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SYDNEY, Australia — Canada has earned another medal at the Sydney Sevens, just not the same colour as 2017.

The Canadian women’s team beat Russia 40-12 on Sunday at the World Series event to claim the bronze medal — a year after winning the tournament title.

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Julia Greenshields led the Canadians with two tries, including one in the match’s opening minute to set the tone. Caroline Crossley, Breanne Nicholas, Jen Kish and Kayla Moleschi added a try apiece while Ghislaine Landry had five conversions.

Canada missed out on making it to the gold-medal game for the second year in a row after falling 26-0 on Saturday in the semifinals against New Zealand.

Olympic champion Australia beat New Zealand 31-0 for gold.

The Canadians finished first in Pool C after going 3-0 during the opening day of competition at the 12-nation tournament and finished the tournament 5-1.

Seven members of the Canadian roster are holdovers from the bronze-winning side at the 2016 Rio Olympics.