CAPE TOWN - Canada finished sixth for the second week in a row on the rugby sevens circuit, giving up a late try in a 12-10 loss to Japan on Sunday at the HSBC Cape Town SVNS.

It was Japan’s third straight win over the Canadian women this season. The Japanese won 26-19 in pool play Saturday and 21-19 last week in the season opener in Dubai, when they scored two tries in the last 90 seconds to deny Canada a berth in the semifinals.

Australia ran up a 26-0 lead en route to a 26-12 win over New Zealand in the women’s cup final later Sunday, avenging last weekend’s 29-14 loss to the Black Ferns in the Dubai gold-medal game. Aelig Tregouet scored a try with the clock in the red as France finished third with a 15-12 comeback win over the U.S.

Australia tops the women’s standings, ahead of New

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