Senegal lose 32-0 to Australia in women’s rugby at Youth Olympics
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Le Soleil
Senegal’s women’s rugby sevens team lost 32-0 to Australia in their first match at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games. The match was played on 2 November at Iba Mar Diop Stadium, reports Le Soleil.
Australia beat Senegal 32-0 on Monday at Iba Mar Diop Stadium in Dakar in the Lioncelles’ first match in the women’s rugby sevens tournament at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games, according to Le Soleil.
Mia Shelley scored two tries for Australia, while four of her team-mates also scored. Rugby sevens is played with seven players per team, compared with 15 in the other Olympic format of rugby, Le Soleil notes.
