Category Archives: National Women’s 7s

Hong Kong 7s 2026

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Canada Finish 4th in Hong Kong – Next Tournament May 29-31 in Spain

Canada’s highlight of the tournament was the win over #5 USA on Day 2 but they were no match for #1 NZ or #3 France on Day 3. Canada also picked up injuries during the tournament and fielded an 11 player roster against France minus Fancy Bermudez and Caroline Crossley, both injured in the Australia NZ match. Next up is the tournament in Spain at the end of May. Canada will be in a pool with France, Spain and Great Britain. NZ won the Hong Kong women’s tournament, South Africa the men’s tournament.

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National Women’s Team Updates – March 2026

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Rugby Canada Announce Women’s XVs and 7s Player Selections for April’s Pacific Four and Hong Kong 7s

How would Rugby Canada divide up the talent for conflicting XVs and 7s commitments in April? We’ve now got the answer. It looks like 7s is the more immediate priority and that XVs is being used to introduce new players at the beginning of the world cup cycle. The 7s team have captured key players like Olivia Apps, Fancy Bermudez, Sabrina Poulin and Alysha Corrigan who would be certain selections on the XVs squad. The XVs team have brought in 8 debutantes.

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New York 7s 2026

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Canada Finish 7th in New York: Lose to France and Defeat Great Britain

Canada lost to France in the 5th place semi-final 24-19. It was a better performance for Canada with the match tied 19-19 as the clock wound down, a late try by France gave them the victory. Canada followed that up with their first win of the tournament 22-14 over Great Britain. Florence Symonds and Charity Williams again led the team on Day 2, Williams scoring 3 tries and Symonds distributing and leading on defence, she was the leading defender in their win over Great Britain with 5 tackles.

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Vancouver 7s 2026 – Women

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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).

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Perth SVNS -2026

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Canada Finish 5th in Perth: Stand 6th in Overall Standings
Vancouver 7s Canada in Pool with Australia, USA, Fiji

Canada had a good Day 2 winning both their games and finally defeating Japan this season, a team that seemed to have their number in the first two tournaments. The result is Canada finished 5th in the tournament and 6th overall as France passed them in the standings. Next up is Vancouver and Canada have been drawn in a pool with Australia, USA and Fiji, the fans will love the Canada v USA rivalry.

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Singapore SVNS – 2026

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Canada Claim Bronze in Singapore With Win Over USA: Claim 4th Place in Overall Standings

Canada finished 3rd in Singapore, their best finish of the season, with two previous 6th place finishes. The addition of players from the PWR, especially Olivia Apps, helped raise their level of performance. They’re still a ways behind NZ and Australia who contested for the final with NZ coming out on top. Canada lost their semi-final to Australia 35-10 but defeated USA 24-19 in the Bronze medal match. That win vaults Canada into 4th in the standings from 7th previously. Next up is Perth and Canada have the same pool opponents, Australia, France, Great Britain.

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Canada Women’s 7s – January 2026 Updates

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Canada Announce Women’s 7s Team for Singapore and Perth Tournaments

Coach Jocelyn Barrieau has selected 14 players to travel to Singapore and Perth for the two back to back tournaments starting at the end of this month. The surprise is seeing some of the PWR players returning to the squad, Olivia Apps, Fancy Bermudez, Sabrina Poulin, Alysha Corrigan, Gabrielle Senft. Also former Exeter player Taylor Perry is back on the 7s squad. Missing from the first two tournaments are Charity Williams (injured), Pam Buisa and Asia-Hogan Rochester (PWR), Carmen Izyk, Adia Pye, Monique Coffey, Ivy Poetker. NOTE: The original Rugby Canada media release had Rachel Smith in the roster, the updated media release has Larah Wright in the roster instead. 

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Cape Town 7s – December 2026

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Canada Women Finish 6th in Cape Town – 7th in Overall Standings

Canada defeated Fiji in the 5th place semi-final but lost to Japan in the 5th place final to finish 6th at the tournament. The two 6th place finishes have put them in 7th place overall in the standings. Canada have lost to Japan all three times so far this season which is a concern. Japan currently sit in 3rd place and are the surprise team of the season. Australia and NZ have already distanced themselves from the pack as the top two teams in the women’s division. In the men’s division South Africa, Fiji, New Zealand are all tied in top spot.

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Dubai 7s – November 2025

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Canada Women Finish 6th in Dubai: Win Over France, Loss to USA

Canada finished 6th in Dubai with a 5th place semi-final win over France but a loss to USA in the 5th place final. Canada fly to Cape Town now for next weekend’s 7s tournament, they’ll be in a pool with Australia, Japan and France. Krissy Scurfield came out in the 9th minute of the Japan match and didn’t show up in the roster for the France and USA matches.

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Canada Sevens – November 2025 Update

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National Team 7s Camps Begin in Langford for Men and Women: Training Camp Squads Announced

There’s a good mix of talent in the training squads announced for both the men and women. The camp started November 6th and the men’s squad will be preparing for the RAN 7s tournament in Trinidad starting November 21st, the women’s squad will be preparing for the SVNS series in Dubai starting November 29th.

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