Blenheim's Breanne Nicholas catches a pass from a teammate while playing for Canada at the Tokyo Olympics. (Photo via. @rugbycanada on Twitter). Blenheim's Breanne Nicholas catches a pass from a teammate while playing for Canada at the Tokyo Olympics. (Photo via. @rugbycanada on Twitter).
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Blenheim's Nicholas and Canada's rugby sevens to miss medals

Blenheim's Breanne Nicholas and Canada's women's rugby sevens team will be coming home from the Tokyo Olympics without a medal.

The team finished the group stage with a 1-2 record after falling 31-0 to France on Thursday night.

They then missed the quarterfinals on a tiebreaker by two points.

Canada regrouped to beat Brazil 45-0 on Friday morning. Nicholas scored two points on a successful conversion in the win.

The team will play in the 9-10 placement match Friday at 8:30 p.m.

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