Women Rebound on Day 2 to Go 2-0 and Claim 5th Place
It was a better performance on Day 2 with Savannah Bauder putting in a strong performance. Carissa Norsten was helped off the field in the second match which will be a concern with the New York tournament next weekend. Some of the returning veterans were starting to find their form, Charity Williams showed some speed on the outside but defensive work remains a concern and will have to be addressed by the coaches. It was confirmed on social media that Piper Logan tore her MCL so will be out for a while and with Krissy Scurfield recuperating and Carissa Norsten a question mark the squad depth will be tested in NY. Canada (60) remain 5th in the series behind France (66) and ahead of Japan (54).
from Rugby Canada
The 2026 edition of the HSBC Vancouver SVNS concluded on Sunday evening after welcoming more than 42,000 fans into BC Place Stadium in Vancouver over the weekend.
Canadian rugby fans watched Canada’s Women’s Sevens Team win both their matches on the final day of the tournament, claiming victory over Japan and Fiji to finish fifth. Canada’s Men’s Sevens Team wrapped up the Teck Tri-Nations Challenge competition, finishing with a record of 3-1 and claiming the tournament title.
The HSBC Vancouver SVNS Cup Finals featured New Zealand and Australia on the women’s side, with the Black Ferns claiming the gold medal, their fourth in a row since 2023 and have yet to lose a single game during their dominant four-year run. Read more about the tournament results here.
Canada Women 19 Japan 12
Canada edged Japan 19–12 in a dramatic finish after a tightly contested match. Japan opened the scoring after a scoreless first four minutes, crossing for the first try but missing the conversion to lead 5–0. Canada quickly responded when Carissa Norsten produced a superb offload while being tackled, sending Florence Symonds into space to even the score at 5–5.
Savannah Bauder then delivered the highlight of the half, stepping around two defenders at midfield before sprinting 50 metres for her third try of the weekend. She converted her own try to give Canada a 12–5 lead heading into halftime.
Defense dominated the second half, with neither side able to break through until Japan capitalized on a late 2-on-1 opportunity to score and tie the game 12–12 with less than a minute remaining. After a late Canadian knock-on gave Japan a scrum at midfield, Canada’s defense held firm, eventually forcing a turnover at the ruck. The ball was quickly moved wide to Charity Williams, who beat the lone Japanese defender to score the decisive try, sealing a 19–12 victory for Canada.
Scoring Summary: Savannah Bauder (1T, 1C), Florence Symonds (1T), Charity Williams (1T), Breanne Nicholas (1C)
Canada Women 26 Fiji 19
Canada’s Women closed out their 2026 Vancouver SVNS campaign with a 26–19 victory over Fiji in an exciting contest. Claire Gallagher opened the scoring early with her first career try for Canada in a sevens jersey, and Chloe Daniels added the conversion to give Canada a 7–0 lead.
Daniels and Charity Williams combined for a second try, with Daniels drawing in two defenders before offloading to Williams, who ran in unopposed to extend Canada’s advantage to 14–0. Fiji responded with a late first-half try, but Carmen Izyk broke free just before the halftime whistle for her first try of the weekend. Gallagher’s successful conversion put Canada ahead 21–7 at the break.
The second half saw Carissa Norsten add another try for Canada, while Fiji crossed twice, but Canada held on to secure the 26–19 win to finish their tournament on a high note.
Scoring Summary: Claire Gallagher (1T, 2C), Charity Williams (1T), Carmen Iyzk (1T), Carissa Norsten (1T), Chloe Daniels (1C)
A WORD FROM THE COACH
Reflecting on her team’s performance overall, Head Coach of Canada’s Women’s Sevens Team, Jocelyn Barrieau said: “Yesterday we were pretty down in the dumps after a couple tough results on the first day even though the process we followed put us in the right place but things didn’t go our way.”
“Today was about confirming the fact that we are the fifth best team in the world and that we are climbing and are going climb. Our goal today was two wins and that’s what we got today. Everyone really had to dig deep, day two [of a tournament] is a special day where you have to test yourself and tell yourself ‘we are doing this’. This team was able to do the work on day two.”
UP NEXT FOR CANADA
The Canadian women will travel to the USA next week for HSBC New York SVNS on March 14-15. All of Canada’s HSBC SVNS Series matches next weekend in New York will be available live on TSN and TSN+.
HSBC SVNS Series
For the most up to date information on the HSBC SVNS Series and live coverage, including details on the event format, the schedule and the latest news, visit the official website: https://www.svns.com/en.
CANADA’S WOMEN’S SEVENS TEAM VANCOUVER ROSTER
4. Breanne Nicholas (Blenheim, ON) – Kent Havoc RFC
5. Savannah Bauder (North Vancouver, BC) – University of British Columbia / Capilano RFC
6. Charity Williams (Toronto, ON) – Markham Irish / University of British Columbia
7. Florence Symonds (Vancouver, BC) – University of British Columbia
8. Carmen Izyk (High River, AB) – Foothills Lions / Queen’s University
11. Piper Logan (Calgary, AB) – Calgary Hornets / University of British Columbia
12. Keyara Wardley (Vulcan, AB) – Westshore RFC
14. Eden Kilgour (Barrie, ON) – Barrie RFC / University of Victoria
19. Carissa Norsten (Waldheim, SK) – Kirin RWC / University of Victoria
25. Shoshanah Seumanutafa (White Rock, BC) – Counties Manukau
38. Kennedi Stevenson (Glen Williams, ON) – Brantford Harlequins / Queen’s University
47. Larah Wright (Calgary, AB) – Hornets RFC / Westshore RFC / University of Victoria
65. Claire Gallagher (Caledon, ON) – Aurora Barbarians / Ealing Trailfinders
77. Chloe Daniels (Sutton, ON) – Aurora Barbarians / Queen’s University / Bristol Bears
Women 0-3 on Disappointing Day One: Face Japan in 5th Place Semi-Final on Day 2
It didn’t go as scripted as Canada lost all three games on Day One of the Vancouver 7s. They got thumped by USA in the opening match, defeated by Australia and then lost to Fiji. The stands were sparsely populated by the time Canada played their last match. The players returning from injury didn’t look like they were prepared for the intensity of the series, to make matters worse it appears Piper Logan was injured in the first match. They certainly missed the leadership of Olivia Apps who stayed in the UK to play in the PWR. Canada play in the 5th place semi-final against Japan on Day 2.
from Rugby Canada
The first day of HSBC Vancouver SVNS saw Canada’s Men’s Sevens Team pick up a pair of wins over Japan and Chile to sit on top of the table of the Teck Tri-Nations Challenge. They will face both Japan and Chile again on Sunday to determine the winner.
Canada’s Women’s Sevens Team fell to the USA, Australia and Fiji in their pool play matches on Saturday. The Canadian women will now play for fifth place, starting with a game against Japan on Sunday at BC Place Stadium in Vancouver.
Canada Women 7 USA 40
Canada was dealt an early blow when Piper Logan left the match with a leg injury. Logan did not return for Canada the rest of the day. The United States opened the scoring in the fourth minute, taking a 7–0 lead. Canada pushed through several attacking phases in search of a breakthrough but conceded a penalty inside their own 22, allowing the USA to strike again for a second try. A knock-on from the restart gave the Americans another opportunity, and they capitalized to take a 19-0 advantage into the break.
Canada showed life immediately after halftime, as Keyara Wardley crossed the line just 20 seconds in. The conversion cut the deficit to 19–7. The American response was immediate, scoring the first of three tries in the second half on their way to a decisive 40–7 win over the host Canadians.
Scoring Summary: Keyara Wardley (1T), Chloe Daniels (1C)
Canada Women 12 Australia 26
Australia started quickly, scoring just one minute into the match and successfully converting to lead 7-0. They extended their advantage with two more first-half tries to lead 19-0 before Canada responded late in the half when Savannah Bauder scored and converted her own try to make it 19-7 at halftime.
Australia scored again early in the second half to go up 26-7. Canada got over the line on the final play of the game through Kennedi Stevenson, but Australia held on to win 26-12.
Scoring Summary: Savannah Bauder (1T, 1C), Kennedi Stevenson (1T)
Canada Women 12 Fiji 14
Canada opened the scoring early when Bauder powered over with a pick-and-go for her second try of the tournament, giving Canada a 5–0 lead. Canada nearly added another before halftime after a strong run from Charity Williams, but she lost control of the ball in the end zone, leaving Canada ahead only 5–0 at the break.
Fiji struck quickly to start the second half, slicing through the middle of Canada’s defense for a converted try to take a 7–5 lead. Canada answered soon after when Flo Symonds fired a wide pass to Williams on the far wing. Williams finished the chance, and Chloe Daniels added the conversion to restore Canada’s advantage at 12–7.
The Fijians responded late, breaking through Canada’s line with just a minute remaining to score and convert, edging ahead 14–12. Fiji was then shown a yellow card, giving Canada the advantage in the final 30 seconds, but a knock-on ended the comeback attempt as Canada fell in their final match of the day by a score of 14-12.
Scoring Summary: Savannah Bauder (1T), Charity Williams (1T), Chloe Daniels (1C)
A WORD FROM THE COACH
After three losses on Saturday, Jocelyn Barrieau, Head Coach of Canada’s Women’s Sevens Team said: “It was a tough day. We came in with a few plans that went awry. Still proud of the efforts and the players returning who fought through what they needed to get back on the field. Overall, I know they’d like to have a few more of those [matches] again, but here we are. We made Sunday a little bit harder starting with Japan, but we love a good rematch and are looking forward to that tomorrow.”
UP NEXT FOR CANADA
Canada Women vs Japan | 11:36am PT / 2:36pm ET | TSN+
CANADA’S WOMEN’S SEVENS TEAM VANCOUVER ROSTER
4.Breanne Nicholas (Blenheim, ON) – Kent Havoc RFC
5. Savannah Bauder (North Vancouver, BC) – University of British Columbia / Capilano RFC
6. Charity Williams (Toronto, ON) – Markham Irish / University of British Columbia
7. Florence Symonds (Vancouver, BC) – University of British Columbia
8. Carmen Izyk (High River, AB) – Foothills Lions / Queen’s University
11. Piper Logan (Calgary, AB) – Calgary Hornets / University of British Columbia
12. Keyara Wardley (Vulcan, AB) – Westshore RFC
14. Eden Kilgour (Barrie, ON) – Barrie RFC / University of Victoria
19. Carissa Norsten (Waldheim, SK) – Kirin RWC / University of Victoria
25. Shoshanah Seumanutafa (White Rock, BC) – Counties Manukau
38. Kennedi Stevenson (Glen Williams, ON) – Brantford Harlequins / Queen’s University
47. Larah Wright (Calgary, AB) – Hornets RFC / Westshore RFC / University of Victoria
65. Claire Gallagher (Caledon, ON) – Aurora Barbarians / Ealing Trailfinders
77. Chloe Daniels (Sutton, ON) – Aurora Barbarians / Queen’s University / Bristol Bears
Rugby Canada Announce Women’s Roster for Vancouver 7s
Head Coach Jocelyn Barrieau has named 14 players for the Vancouver 7s, only 12 will suit up on game day. There are a lot of changes from the last tournament in Perth, out are Olivia Apps, Fancy Bermudez, Krissy Scurfield, Sabrina Poulin, Alysha Corrigan, Taylor Perry and Gabrielle Senft. In are Charity Williams, Florence Symonds, Carmen Izyk, Piper Logan, Keyara Wardley, Claire Gallagher and Chloe Daniels.
On the players not available some are injured like Krissy Scurfield, some are back in the PWR playing XVs like Olivia Apps. Florence Symonds and Piper Logan are returning from injury, Florence Symonds was perhaps the on form player for Canada last season so it will be interesting to see how she performs at Vancouver. Canada are in a pool with Australia, USA and Fiji, only the top 2 teams in each pool go to the Cup round.
CANADA’S WOMEN’S SEVENS TEAM VANCOUVER SVNS SQUAD
4. Breanne Nicholas (Blenheim, ON) – Kent Havoc RFC
5. Savannah Bauder (North Vancouver, BC) – University of British Columbia / Capilano RFC
6. Charity Williams (Toronto, ON) – Markham Irish / University of British Columbia
7. Florence Symonds (Vancouver, BC) – University of British Columbia
8. Carmen Izyk (High River, AB) – Foothills Lions / Queen’s University
11. Piper Logan (Calgary, AB) – Calgary Hornets / University of British Columbia
12. Keyara Wardley (Vulcan, AB) – Westshore RFC
14. Eden Kilgour (Barrie, ON) – Barrie RFC / University of Victoria
19. Carissa Norsten (Waldheim, SK) – Kirin RWC / University of Victoria
25. Shoshanah Seumanutafa (White Rock, BC) – Counties Manukau
38. Kennedi Stevenson (Glen Williams, ON) – Brantford Harlequins / Queen’s University
47. Larah Wright (Calgary, AB) – Hornets RFC / Westshore RFC / University of Victoria
65. Claire Gallagher (Caledon, ON) – Aurora Barbarians / Ealing Trailfinders
77. Chloe Daniels (Sutton, ON) – Aurora Barbarians / Queen’s University / Bristol Bears
HSBC SVNS VANCOUVER POOL PLAY SCHEDULE
Saturday March 7 – Pool Play
Canada’s vs USA
1:09 p.m. PT
Canada vs Australia
5:19 p.m. PT
Canada vs Fiji
8:46 p.m. PT
Sunday March 8 – Playoff Round
Cup Semifinals
Starting at 12:33 p.m. PT
Third Place Playoffs
Starting at 4:20 p.m. PT
Cup Finals
Starting at 5:34 p.m. PT
from Rugby Canada
The roster that will represent Canada’s Women’s Sevens Team at the 11th edition of HSBC SVNS Vancouver has been announced, with six players from Canada’s Paris 2024 Olympic silver medal-winning team and three from Canada’s 2025 Rugby World Cup team amongst the squad that will take to the pitch in Vancouver.
Captained by Saskatchewan’s Carissa Norsten, the 2024 SVNS Series Rookie of the Year, Canada will kick off the fifth stop of the 2026 HSBC SVNS Series on March 7–8 at BC Place Stadium in Vancouver. Tickets are available at vansevens.com.
“Everyone on the team is excited to play at home,” said Head Coach Jocelyn Barrieau. “It’s been a great week of preparation so far, and on the heels of the Winter Olympics, we’re working hard to make Canada proud next weekend on home soil. This event is always special, so our heads are down and our hearts are up as we focus in on Vancouver to deliver a performance that Canadian rugby fans will be proud of.”
Four players will wear the red and white for the first time this season with Canada’s Women’s Sevens Team, as Florence Symonds, Keyara Wardley, Piper Logan, and Chloe Daniels return to international action.
Symonds returns to a Canadian lineup for the first time since starting in the 2025 Rugby World Cup final against England at centre. Logan will make her season debut after missing the first four tournaments while recovering from injury. Daniels, who recently signed with Bristol Bears in the PWR (Professional Women’s Rugby), and Wardley both return to Canada’s squad following long-term injuries that kept them both sidelined since the 2024 Olympics.
Charity Williams, who featured in the first two stops of the SVNS Series this season, also returns after missing the Singapore and Perth tournaments due to injury.
Joining Symonds are her teammates from the 2025 Rugby World Cup team, Claire Gallagher and Shoshannah Seumanutafa. Gallagher, who has 19 caps with Canada’s 15s team, could make her international sevens debut in Vancouver.
Due to their contractual obligations with their PWR teams in England; Pamphinette Buisa, Olivia Apps, Fancy Bermudez, Asia Hogan-Rochester, Alysha Corrigan, Gabby Senft and Sabrina Poulin were not available for selection.
Taylor Perry and Krissy Scurfield both suffered injuries during Canada’s last HSBC SVNS Series stop in Perth, unfortunately ruling them out of selection.
WATCH LIVE ON TSN and TSN+
All games on Saturday March 7 will be available to watch LIVE on TSN2 and TSN+ from 10:30am PT / 1:30pm ET to 9:30pm PT / 12:30am ET.
On Sunday March 8, all games between 12:30pm PT / 3:30pm ET to 2:30 pm PT / 5:30pm ET, including the Cup Semi-Finals will be broadcast on TSN1 and TSN5. The Cup Finals will air on TSN4 from 4:15pm PT / 7:15pm ET to 6:30pm PT / 9:30pm ET, with the full day also available to stream on TSN+. The full tournament schedule is available here.
TICKETS
Tickets for HSBC SVNS Vancouver are available at vansevens.com. Questions regarding ticket purchases can be directed to tickets@vansevens.com. For more information on suites, please contact suites@vansevens.com. Please note that these inboxes will be monitored during regular office hours, Monday to Friday, 8:00am to 5:00pm PT.
HSBC SVNS SERIES
For the most up to date information on the HSBC SVNS Series and live coverage, including details on the event format, the schedule and the latest news, visit the official website: https://www.svns.com/en
HSBC SVNS VANCOUVER POOL PLAY SCHEDULE
Saturday March 7 – Pool Play
Canada’s Women’s Sevens Team vs USA
1:09 p.m. PT / 4:09 p.m. ET
Canada Women’s Sevens Team vs Australia
5:19 p.m. PT / 8:19 p.m. ET
Canada’s Women’s Sevens Team vs Fiji
8:46 p.m. PT / 11:46 p.m. ET
Sunday March 8 – Playoff Round
Cup Semifinals
Starting at 12:33 p.m. PT / 3:33 p.m. ET
Third Place Playoffs
Starting at 4:20 p.m. PT / 7:30 p.m. ET
Cup Finals
Starting at 5:34 p.m. PT / 8:34 p.m. ET
Play too flat, too many one off runners. Look at the top teams, NZ, Aus, move the ball quickly and efficiently to their athletes in space. Depth, speed, skills. We give the ball to someone in zero space or pick from the ruck and hope they can pull something out of nothing.
Haven’t seen much from the current coaching staff post Hanratty that suggests we’re keeping up with the top 2.
“Charity Williams showed some speed on the outside but defensive work remains a concern” is the understatement of the year. Not only zero effort at the tackle, but even less hustle to chase back or help teammates.