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SAINT-DENIS, France — The U.S. women's rugby sevens team has reached the Olympic sevens semifinals for the first time after beating Britain 17-7 and will take on defending champion New Zealand for a spot in the gold-medal match. The 2016 winner Australia will face a Canadian lineup coming off a 19-14 win over France. Maddison Levi scored three tries in Australia's 40-7 win over Ireland to lift her tournament tally to an Olympic record of 11. Michaela Blyde was one of four New Zealanders to cross for two tries in a 55-5 win over China and is next on the scoring list with seven tries.
