She wept because she believed she cost her New Zealand side victory against Australia in the first Olympic gold-medal match in women's rugby sevens. Woodman was one of several players who won the Sevens World Cup in 2013, and New Zealand Rugby poured hundreds of thousands of dollars into their preparations. Even without Woodman to start the second half, New Zealand seemed to have Australia pinned in their own half. "It's hard when you came for that gold, and it wasn't the performance that we really wanted," Woodman said. Australia won the final 24-17, scoring two tries while Woodman was in the sinbin at Deodoro Stadium.

Source: New Zealand Herald August 09, 2016 00:36 UTC