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Los Angeles: the summary of France – Canada (F)
Too undisciplined, the Blues lost to the Canadians in the quarter-finals of the Los Angeles tournament on March 3, 2024.
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Les Bleues, beaten by Canada on Sunday (19-28), had reached the last four in three of the first four stages of the season.
A halt for the French rugby sevens. After a final the previous week in Vancouver, the Blues went out in the quarterfinals in Los Angeles, Sunday March 3, at the end of a disappointing performance. Reduced to six after only twenty seconds of play and the yellow card inflicted on Joanna Grisez for a high tackle, the Tricolores received a second temporary exclusion a minute later for an anti-play gesture by Yolaine Yengo.
Three yellow cards for the French
At seven against five, the Canadians logically opened the scoring with Daniels, before a lucky transformation which hit both posts (0-7, 3rd). They continued to roll to lead 21-0 at the break. David Courteix’s players hoped for a comeback after the two quick tries scored at the restart by Anne-Cécile Ciofani, then Séraphine Okemba (14-21, 9th), but a new numerical inferiority and a try from Poulin ensured the Canadian victory (19-28, final score).
Les Bleues will play fifth place against South Africa at 12:36 a.m. (to be continued on france.tv), to glean valuable points in the general ranking of the world circuit, where the French team is in third place. The semi-finals will pit Canada against New Zealand and the United States against Australia.
