'Ridiculous' card as Aussie sevens bomb out

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Both Australian teams person bombed out to France successful the quarter-finals of the Sydney Sevens astatine Allianz Stadium.

The women and men are some defending satellite bid champions but were incapable to execute astatine their champion successful beforehand of their location fans.

The women's 10-5 nonaccomplishment was peculiarly astonishing and besides arguable arsenic newly re-signed superstar Charlotte Caslick was yellowish carded precocious successful the archetypal half.

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Faith Nathan's agelong scope effort with 90 seconds near proved to beryllium conscionable a consolation for the stunned Australians.

"I can't responsibility the mode the girls had a crack," Australian manager Tim Walsh said.

"They gave themselves each chance... we tin commencement experimenting and making definite we're gathering for adjacent year, wherever we'll request to suffice for the Olympics."

The Aussie men mislaid their quarter-final successful heartbreaking manner arsenic Thomas Carol kicked a past infinitesimal punishment for a 17-14 comeback win.

Australia mislaid skipper Henry Hutchison with a suspected ACL wounded successful their last excavation game.

"It's ever disappointing going retired successful the quarters," stand-in skipper Stu Dunbar said.

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"The crippled is implicit now, truthful determination is nary constituent fixating connected it... each constituent counts astatine this signifier of the season, truthful we volition regroup and determination connected to the adjacent job."

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