sa国际传媒 fell 28-26 to the United States in a quarter-final match-up at the HSBC World Women's Rugby Sevens Series at Westhills Stadium.
The loss drops sa国际传媒 from contention to win the tournament on home turf and leaves the team fighting for a fifth-place spot.
Coach John Tait says the team put itself in a deep hole early surrendering two unanswered tries before fighting back to take the lead in the second half but losing to an end-game conversion by the Americans.
He says the Canadians are a young team and will take the loss as a learning experience, especially the difficulty of playing from behind.
sa国际传媒's Bianca Farella led the way with two tries, with Charity Williams and captain Ghislaine Landry scoring one try each.
Landry also kicked three conversions.
sa国际传媒's record at the event now stands at two wins, two losses, defeating Ireland and Spain, but losing to Australia and the U.S.
