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Sun, Jun 2, 2024, 3:16 AM
The Australia Sevens Womens side will be looking to claim the inaugural SVNS title in the Grand Final in Madrid.
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They will face rivals New Zealand in the semi-finals (5:33 pm AWST) after going through the pool stages undefeated
As for the Men, they welcome back Matt Gonzalez and Josh Turner and will face South Africa in the fifth-place semi-final, falling to Argentina and France in the group stages despite a gutsy win over Great Britain.
Follow a recap of all the action, game by game below:
Australia Women 33 v Ireland Women 14
Australia have started Madrid strong with a tough 33-14 win over Ireland.
It was Teagan Levi who got the Aussies off to the perfect start, finishing off a break from the returning Bienne Terita.
Fellow returning star Charlotte Caslick then extended the lead with a try before the Irish levelled the scores at the break.
However, the yellow card to Stacey Flood proved pivotal as both teams traded opportunities.
The Australians hit twice with Ireland down to six, with Teagan’s second and Maddison Levi’s 57th and 58th try of the series securing the victory.
Australia Men 5 v France Men 38
Australia has suffered a 38-5 defeat to France to leave their finals hopes hanging by a thread.
Jordan Sepho got a double as the French took a 19-0 lead into half-time.
From here, they continued their dominance to run in 38 unanswered points.
Hayden Sargeant got the Aussies on the board after the siren but it was all France in the one-sided win.
Australia Women 31 v Fiji Women 12
Australia are into the Madrid semi-finals thanks to a 31-12 win over Fiji.
Lavena Cavuru got the Aussies napping early to get Fiji on the board first.
However, this only awoke the Australians as Maddison Levi crossed for a first-half hat-trick, securing their place in the record books with the most tries in a world series season.
Charlotte Caslick’s second try of the weekend gave Tim Walsh’s side a 24-7 lead at the break.
Kaitlin Shave races away to seal the win midway through the second half.
Australia Women 28 v France Women 14
Australia has topped their group with a hard-fought 28-14 win over France.
Maddi Levi added her sixth try of the weekend to open the Australian’s account.
Anne-Cecile Ciofani answered back for the French, only for Levi to add her second and third within the space of three minutes.
Lou Nel reduced the margin to seven as France refused to give the Aussies any easy points.
In a physical second half, Levi broke the second half deadlock with her fourth, before some excellent scramble defence kept France at bay for the final minutes
Australia Men 19 v Great Britain Men 14
Australia have kept their title hopes alive with an after-the-siren 19-14 win over Great Britain.
Nick Malouf opened the scoring for the Aussies, only for two GB tries either side of the break to give them the lead.
With time running out, some great interchange between Dietrich Roache and Ben Dowling put Roache over the line with a minute to go, keeping his calm to level the scores.
With time expired, Dowling proved the hero as he got the pilfer before scoring in the corner for the win
Australia Men 5 v Argentina Men 14
Australia will face off for fifth after a 14-5 defeat to League Winners Argentina.
Needing victory to book their spot in the semi-final, captain Nick Malouf once again got Australia off to the perfect start with the opening try and the only try of the half.
A yellow card to Josh Turner opened the doors for Argentina to strike, with Santiago Alvarez giving them the two-point lead.
As both teams pressed for the decisive blow, Matteo Grazaino was the man to break Australian hearts, slicing through with 90 seconds to go
Australia Women’s Sevens team for HSBC SVNS 2024 Grand Final:
3. Faith Nathan
4. Dominique Du Toit
5. Teagan Levi
7. Charlotte Caslick (c)
8. Kaitlin Shave
9. Tia Hinds
10. Bella Nasser
12. Maddison Levi
14. Bridget Clark
22. Bienne Terita
23. Ruby Nicholas
65. Sariah Paki
98. Sidney Taylor
Australia Men’s Sevens team for HSBC SVNS 2024 Grand Final:
1. Henry Hutchison
2. Ben Dowling
4. Dietrich Roache
5. Tim Clements
6. Henry Paterson
7. Josh Turner
8. Dally Bird
9. Matt Gonzalez
10. Nick Malouf (c)
12. Nathan Lawson
14. James Turner
25. Hayden Sargeant
87. Michael Icely
HSBC SVNS GRAND FINAL MADRID – AUSTRALIA WOMEN
Pool Championship B
Friday, May 31
Australia 33 def Ireland 14
Saturday, June 1
Australia 31 def Fiji 12
Australia 28 def France 14
Australia v New Zealand - 5:33 pm (AWST)- SEMI FINAL
HSBC SVNS GRAND FINAL MADRID – AUSTRALIA MEN
Pool Championship A
Saturday, June 1
Australia 5 def by France 38
Sunday, June 2
Australia 19 def Great Britain 14
Australia 5 def by Argentina 14
Australia v South Africa - 5:11 pm(AWST) - FIFTH PLACE SEMI FINAL
For clarity, I have changed posted times from original article to WA Time