The Qantas Australian Women's Sevens team featuring Pallamallawa's Rhiannon Byers, have finished the Hamilton Sevens in fourth position after falling to France in a tough bronze medal match on Sunday.
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Australia made it to the semi-finals after topping the pool in a winner takes all scenario with no quarter finals in Hamilton, after accounting for the USA 19-14.
But they fell in the semis to a rampant Canadian outfit who scored two late tries to take control of the game and were then unable to hold back a confident French outfit to miss out on a podium finish.
"I was impressed with the character of the Squad this weekend, but we were disappointed we couldn't finish the job in our last two matches," head coach John Manenti said.
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"Ellia Green had one of her best performances in the gold jersey this weekend and the form she continues to consistently find is a sign of how she's growing every time she plays."
"We'll get into our recovery and get ready for our home tournament at Bankwest Stadium next weekend. This team loves playing at home and we are looking forward to the week ahead."
Match Results: Australia 24 defeated Brazil 14; Australia 40 defeated Russia 12; Australia 19 defeated the USA 14;SF: Australia 18 was defeated by Canada 28; Bronze Medal Match: Australia 14 was defeated by France 19
