CAPE TOWN - Canada had a rough day Saturday at the HSBC Cape Town SVNS, losing all three matches in Pool B play.

The day ended with a comprehensive 31- 12 loss to France at DHL Stadium, dropping the Canadian women into Sunday's fifth-place semifinal against Fiji. The win avenged France's 19-12 loss to Canada in the fifth-place semifinal at last weekend's season-opening event in Dubai.

Canada lost 26-19 to both Japan and Australia earlier Saturday. The Canadians had been beaten by both teams en route to a sixth-place finish in Dubai.

Australia and France finished 1-2 in the Pool B, moving onto Sunday's semifinals. Australia will face the U.S. while France takes on Pool A winner New Zealand.

Cape Town is the second of nine stops on the elite HSBC SVNS rugby sevens circuit this season. Va

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