Canadian women 6th at Hong Kong 7s after narrow loss to Fiji
The Canadian women finished sixth after losing the fifth-place rugby playoff 19-15 to Fiji at the Cathay/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens on Sunday. Canada's men were 12th, beaten 26-17 by Britain in the 11th-place playoff.
![Canadian women 6th at Hong Kong 7s after narrow loss to Fiji](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7166273.1712510256!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/norsten-carissa-240405-1180.jpg)
![Carissa Norsten, middle, and her Canadian teammates are fifth in the women's rugby sevens standings following a sixth-place finish at the Hong Kong event on Sunday. Canadian women's rugby sevens player, wearing red and white shirt and shorts, attacks the United States defence at the Cathay/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens on April 5, 2024.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7166273.1712510256!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/norsten-carissa-240405-1180.jpg)
The Canadian women finished sixth after losing the fifth-place rugby playoff 19-15 to Fiji at the Cathay/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens on Sunday. Canada's men were 12th, beaten 26-17 by Britain in the 11th-place playoff.