Samoa claim boys’ gold while Australia clinch girls’ gold at Rugby Sevens

Australian girls after winning the  Gold in Bahamas

The boys from Samoa and girls from Australia secured Rugby Sevens gold at the Youth Commonwealth Games 2017 in the Bahamas last weekend. 

Samoa beat England in the final to win gold while the much-fancied Pacific Islanders Fiji settled for bronze when they secured third place by beating Canada 28-14. The Sri Lankan outfit under Gemunu Cheethiya ended the tournament one better than the Bahamas in fifth place. Sri Lanka, who got the better of the hosts in round one 76-0 beat the same side in the play-offs for fifth position with another easy 43-5 win. Sri Lankan preparations for this tournament were not sufficient as the Head Coach Peter Woods was given just over five days with the boys.

Meanwhile, the girls’ event saw the powerful and ruthless Aussie outfit defeat Canada 31-5. In the bronze medal match, Wales edged out Fiji 19-14 in a tense encounter. Trinidad and Tobago beat Bermuda 29-0 to seal fifth place. (SJ)