Canada Finish in 3rd Place at Bordeaux and 3rd in Championship Series – Charity Williams Scores 10 Tournament Tries
Canada claimed 3rd place in the tournament in Bordeaux and in the process caught USA in the standings and claimed 3rd place overall in the championship standings. Australia won the women’s tournament and series, NZ came 2nd, USA 4th. In the men’s tournament France won the tournament but South Africa won the series.
Charity Williams scored 10 tries in the tournament which puts her at, according to my calculations, 32 for the season which is Canada’s top try scorer this season. In France SVNS tournaments Bianca Farella had 19 tries overall, Ghislaine Landry had 17 and Charity Williams had 14. Adding 10 this tournament puts Williams at the top of that record for Canadian players. Overall in SVNS history Bianca Farella had 168 tries, Ghislaine Landry 143, Charity Williams 125, now 135 so if Williams plays another season she’ll surpass Landry and close the gap on Farella.
NZ 19 – Canada 17 (semi-final)
Scorers: Charity Williams (2T), Savannah Bauder (1T), Asia Hogan-Rochester (1C)
Canada 21 – USA 19 (3rd/4th match)
Scorers: Charity Williams (2T), Asia Hogan-Rochester (1T, 2C), Savannah Bauder (1C)
Match Highlights
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yweSx_lDnZQ
Canada in Final Four Going into Day 3: Savannah Bauder Scores 3 Tries vs Fiji in Quarter-Finals
Canada lost their final pool match against USA but it gave them a better quarter-final matchup, Fiji instead of France. Canada defeated Fiji in strong fashion with Savannah Bauder scoring the hat trick, USA narrowly got by France. The semis sees Canada v NZ and USA v Australia. The quarter-final results mean Canada will break the 4th place tie with France and finish the season in 4th place. If Canada defeat NZ and Australia defeat USA there is the possibility that the USA and Canada could be tied in points for 3rd place.
Canada 29 – Fiji 14
Scorers: Savannah Bauder (3T, 2C), Carmen Izyk (1T), Pamphinette Buisa (1T)
Canada 22 – USA 33
Scorers: Charity Williams (2T), Asia Hogan-Rochester (1T), Flo Symonds (1T), Savannah Bauder (1C)
Canada 2-0 in Pool Round – Face USA in Final Pool Match on Saturday
Canada opened with a narrow win over Spain 14-12, and then followed up with a more comfortable win over Great Britain 35-14. They’ll face USA in the final pool match at 4:10am PT on Saturday to determine who finishes top of the pool and who is runner up. The top of the pool will likely face France in the quarter final, the runner up will likely face either Fiji or Japan in the quarter final. Charity Williams has carried the majority of the scoring so far, claiming 4 tries, Asia Hogan-Rochester has 2 tries.
Canada 14 – Spain 12
Scorers: Charity Williams (1T), Taylor Perry (1T), Savannah Bauder (1C), Asia Hogan-Rochester (1C)
Canada 35 – Great Britain 14
Scorers: Asia Hogan-Rochester (2T, 4C), Charity Williams (3T), Savannah Bauder (1C)
Canada Name 14 Player Roster for Final SVNS Championship Series Tournament in Bordeaux
It’s the final leg of the SVNS Championship with Canada sitting in 4th spot, tied with France. Australia sits 1st with 38 points, NZ 36, USA 30, France 28, Canada 28, Japan 20. Canada kick off the tournament against Spain at 2:20am PT on Friday, then GB at 7:45am PT, and a final pool game against USA at 4:10am PT on Saturday. Canada could finish 3rd in the series if they finish ahead of USA and France in this tournament. There are four changes, three players coming in from PWR teams that are out of the playoffs Pam Buisa, Fancy Bermudez and Chloe Daniels, and one player from the team that came 5th at the EAAST tournament, Larah Wright. Out are Olivia Apps who returns to the PWR with Saracens, Piper Logan who is injured, Alysha Corrigan another Saracens player. The team is travelling with 14 players instead of the usual 13 players.
from Rugby Canada
Canada’s Women’s Sevens Team will welcome four new players into the squad for their final HSBC SVNS Series tournament of the season, the third and final leg of the HSBC SVNS World Championship in Bordeaux, France, from June 5–7.
Olympians Fancy Bermudez, Pamphinette Buisa, and Chloe Daniels will join Canada’s roster for the final stop of the HSBC SVNS season, looking to help the team improve on back-to-back fourth place finishes in the opening two legs of the HSBC SVNS World Championship. Larah Wright, who last weekend played with Canada’s Women’s ‘Next Gen’ Sevens Team at the EAAST 7s tournament in France also joins the squad for Bordeaux.
Piper Logan, Alysha Corrigan, and Olivia Apps are the three players who were part of Canada’s squad at HSBC SVNS Valladolid but will not be available for Bordeaux. As part of a plan established prior to the final two SVNS tournaments in Europe, Apps and Corrigan will return to their Premiership Women’s Rugby (PWR) club, Saracens, for the team’s final regular season match before the playoffs.
Logan, who suffered an injury on the opening day in Valladolid, has been ruled out of the Bordeaux tournament.
“We are excited to welcome Chloe, Fancy and Pamphinette back into the environment next week to help us continue to build on our performances,” said Head Coach Jocelyn Barrieau. “We are happy with the performances that Olivia Apps and Alysha Corrigan put in. Their leadership and guidance are very important for our team.”
UP NEXT FOR CANADA WOMEN’S SEVENS TEAM
This weekend Canada will travel to Bordeaux, France for the final leg of the 2026 HSBC SVNS World Championships from June 5-7. All of Canada’s HSBC SVNS Series matches in Bordeaux will be available live on TSN+.
HSBC SVNS SERIES
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CANADA’S WOMEN’S SEVENS TEAM – HSBC BORDEAUX SVNS 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
10. Fancy Bermudez (Edmonton, AB) – Nor’Westers Athletic Association / Westshore RFC / Loughborough Lightning
14. Eden Kilgour (Barrie, ON) – Barrie RFC / University of Victoria
21. Adia Pye (Victoria, BC) – Castaway Wanderers / University of British Columbia
24. Asia Hogan-Rochester (Toronto, ON) – Toronto Nomads / Westshore RFC / Sharks
38. Kennedi Stevenson (Glen Williams, ON) – Brantford Harlequins / Queen’s University
40. Taylor Perry (Oakville, ON) – Oakville Crusaders
47. Larah Wright (Calgary, AB) – Hornets RFC / Westshore RFC / University of Victoria
77. Chloe Daniels (Sutton, ON) – Aurora Barbarians / Queen’s University / Bristol Bears
99. Pamphinette Buisa (Gatineau, QC) – Ottawa Irish / Bristol Bears