Maddison Levi has torn apart France with her third hat-trick in five games to give Australia victory in the World Sevens Series final in Madrid.
Melbourne captain Rob Leota is refusing to lose hope in the face of his club's impending end, confident the Rebels will produce a strong finals show.
Rob Penney's future as coach of the Canterbury Crusaders is undecided after the New Zealanders suffered their worst Super Rugby campaign for 23 years.