Australia 40-7 Ireland
Ireland's hopes of a medal in women's rugby sevens were ended in ruthless fashion by Australia at the quarter-final phase in a crushing defeat.
Allan Temple-Jones' side were defeated 19-14 by the same opponents in their final pool game earlier in the day, but advanced to the last eight after results in other pool games went their way.
Maddison Levi lay waste to Ireland and bagged a hat-trick of tries inside five minutes to give Australia a 19-0 lead and effectively end the tie.
A fourth turnover led to a fourth try when Ireland's malfunctioning lineout led to Faith Nathan running under the posts.
Bella Nasser extended Australia's advantage after the restart as Ireland wilted under sustained pressure as the lead stretched to 33-0.
Ireland's only try of the night came when Stacey Flood finishes off a patient move, fending off a would-be tackler to get over in the corner.
However, normal service was resumed when the 2016 Olympic champions countered and scored the final try of the match via Bienne Terita, who ran all of 70 metres.
Australia face Canada in the semf-finals, with Ireland set to play France on Tuesday afternoon before a clash against China or Great Britain to decide places five to nine in the competition.
Australia 19-14 Ireland
A brave Ireland's women's sevens side fell to a five-point defeat to Australia in their third pool game in the Stade de France.
It means qualification is now out of their hands, with the team now facing a nervous wait to see if results from other pool games go their way.
Ireland dominated possession in large parts of the game and enjoyed decent spells of play, but wily Australians managed to grind out the win.
The Aussies were quick out of the blocks, grabbing the game's opening try after just 23 seconds when Faith Nathan crossed the line and Teagen Levi converted.
Ireland responded well, heaping the pressure on their opponents and eventually forcing their way over the line through Eve Higgins' first try of the game. She then successfully converted to tie up the game.
However, the Australians nabbed the lead again in first-half injury time when Levi swayed through some Irish challenges before sprinting clear and planting the ball beyond the line.
Ireland emerged from the break looking sharp but conceded a harsh penalty high up the Australian half.
The Aussies took it quickly and Maddie Levi sprinted almost half the pitch before securing the try to extend Australia's lead.
Ireland thought they had narrowed the deficit when Amee-Leigh Murphy Crowe touched down, however, she had knocked on the ball before it crossed.
Australia were reduced to six players when Tia Hinds was put in the sin bin for the final two minutes.
Ireland opted for the scrum and after a passage of high pressure on the Australians, Higgins successfully went over the line for her second of the game.
She successfully converted but it proved too little too late with the final whistle blown shortly afterwards.
