Canada falls to New Zealand 17-7 in women’s rugby sevens final
LANGFORD, B.C. — Being on the wrong side of the referee’s calls proved to be irritating for Canadian coach John Tait.
Tyla Nathan-Wong and Michaela Blyde scored first-half tries as New Zealand beat Canada 17-7 Sunday to capture the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series event in Langford.
“It was tough to get any momentum going,” said Tait. “It felt like we started getting some quicker ball going and they were disrupting the breakdown and it was tough to get a gauge on what you could do and couldn’t do in there. It’s something that we’ll look at.
“Some of those calls are just a bit inconsistent for us. . .That’s on us. We gotta adjust to the calls being made and how it’s being interpreted at the time and find a way to overcome it.”