Aussie women won 1st ever rugby Olympics gold

Australia absorbed the expected early battering from New Zealand before winning the first Olympic gold medal in rugby sevens with a 24-17 victory in the women's final.
•    Rugby is back in the Olympics for the first time since 1924, but in the condensed sevens format and with men's and women's competitions.
•    The world sevens series-winning Aussie women took the first Olympic honors in 92 years with an unbeaten run in Rio de Janeiro, setting it up with two tries in each half to establish a 24-5 lead.
•    Kayla McAlister scored the first try for New Zealand but the Australians rallied with tries from Emma Tonegato and Evania Pelite before half-time.
•    A yellow card for New Zealand star Portia Woodman at the end of the first half resulted in a significant momentum swing for the Australians.
•    Pelite ran on to a long, floating pass from Alicia Quirk and scored in the corner on the stroke of halftime, moments after Woodman was sin-binned for a deliberate knock-on.
•    Canada won the bronze medal with Ghislaine Landry scoring two tries and landing four conversions in a 33-10 win over Britain.