The third session of women's sevens matches at the 2024 Paris Olympics decided the classification and quarterfinal matchups after group matches that included France vs United States, Great Britain vs South Africa, Australia vs Ireland, Canada vs China, and Japan vs Brazil, and New Zealand vs Fiji.
Check the overall pool standings here.
The quarterfinal match-ups for later Monday are as follows:
New Zealand vs China
Great Britain vs United States
France vs Canada
Australia vs Ireland
Great Britain vs South Africa
Great Britain shook off stubborn and desperate South Africa to seal a spot in the quarterfinals with a big comeback in a 26-17 win on Monday at the Stade de France.
South Africa (0-3) raced out to a 12-0 lead after six minutes, as Nadine Roos and Libbie Janse van Rensburg scored tries.
A missed Roos conversation meant a pair of GB tries sandwiched around halftime had it 14-12 just minutes into the second half, as Isla Norman-Bell accounted for nine points and Grace Compton also scored.
Ayanda Malinga put South Africa back in front yet Roos missed another conversion and Jasmine Joyce's pair of tries down the stretch secured the win for GB.
Australia vs Ireland
Australia stayed perfect in women's rugby at the 2024 Paris Olympics, wearing down Ireland to the tune of a 12-point win at the Stade de France.
Australia win Pool B and will meet the No. 7 seed in the quarterfinal, while Ireland await their ranking as a third-place team. Their five points are currently one ahead of Canada and three better than Brazil.
The pool winners flew out of the gates through a Faith Nathan try after just 23 seconds, but Ireland showed patience and resolve in pushing over the line via Eve Higgins try and conversion.
The AU7s answered before the break in disheartening fashion for Ireland, the only silver lining being Teagan Levi's failure to convert after the try, and it was 12-7 at halftime.
The Irish had a promising run to start the second half but Australia launched a devastating counterattack that carried over the line by Maddison Levi. Higgins got a try and conversion to bring the score line closer but it was too little, too late.
Japan vs Brazil
Japan let loose on Brazil in a match-up of two nations that had been blow out twice in on the first day of group play at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
The result leaves Brazil in Pool C's fourth place with three points, while Japan's five points leave them third and in need of big help from China or Canada.
Four different players recorded tries as Japan built a 24-0 lead over six first-half minutes, as Honoka Tsutsumi, Chiaki Saegusa, Hanako Utsumi, and Marin Kajiki scored and Arisa Nishi joining Utsumi added conversions.
Thalita da Silva Costa delivered pre-halftime hope with a try for Brazil, but Kajiki and Tsutsumi struck early in the second half to build the lead to 29.
Gabriela Lima gave Brazil a wonderful highlight by racing the length of the field for a try late in the frame, but Japan was not done and Emii Tanaka gave the game its final score line.
France vs United States
Seraphine Okemba's explosive four-try performance led France to a big win over the United States and the top spot in Pool C.
France wins the group at 3-0 while the Americans finish second and will meet Great Britain in the quarterfinals.
The tension and excitement ahead of this match-up of 2-0 sides was palpable, and the United States got right on the board through Ilona Maher on a try that was well set-up by a long Kristi Kirshe run.
France got on the board through Okemba down the left but missed the conversion, with the same sequence following to give them a 10-7 lead at half.
It was another magnificent solo effort from Okema that extedned France's lead, and Caroline Drouin nailed her conversion to stretch the French lead to 17-7. Chloe Jacquet soon grew the lead with a try followed by a Drouin conversion.
Naya Tapper struck late for the Americans with a long try.
Canada vs China
Charity Williams scored a pair of tries and Canada held off a stern China challenge to claim second place in Pool A.
Canada could still be the Pool A winner but is tracking for runner-up status and a quarterfinal meeting with France.
China worked the right side to strike first through a Keyi Chen try and conversion, but Williams answered with a juke followed by a blazing run and somersault over the line. Olivia Apps bagged the conversion for a 7-7 score.
Florence Symonds gave the Canadians their first lead, with Chloe Daniels converting en route to a 14-7 halftime advantage.
China answered through Xiaoqian Liu, who tracked down a long kick forward and kept her cool to corral the bouncing ball and carry it over the line. A missed conversion kept the score 14-12.
Williams then struck again, darting between the posts for a try on the way to a 21-12 advantage after Chloe Daniels' conversion. Piper Logan completed the scoring for Canada and Wanyu Wang added a try for China.
New Zealand vs Fiji
New Zealand made quick work of Fiji, scoring two tries in the first four minutes of their final group stage match en route to a 21-0 halftime lead.
Jorja Miller, Jazmin Hotham, and Stacey Waaka scored the tries with Risealeaana Pouri-Lane nailing a trio of conversions for the advantage over the 2020 bronze medalists.
The second half was more of the same, with Waaka, Michaela Blyde, and Manaia Nuku adding tries to the score sheet before Adi Vani Buleki getting Fiji on the board in the final minute.