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Canadian women down Fiji 29-0 to reach Atlanta Sevens semifinal contest
ATLANTA, Georgia – Toronto’s Ghislaine Landry scored three tries as Canada defeated Fiji 29-0 on Saturday to reach the semifinals at the Atlanta Sevens women’s rugby event.
The Canadians opened the competition Friday going 3-0 in pool play. They’ll face Australia in semifinal action.
Canada improved to 5-1 against Fiji.
Emma Jada of Guelph, Ont., and Bianca Farella of Montreal also had tries for Canada.
Fiji didn’t touch the ball until the three-minute mark of the first half but by then Canada led 12-0 on two Landry tries. She added a third as the Canadians led 19-0 at halftime.
Jada and Farella both scored in the second half.
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