Joyce hat-trick helps Britain claim Sevens title

Flyer: Jasmine Joyce

JASMINE Joyce scored three tries as Great Britain won the Fast Four final at the World Series first round in Vancouver last Sunday.

Great Britain also claimed bronze in the men's competition won by .

wing Joyce scored in two of three pool matches and in the semi-final before her hat-trick in a 34-12 final win against .

“It was so fun to be out there,” said Joyce. “Coming back here and playing was phenomenal. The crowd was absolutely fantastic.”

The 2021 series includes just two events, both in Canada, with a number of core nations also not taking part because of the Covidpandemic.

Great Britain's women defeated Mexico 39-0, Canada 19-5 and USA 41-12 in the pool stage, before beating Mexico 43-0 in the semi-final.

In the final, Joyce scored after just 30 seconds and again a minute later before completing a hat-trick which earned her the player of the match award. 's Emma Uren, Grace Compton and Amy Wilson-Hardy also scored.

Great Britain's men beat Jamaica 24-5 and Hong Kong 31-5 before drawing their final pool match 7-7 against .

After beating Canada 31-5 in the quarter-final, they were defeated 26-12 in the last four by eventual winners South Africa.

Ex- Sevens international Calum Randle scored twice in the thirdplace play-off as Great Britain beat Ireland 24-14, with the other tries from Frederick Roddick and Paddy Kelly.