LIVE BLOGGING: Join us as we bring you updates from the Sevens tournament at the Paris Olympics.

Defending champions New Zealand, fellow favourites Australia, France and the US all qualified for the quarterfinals on Sunday in a historic day for women’s rugby.

A sell-out crowd of 69,000 packed into the Stade de France to make it the best-ever attended women’s event in the sport.

* Below we bring you all the drama from the women’s Day One at the iconic Stade de France.

Monday, July 29:

Quarterfinals

Ninth-place semifinals

New Zealand v Fiji

Canada v China

France v USA

Japan v Brazil

Australia v Ireland

Great Britain v South Africa