{"id":464415,"date":"2026-02-07T12:55:16","date_gmt":"2026-02-07T12:55:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/464415\/"},"modified":"2026-02-07T12:55:16","modified_gmt":"2026-02-07T12:55:16","slug":"canadas-dream-start-as-carissa-norsten-scores-try-inside-15-seconds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/464415\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada\u2019s dream start as Carissa Norsten scores try inside 15 seconds"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Canada<\/a> couldn\u2019t have asked for a better start in their Pool B clash with Great Britain at the HSBC SVNS Perth on Saturday, with Carissa Norsten taking the kick-off to the house for a try inside the first 15 seconds at HBF Park.<\/p>\n

It was a blink-and-you\u2019ll-miss-it moment, with Norsten leaping highest to take the kick-off, before immediately bursting into a sprint. There was no one between Norsten and the try line, with the Paris Olympian racing away for the opening points in Canada\u2019s 19-7 win.<\/p>\n

Olivia Apps added the extras from in front, with the Canadians off to an idyllic start in a must-win group-stage match. Canada\u2019s Krissy Scurfield<\/a> was next to strike, only for Georgie Lingham<\/a> from effectively cancelling out that effort with Great Britain\u2019s first.<\/p>\n

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Alysha Corrigan extended Canada\u2019s advantage soon after, and then Norsten stole the show by completing a hat-trick during the second term. Savannah Bauder and Eden Kilgour also got on the scoresheet as the Canadians keep their semi-final hopes alive.<\/p>\n

Apps and Fancy Bermudez<\/a> were among the 2025 Women\u2019s Rugby World Cup<\/a> stars back in the mix for Canada at last weekend\u2019s stop at SVNS Singapore. The Canadians made the final four for the first time this season, falling to Australia<\/a> at the National Stadium.<\/p>\n

Following a 24-12 defeat to France<\/a> to start their campaign in Perth, Canada searched for a win against GB ahead of a match-up with Australia later on Saturday. With only two teams from each pool progressing to the semi-finals, every moment and match counts on the Series.<\/p>\n

\u201cHonestly, I\u2019m just here to play rugby and have a good time with my teammates,\u201d Breanne Nicholas said on the broadcast after becoming Canada\u2019s all-time tournament appearance leader.<\/p>\n

\u201cBiance (Farella) is one of those teammates that set the path and I got a pleasure to play alongside many other Canadians.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m just happy to still be able to come out here and play and support Canada and my teammates.\u201d<\/p>\n

In other women\u2019s matches during the second session, the USA<\/a> ran away with a 38-14 win over Japan. Su Adegoke and Kaylen Thomas continue to impress on the SVNS Series, with both scoring doubles in this Pool A fixture.<\/p>\n

Kelsey Teneti finished with a hat-trick of tries and Mahina Paul crossed for a double, as the Black Ferns Sevens recorded a 36-5 victory against Fiji. Verenaisi Ditavutu was Fiji\u2019s only try-scorer in this match.<\/p>\n

Finally, Maddison Levi was a clear standout in Australia\u2019s 26-12 win against France. The try-scoring phenomenon had a first-half double, while co-captain Isabella Nasser raced more than half the length of the field just before the break.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Canada couldn\u2019t have asked for a better start in their Pool B clash with Great Britain at the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":464416,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[567],"tags":[64,63,760,85],"class_list":["post-464415","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-rugby","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-rugby","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/464415","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=464415"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/464415\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/464416"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=464415"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=464415"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=464415"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}