Last-play Landry: Canada wins Japan 7s title in thrilling finish

A thrilling end to the Cup final at the HSBC women's sevens will see an undefeated Canadian squad come home with the trophy.

Canadian captain Ghislaine Landry scored the winning try on the final play of the match and added the conversion to seal the 7-5 victory over England.

"The whole weekend has been such a grind and such a fight," Landry, who was playing in her 30th series tournament, said after the match. "That final was just the same so to finish it out with a win meant so much. That's what all the training is for.

WATCH | Landry seals the title for Canada with a kick:

Canada scores stunning final-play try to win gold at Japan 7s

6 years ago

Duration 1:47

Ghislaine Landry scored on the final play, and her conversion lifted Canada to a 7-5 win over England in the championship match at the World Rugby Sevens event in Japan.

"We work so hard at home and to able to put it on show in a final and finish when time's up is a testament to the work we are doing back home and I'm so proud of the girls."

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Canada stays undefeated and rolls to World Rugby 7s championship in Japan

6 years ago

Duration 0:59

Canada vanquished the competition the entire way through at the World Rugby Sevens event in Japan, capping the tournament with a trio of powerful wins over Russia, the United States, and England.

Canada went undefeated through the entire tournament, starting with pool match victories over Spain, China and Australia before beginning their string of playoff wins with a 17-14 result against Russia.

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World Rugby Women's Sevens Series Japan: Canada vs. Russia

6 years ago

Duration 25:14

Watch Canada take on Russia at the World Rugby Sevens Series in Kitakyushu, Japan

Canada advanced to the Cup final after defeating the U.S. 24-12 in the semis.

Bianca Farella led Canada with two tries. Julia Greenshields also had a try, as did Landry, who also contributed a pair of conversions.

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Canada finished 11th in Kitakyushu last year, one of its worst performances on the circuit. Coach John Tait said while it was nice to get back on top of a podium, the best is yet to come from his team.

"We haven't been on the top of the podium for a while so it's good to get that back, and that belief," he said. "I don't even think we hit our full stride this week. We played some good defence and some good turnover attack in patches.

"It's pleasing when you can win ugly and still get a result. It gives us a lot of confidence going to our home tournament."

With the result in Kitakyushu, — the fourth round of the six-leg series — the Canadian women now sit second in the overall HSBC World Rugby Women's Seven Series standings as the series shifts to Langford, B.C.

New Zealand, which won the first three legs this season, has a six-point lead over Canada. The United States is third, two points behind the Canadians, after winning the bronze-medal match against France, 36-12, in Kitakyushu.

The top four teams qualify for the Tokyo Games