Canada squeaked into the quarter-final at the HSBC World Women's Rugby Sevens Series with a thrilling 19-17 last second win over Ireland.
Canada's victory gave the sevens squad a 2-1 record Saturday at Westhills Stadium, which was packed with about 3,500 spectators.
Canada is set to play the United States on Sunday.
"It was amazing," said Canadian Charity Williams, who sealed the victory by sprinting from Canada's goal line to the Irish end zone on the final play of the game.
Team Canada in desperation mode and come up with a HUGE try in the final seconds from Charity Williams, who runs the length of the pitch<a href="https://twitter.com/RugbyCanada?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RugbyCanada</a> follows up with a kick to win the game 🇨🇦19-17🇮🇪<a href="https://t.co/mP91EHQwm8">https://t.co/mP91EHQwm8</a> <a href="https://t.co/Pyn85vmete">pic.twitter.com/Pyn85vmete</a>
—@CBCOlympics"I know, I'm tired and if I'm tired they must be even more messed up," said Williams, adding all she could think was, "We've got to score."
Canada started Saturday with a 22-7 loss to world No. 1 Australia, but bounced back with a 24-10 win over Spain, in which Williams scored two tries with blistering runs.
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