New York 7s 2026

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.

Canada earn 8 series points from their 7th place finish, Japan finished 6th for 10 points and Fiji will finish 3rd or 4th for 14 or 16 points. Canada currently in 5th place in the series and will finish with 68 points, Japan 64 and Fiji with 64 or 66, so Canada will hold on to their 5th place ranking despite their 7th place finish in NY.

Next up is the Championship series starting in Hong Kong in April. The three tournament Championship series is explained by World Rugby, “It’s then a three-tournament shootout for not only the overall World Championship crown, but more importantly, top-eight survival next season.” So if Canada doesn’t finish top 8 in the Championship series they won’t remain on the SVNS 1 circuit for 2026-27, imagine a Vancouver 7s with no Canadian teams! With the Pacific Four XVs tournament also in April how will Rugby Canada divide up the talent, that will be an interesting question. As this tournament showed without some of their key players, the women’s 7s team is hovering just above 8th plus add in the unknown factor which is the playing strength of the 4 teams getting promoted from SVNS 2.

Canada roster vs France

Savannah Bauder (4′), Vanessa Chiappetta (8′), Charity Williams (9′)

Larah Wright
Shoshanah Seumanutafa
Kennedi Stevenson
Florence Symonds
Charity Williams
Savannah Bauder
Carmen Izyk
Substitutes
Madison Donnelly
Vanessa Chiappetta
Brogan Mior
Mahalia Robinson
Eden Kilgour

Canada roster vs Great Britain

Charity Williams (1′, 8′), Mahalia Robinson (6′), Eden Kilgour (12′)

Larah Wright
Carmen Izyk
Eden Kilgour
Eden Kilgour
Florence Symonds
Charity Williams
Savannah Bauder
Mahalia Robinson
Substitutes
Madison Donnelly
Vanessa Chiappetta
Brogan Mior
Kennedi Stevenson

from Rugby Canada

After finishing fourth in their pool on day one of the HSBC New York SVNS, Canada’s Women’s Sevens Team ended on a high note with a win over Great Britain, securing seventh place after falling to France earlier in the fifth-place semi-final.

Canada was forced to finish the tournament without their captain, Breanne Nicholas, who was ruled out after Canada’s second game on day one due to medical reasons. Florence Symonds took over leadership duties for Canada’s final three games.

The team will now turn its focus to the three-stop HSBC SVNS World Championship, featuring the top 12 women’s teams from around the globe competing for the 2026 world title. The championship kicks off at the Cathay/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens on April 17–19 and concludes with a new European double-header in Valladolid, Spain (May 29–31) and Bordeaux, France (June 5–7).

MISSING KEY PLAYERS

Several key Canadian players were unavailable due to injuries sustained in the last two tournaments leading into New York, including Taylor Perry, Krissy Scurfield, Keyara Wardley, Piper Logan, and team captain Carissa Norsten.

Additionally, due to contractual obligations with their Premier Women’s Rugby (PWR) teams in England, Chloe Daniels, Claire Gallagher, Pamphinette Buisa, Olivia Apps, Fancy Bermudez, Asia Hogan-Rochester, Alysha Corrigan, Gabby Senft, and Sabrina Poulin were also unavailable for selection.

CANADIANS ON DEBUT

The tournament featured rookies Madison Donnelly and Brogan Mior making their international Sevens debuts. Donnelly, from Little Britain, Ontario (Aurora Barbarians & Brock RFC), entered in the second half against the USA on Saturday. Mior, from Okotoks, Alberta (Foothills Lions & Twin Cities Gemini), made her first international appearance in the second half against Australia on day one.

CANADA 19 FRANCE 24 (5th Place Semi-Final)

France opened the scoring after a yellow card to Kennedi Stevenson for entering a ruck illegally gave them a scrum deep in Canadian territory. Canada responded when Savannah Bauder forced a turnover, picked up the ball and ran the length of the field to score, cutting the deficit to 7–5. France answered quickly to restore a seven-point lead, but Canada drew level before halftime. A strong carry from Symonds set up the opportunity and Vanessa Chiappetta finished the play a few phases later before converting her own try to make it 12–12 at the break.

Charity Williams gave Canada its first lead early in the second half, finishing a two-on-one opportunity with Carmen Izyk to make it 19–12. France responded midway through the half with a converted try to tie the match.

With the clock expired and the teams still level, Canada defended on its goal line for nearly two minutes before France moved the ball wide and crossed for the decisive try, sealing a 24–19 result.

Scoring Summary: Vanessa Chiappetta (1T, 2C), Savannah Bauder (1T), Charity Williams (1T)

CANADA 22 GREAT BRITAIN 14 (7th Place Final)

Symonds set up the opening try for Williams, her first of two in the game, to put Canada ahead 5–0, followed by a try from Mahalia Robinson that gave the Canadians a 10–0 lead. Great Britain scored on the final play of the half, bringing the score to 10–7 at the break.

In the second half, Williams added her second to make it 17–7, before Great Britain responded to reduce the deficit to 17–14. Canada sealed the win two minutes left to play when a kick from Bauder was gathered by Carmen Izyk and finished by Eden Kilgour, resulting in a final score of 22–14.

Scoring Summary: Charity Williams (2T), Mahalia Robinson (1T), Eden Kilgour (1T), Savannah Bauder (1C)

UP NEXT FOR CANADA

The Canadian women will travel to Hong Kong next month for the HSBC Hong Kong SVNS, taking place April 17–19. The tournament is the first of three world championship events that will determine the 2026 HSBC SVNS Series World Champion. All of Canada’s HSBC SVNS Series matches in Hong Kong will be available live on 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 HSBC NEW YORK SVNS ROSTER

3.Vanessa Chiappetta (Rigaud,QC) – Westshore RFC
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
14. Eden Kilgour (Barrie, ON) – Barrie RFC / University of Victoria
25. Shoshanah Seumanutafa (White Rock, BC) – Counties Manukau
29. Mahalia Robinson (Fulford, QC) – Rugby Club Montréal
37. Madison Donnelly (Little Britain, ON) – Brock RFC / Aurora Barbarians
38. Kennedi Stevenson (Glen Williams, ON) – Brantford Harlequins / Queen’s University
47. Larah Wright (Calgary, AB) – Hornets RFC / Westshore RFC / University of Victoria
98. Brogan Mior (Okotoks, AB) – Foothills Lions  / Twin Cities Gemini

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Canada Women 0-3 on Day 1: Face France in 5th Place Semi-Final on Day 2

It was a dismal Day 1 for the Canadian women as they were defeated by USA, Australia and then Japan 31-19. They’ll face France in the 5th place semi-final and, on current form, if they lose that will likely face Great Britain in the 7th/8th place match. Great Britain haven’t won a match all series and have finished last place in every tournament, unless Canada can turn things around on Day 2 they’re in danger of breaking that streak. Florence Symonds and Charity Williams continue to improve and carry the team after coming back from injury but there’s just too many players not putting in the work on defence. Canada have a -76 points differential on Day 1, only surpassed by Great Britain at -77.

Canada v USA roster

Carmen Izyk
Shoshanah Seumanutafa
Kennedi Stevenson
Florence Symonds
Charity Williams
Savannah Bauder
Mahalia Robinson
Substitutes
Larah Wright
Madison Donnelly
Vanessa Chiappetta
Brogan Mior
Eden Kilgour

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Women Down 64-0 After Two Matches on Day 1 – Japan Up Next

There was some thought that the team would struggle in NY with the injuries and players returning to XVs in the PWR and it’s proving to be true, 64-0 after a 24-0 loss to USA and a 40-0 loss to Australia with Japan up to finish pool play. The team looks lost on attack as reflected in the 0 points after two games. They’re being dominated at the contact area, missing tackles and just making unnecessary errors like not finding 10 metres on the kick off. Florence Symonds seems to be close to finding her form and is the one player able to win the contact area on a consistent basis, keeping the ball alive on attack and putting runners down quickly on defence. Charity Williams upped her defensive game a bit from last week, getting the better of Madi Levi on a couple of occasions.

World Rugby posted a stat on the screen during the Australia match, “Canada has won just 4 of 16 pool games so far this season.”

Canada v USA roster

Savannah Bauder
Shoshanah Seumanutafa
Eden Kilgour
Florence Symonds
Charity Williams
Carmen Izyk
Breanne Nicholas
Substitutes
Larah Wright
Madison Donnelly
Vanessa Chiappetta
Mahalia Robinson
Kennedi Stevenson

Canada v Australia roster

Florence Symonds
Shoshanah Seumanutafa
Kennedi Stevenson
Charity Williams
Savannah Bauder
Carmen Izyk
Breanne Nicholas
Substitutes
Vanessa Chiappetta
Brogan Mior
Mahalia Robinson
Eden Kilgour
Larah Wright

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Women’s Team Hit by Injuries, Players Returning to PWR, Announce Team Travelling to New York

The women’s team travels to New York to wrap up the HSBC 7s series before the Championship series begins in Hong Kong in April. The Championship series of Hong Kong (April), Valladolid (May), Bordeaux (June) will include the eight SVNS teams plus four teams from SVNS 2. The Canadian men are currently trying to qualify as one of the four SVNS 2 teams.

The women’s team has been hit by a spate of injuries and call ups to the XVs game. Missing due to injury Carissa Norsten, Krissy Scurfield, Piper Logan, missing due to XVs are Olivia Apps, Chloe Daniels, Pam Buisa, Fancy Bermudez, Alysha Corrigan, Claire Gallagher, Asia Hogan-Rochester. It should get interesting in April when the Pacific Four and Hong Kong 7s are overlapping.

The new players coming in are Brogan Mior, Brogan played and studied at Harvard, originally from Okotoks, AB and the Foothills Lions. She was on the Howlers tour to Guatemala in 2024 (photo). Madison Donnelly is from Queen’s University and Brock RFC. Vanessa Chiappetta plays for UVic and Westshore in the BC Premier.

Canada roster

3. Vanessa Chiappetta (Rigaud,QC) – Westshore RFC
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
14. Eden Kilgour (Barrie, ON) – Barrie RFC / University of Victoria
25. Shoshanah Seumanutafa (White Rock, BC) – Counties Manukau
29. Mahalia Robinson (Fulford, QC) – Rugby Club Montréal
37. Madison Donnelly (Little Britain, ON) – Brock RFC / Aurora Barbarians
38. Kennedi Stevenson (Glen Williams, ON) – Brantford Harlequins / Queen’s University
47. Larah Wright (Calgary, AB) – Hornets RFC / Westshore RFC / University of Victoria
98. Brogan Mior (Okotoks, AB) – Foothills Lions  / Twin Cities Gemini

from Rugby Canada

Following a fifth-place finish for Canada’s Women’s Sevens Team on home soil last weekend at the HSBC Vancouver SVNS, Head Coach Jocelyn Barrieau has made multiple changes to Canada’s roster ahead of the HSBC New York SVNS, taking place March 14–15 at Sports Illustrated Stadium in Harrison, New Jersey.

Due to injuries sustained during last weekend’s tournament in Vancouver, Keyara Wardley, Piper Logan and team captain Carissa Norsten have all been ruled out for Canada’s next stop on the HSBC SVNS Series in New York.

Chloe Daniels and Claire Gallagher will also not travel with the team, as they are required to return to their respective clubs in England’s Professional Women’s Rugby (PWR) league.

Joining the squad are Mahalia Robinson, Brogan Moir, Vanessa Chiappetta and Madison Donnelly. Robinson and Chiappetta have previous experience on the SVNS Series with Canada, both logged time with Canada during the 2024–25 season. Donnelly and Mior are in line to make their international sevens debut for Canada this weekend.

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. All of Canada’s matches in New York this weekend will be broadcast live on TSN+.

CANADA’S WOMEN’S SEVENS TEAM HSBC NEW YORK SVNS ROSTER
3. Vanessa Chiappetta (Rigaud,QC) – Westshore RFC
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
14. Eden Kilgour (Barrie, ON) – Barrie RFC / University of Victoria
25. Shoshanah Seumanutafa (White Rock, BC) – Counties Manukau
29. Mahalia Robinson (Fulford, QC) – Rugby Club Montréal
37. Madison Donnelly (Little Britain, ON) – Brock RFC / Aurora Barbarians
38. Kennedi Stevenson (Glen Williams, ON) – Brantford Harlequins / Queen’s University
47. Larah Wright (Calgary, AB) – Hornets RFC / Westshore RFC / University of Victoria
98. Brogan Mior (Okotoks, AB) – Foothills Lions  / Twin Cities Gemini

Saturday March 14 – Pool Play
Canada’s Women’s Sevens Team vs USA
9:34 a.m. PT / 12:34 p.m. ET

Canada Women’s Sevens Team vs Australia
12:08 p.m. PT / 3:08 p.m. ET

Canada’s Women’s Sevens Team vs Japan
3:04 p.m. PT / 6:04 p.m. ET

Sunday March 15 – Playoff Round
Cup Semifinals
Starting at 10:12 a.m. PT / 1:12 p.m. ET

Third Place Playoffs
Starting at 1:16 p.m. PT / 4:16 p.m. ET

Cup Finals
Starting at 2:14 p.m. PT / 5:14 p.m. ET