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Team USA women’s rugby sevens rebound to clobber Colombia

Related Topics: Colombia, Rugby sevens

Colombia rugby has not enjoyed the better of play in its first two matches of the Olympics in Rio, and Team USA reaped the rewards.

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After falling 12-7 to Fiji in its women’s sevens opener, the U.S. took a huge halftime lead before cruising to a 48-0 win against Colombia on Saturday evening.

Colombia fell to group and tournament favorites Australia by a 53-0 score.

Team USA now will face Australia on Sunday morning. Fiji plays Australia at 6:30 p.m. ET Saturday.

The top two from the group advance to the quarterfinals on Sunday afternoon, while the top two of three third-place teams will also advance to the bracket.