8 Place Final
South Africa 35 Samoa 5
Challenge Final
England 28 Uruguay 5
Challenge 11/12 Place Final
USA 26 Kenya 19
Challenge 13/14 Place Final
Canada 12 Chile 10
Challenge 15/16 Place Final
Wales 24 Scotland 21
Bowl Final
Uganda 19 Germany 12
Bowl 19/20 Place Final
Hong Kong 19 Tonga 0
Bowl 21/22 Place Final
Korea 12 Portugal 10
Bowl 23/24 Place Final
Zimbabwe 31 Jamaica 17
Women’s Tournament – Championship Semi-Finals
New Zealand 38 France 7
Australia 17 USA 7
Championship Final
Australia 24 New Zealand 22
Championship Bronze Final
France 29 USA 7
Championship Cup 5/8 Place Semi-Finals
Canada 22 England 7
Fiji 24 Ireland 0
Championship 5/6 Place Final
Fiji 53 Canada 0
Championship 7/8 Place Final
Ireland 26 England 10
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Challenge Final
Japan 17 Poland 12
Challenge 11/12 Place Final
Brazil 19 Spain 17
Challenge 13/14 Place Final
China 21 South Africa 19
Challenge 15/16 Place Final
Madagascar 19 Colombia 12
The Big Story
Fiji beat New Zealand in the men's Championship final. AP / PA Images
AP / PA Images / PA Images
Following New Zealand’s double success in San Francisco four years ago, the 2022 World Cup finals was the turn of other nations to take up the mantle. Although the defending champions made it through to the men’s and women’s showpiece deciders, they came unstuck at the hands of Fiji and Australia respectively.
Backing up their outstanding semi-final performances against the Australian men, Joseva Talacolo, Kaminieli Rasaku, Elia Canakaivata and Filipe Sauturaga all raced over to give the Fijians a 24-5 interval cushion.
The All Blacks did their utmost to forge a second period fightback – Akuila Rokolisoa dotted down straight after the restart – but Pilipo Bukayaro’s five-pointer brought their quest for a third consecutive World Cup title to an end.
There was little sign that the New Zealand women were about to relinquish their crown, with knockout victories over Colombia, Ireland and France being achieved with minimal fuss. Australia were every bit as impressive en route to the final, however, and built on some stellar displays on the sevens circuit to come away with the top prize.
The elusive Faith Nathan touched down to supplement three tries from Maddison Levi and while New Zealand reduced the gap from 14 points to two in a gripping finale, Tenika Willison’s wayward conversion brought their reign as world champions to a close.
How did Ireland do?
The Ireland men's players celebrate after securing third place. Travis Prior / INPHO
Travis Prior / INPHO / INPHO
At the end of another rollercoaster day, the Ireland men secured third place at the World Cup with a superb 19-14 bronze final win over Australia.
Still on a high following their Championship quarter-final success at the expense of host nation South Africa on Saturday night, James Topping’s charges found themselves trailing 10-0 in the early stages of their last-four meeting with New Zealand.
While Ireland stormed back into contention with five-pointers from Jack Kelly and Andrew Smith, they eventually succumbed to a heartbreaking 17-10 defeat. Yet this made them determined to end the tournament on a positive note.
With Sean Cribbin, Terry Kennedy and Harry McNulty all crossing over in ruthless fashion, they managed to hold off a stern challenge from Australia and ensure that third spot was theirs to keep.
Ireland's Stacey Flood runs in a try against England. Travis Prior / INPHO
Travis Prior / INPHO / INPHO
The Irish women started out the day with a comprehensive 24-0 reversal to Fiji in a 5/8 Place encounter and endured a difficult start to their seventh place final against England.
Megan Jones got their cross-channel rivals up and running, but thanks to tries from Amee-Leigh Murphy Crowe (two), Stacey Flood and Megan Burns, Aiden McNulty’s side claimed a 26-10 victory to finish the World Cup on a memorable high.
Try of the Day
While there were outstanding individual scores over the course of the day, Jeremaia Matana’s try for Fiji in their Championship semi-final win against Australia caught the eye as a supreme team effort.
Starting out deep inside their own half, the Fijians moved the ball swiftly through the hands and five passes later Matana was in the right place to dive down under the posts in clinical fashion.
Australia's Maddison Levi. Chad Hipolito
Chad Hipolito
It doesn’t get much better than grabbing a hat-trick of tries in a World Cup final and Maddison Levi achieved this magnificent feat for the Australian women in their gripping triumph over New Zealand.
Her only previous try in this tournament was during Friday’s 48-0 rout against Madagascar, but when the pressure was at it highest in the Championship decider, the Gold Coast native delivered.
Featuring alongside her sister Teagan – who started the game on the bench – Levi bagged scores in the fourth, seventh and tenth minutes to ensure the Wallabies added to their recent successes in the World Series and the Commonwealth Games.
TritonLake are proud to be the title sponsors of Ireland Men’s and Women’s Sevens teams. Visit their website, follow them on Instagram and Twitter and for all things Ireland Sevens, click here.
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Fiji and Australia crowned champions, Ireland claim bronze: Day 3 at the Rugby World Cup Sevens
THE RUGBY WORLD Cup Sevens was held in Cape Town this weekend, where a combined total of 40 teams took part in the men’s and women’s competitions.
Thanks to TritonLake – the proud title sponsor of the Ireland Sevens teams – The42 has been keeping you up-to-date with a round-up of the action each day.
Here’s what happened on Sunday…
Today’s Results
Men’s Tournament - Championship Semi-Finals
Championship Final
Championship Bronze Final
Championship Cup 5/8 Place Semi-Finals
Championship 5/6 Place Final
Championship 7/8 Place Final
Challenge Final
Challenge 11/12 Place Final
Challenge 13/14 Place Final
Challenge 15/16 Place Final
Bowl Final
Bowl 19/20 Place Final
Bowl 21/22 Place Final
Bowl 23/24 Place Final
Women’s Tournament – Championship Semi-Finals
Championship Final
Championship Bronze Final
Championship Cup 5/8 Place Semi-Finals
Championship 5/6 Place Final
Championship 7/8 Place Final
Challenge Final
Challenge 11/12 Place Final
Challenge 13/14 Place Final
Challenge 15/16 Place Final
The Big Story
Following New Zealand’s double success in San Francisco four years ago, the 2022 World Cup finals was the turn of other nations to take up the mantle. Although the defending champions made it through to the men’s and women’s showpiece deciders, they came unstuck at the hands of Fiji and Australia respectively.
Backing up their outstanding semi-final performances against the Australian men, Joseva Talacolo, Kaminieli Rasaku, Elia Canakaivata and Filipe Sauturaga all raced over to give the Fijians a 24-5 interval cushion.
The All Blacks did their utmost to forge a second period fightback – Akuila Rokolisoa dotted down straight after the restart – but Pilipo Bukayaro’s five-pointer brought their quest for a third consecutive World Cup title to an end.
There was little sign that the New Zealand women were about to relinquish their crown, with knockout victories over Colombia, Ireland and France being achieved with minimal fuss. Australia were every bit as impressive en route to the final, however, and built on some stellar displays on the sevens circuit to come away with the top prize.
The elusive Faith Nathan touched down to supplement three tries from Maddison Levi and while New Zealand reduced the gap from 14 points to two in a gripping finale, Tenika Willison’s wayward conversion brought their reign as world champions to a close.
How did Ireland do?
At the end of another rollercoaster day, the Ireland men secured third place at the World Cup with a superb 19-14 bronze final win over Australia.
Still on a high following their Championship quarter-final success at the expense of host nation South Africa on Saturday night, James Topping’s charges found themselves trailing 10-0 in the early stages of their last-four meeting with New Zealand.
While Ireland stormed back into contention with five-pointers from Jack Kelly and Andrew Smith, they eventually succumbed to a heartbreaking 17-10 defeat. Yet this made them determined to end the tournament on a positive note.
With Sean Cribbin, Terry Kennedy and Harry McNulty all crossing over in ruthless fashion, they managed to hold off a stern challenge from Australia and ensure that third spot was theirs to keep.
The Irish women started out the day with a comprehensive 24-0 reversal to Fiji in a 5/8 Place encounter and endured a difficult start to their seventh place final against England.
Megan Jones got their cross-channel rivals up and running, but thanks to tries from Amee-Leigh Murphy Crowe (two), Stacey Flood and Megan Burns, Aiden McNulty’s side claimed a 26-10 victory to finish the World Cup on a memorable high.
Try of the Day
While there were outstanding individual scores over the course of the day, Jeremaia Matana’s try for Fiji in their Championship semi-final win against Australia caught the eye as a supreme team effort.
Starting out deep inside their own half, the Fijians moved the ball swiftly through the hands and five passes later Matana was in the right place to dive down under the posts in clinical fashion.
Stand-out Player
It doesn’t get much better than grabbing a hat-trick of tries in a World Cup final and Maddison Levi achieved this magnificent feat for the Australian women in their gripping triumph over New Zealand.
Her only previous try in this tournament was during Friday’s 48-0 rout against Madagascar, but when the pressure was at it highest in the Championship decider, the Gold Coast native delivered.
Featuring alongside her sister Teagan – who started the game on the bench – Levi bagged scores in the fourth, seventh and tenth minutes to ensure the Wallabies added to their recent successes in the World Series and the Commonwealth Games.
TritonLake are proud to be the title sponsors of Ireland Men’s and Women’s Sevens teams. Visit their website, follow them on Instagram and Twitter and for all things Ireland Sevens, click here.
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