Canada Men Finish 13th with Win Over Chile; Canada Women Finish 6th Suffer Shock 53-0 Loss to Fiji: MATCH VIDEOS
The Canadian men finished 13th out of 24 teams, the women finished 6th out of 16 teams.
Fiji won the men’s tournament defeating NZ and Australia won the women’s tournament defeating NZ.
For the men’s program the highlight was their first half against Wales in the 13th/16th semi-final when they scored 26 unanswered points, the low point was their loss to Uruguay in the 9th place quarter-final. Uruguay will be new to the series next season and Canada will have to up their game to stay out of the relegation zone in 2022-23.
For the women their highlight was their 5th/8th semi-final win over England, the low point was the 53-0 thrashing they received in the 5th/6th game at the hands of Fiji. Coach Jack Hanratty will have to rethink his passive defensive strategy and find a few aggressive, physical athletes in the mold of Kelly Russell and Jen Kish if Canada are to vie for a top four spot and automatic Olympic qualification in 2024.
Canada 12 v Chile 10
13th/14th final
Canada 22 v England 7
5th/8th semi-final
Canada 0 v Fiji 53
5th/6th final
*Canada Men Face Chile for 13th/14th on Day 3; Women to Face England in 5th Place Semi-Final on Day 3: DAY 2 MATCH VIDEOS*
Canada men lost to Uruguay in the Challenge quarter-finals, that puts them in the 13th to 16th competition. They defeated Wales 33-19 in that semi while Chile beat Scotland in their semi, so Canada will face Chile on Day 3 to decide 13th and 14th place. The difference in the Uruguay match was Uruguay’s defensive work rate, something that’s becoming a trademark of Uruguay rugby in both XVs and 7s. Canada played their best half of rugby in the first half of the Wales match when they went up 26-0. The Cup semis have NZ v Ireland and Fiji v Australia.
The women lost to USA 10-7 in their Cup QF, they’ll face England in the 5th place semi-final. Ireland play Fiji in the other 5th place semi. The Cup semis are NZ v France and Australia v USA.
Canada 12 v Uruguay 19
Challenge Quarter-finals
Canada 33 v Wales 19
13th-16th place semi-finals
Canada 7 v USA 10
Cup quarter-final
*Canada Men Knocked Out of Cup Competition: Women Still in the Hunt: MATCH VIDEOS*
The Canadian men started well defeating Zimbabwe 31-7 to earn a spot in the 16 team tournament. However they lost to France in the first round, 19-12, and are now in the Challenge round battling for 9th to 16th place. They’ll face Uruguay in the Challenge QF, that match is at 2:53am PT.
The women defeated China in their first round and will proceed to the 8 team Cup round on Day 2. They’ll face USA and that match is at 1:05pm PT.
Canada v France (Men)
Canada v China (Women)
Canada v Zimbabwe (Men)
*Canada Name Teams for 7s World Cup in South Africa Starting September 9th: KICKOFF THURSDAY 23:45*
[ed. kickoff this evening 23:45 PT, Canada v Zimbabwe at 00:07, watch live at https://www.cbc.ca/player/sports/live ]
The men’s and women’s rugby 7s World Cup kicks off Friday September 9th in Cape Town, South Africa.
The men’s competition has a pre-round of 16, the winners advance to the 16 team tournament for the Cup, the losers go to the 8 team Bowl competition. Canada are in the pre-round of 16 and need to defeat Zimbabwe to advance to the 16 team Cup competition. If they do win they’ll face France and the winner of that will go to the 8 team Championship round, the loser to the 8 team Challenge round. The kickoff for the Zimbabwe game is 9:07 am local time on Friday (0:07am PT).
The women’s competition is only 16 teams compared to 24 for the men so there is no pre-round and all teams start in the Cup competition. Canada face China at 12:55 pm local time (3:55am PT), if they win they’ll advance to play the winner of USA v Poland in the final round of 8 on Saturday.
The rosters are largely unchanged from the previous tournament, the women are sending 13 players with Olivia De Couvreur listed as the Travelling Reserve. There’s still no sign of Charity Williams, she appears to still be with the program but no word if she’s carrying a long term injury or just not selected. The men only have 12 players listed with no Travelling Reserve. Matt Oworu returns from injury which means Josh Thiel is dropped from the 12 person roster.
from Rugby Canada
Canadas Senior Womens and Mens Sevens rosters for the Rugby World Cup Sevens in South Africa have been named by Head Coaches Jack Hanratty and Henry Paul.
Taking place from September 9-11 at the iconic Cape Town Stadium, the Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022 will be the eighth iteration of the event which was first hosted in 1993 for the Men and 2009 for the Women.
Canadas Womens Sevens roster sees Albertas Piper Logan retain her place having enjoyed an eye-opening debut at the Commonwealth Games in July. Her performances in Birmingham earned her a spot in the World Rugby Sevens Womens Dream Team. Breanne Nicholas and Olivia Apps will co-captain the side.
We are all really looking forward to touching down in South Africa for the Rugby World Cup Sevens, said Hanratty, who will be taking charge of the Womens Sevens team for the first time since his appointment as full-time Head Coach. We have two pinnacles of Rugby Sevens and the World Cup is one of them. We cannot wait to test ourselves against the very best teams in the world on the biggest of stages.
The Mens team sees just one change from the roster which went to last weekends HSBC LA Sevens in California. Matthew Oworu, who has recovered from the minor injury which kept him out of the last World Series event of the season, replaces Cooper Coats, who picked up a knock in LA. Phil Berna will captain the Mens team.
Theres no greater honor than representing your country at a World Cup, Mens Sevens Head Coach Paul commented. All of the players are eager to get the action underway in South Africa. This is a real opportunity for us to end the season on a high note and make some waves in the biggest and most important event of the year.
SCHEDULE / COVERAGE
For more information on the Rugby World Cup Sevens, visit the tournaments official website rwcsevens.com. There, you will find the details regarding the event format, schedule and the latest news.
WHERE TO WATCH
Broadcast coverage of the Rugby World Cup Sevens will be available in Canada via CBC. All events are available to live stream via cbcsports.ca, the CBC Sports app and the free CBC Gem streaming service.
CANADAS WOMENS SEVENS RUGBY WORLD CUP SEVENS ROSTER
1. Florence Symonds (Hong Kong) University of British Columbia
2. Krissy Scurfield (Canmore, AB) University of Victoria
3. Pamphinette Buisa (Gatineau, QC) Ottawa Irish
4. Breanne Nicholas (Blenheim, ON) Not Affiliated
5. Nakisa Levale (Abbotsford, BC) – Abbotsford RFC
6. Emma Chown (Barrie, ON) Aurora Barbarians & Queens University
7. Chloe Daniels (Sutton, ON) Aurora Barbarians
8. Bianca Farella (Montreal, QC) Town of Mount Royal RFC
9. Olivia Apps (Lindsay, ON) – Lindsay RFC
10. Fancy Bermudez (Edmonton, AB) – Nor’wester Athletic Association/Westshore RFC
11. Piper Logan (Calgary, AB) Calgary Hornets/UBC Thunderbirds
12. Keyara Wardley (Vulcan, AB) Not Affiliated
13. Olivia De Couvreur (Ottawa, ON) – Ottawa Irish#
#Travelling reserve
CANADAS MENS SEVENS RUGBY WORLD CUP SEVENS ROSTER
1. Anton Ngongo (Victoria, BC) Castaway Wanderers
2. Jake Thiel (Victoria, BC) Abbotsford RFC
3. Thomas Isherwood (Okotoks, AB) – Foothills Lions RFC
4. Phil Berna (Vancouver, BC) Vancouver Rowing Club
5. Alex Russell (Chichester, ENG) – McGill University
6. Josiah Morra (Toronto, ON) Castaway Wanderers / Toronto Saracens
7. Brock Webster (Uxbridge, ON) Oshawa Vikings RFC
8. Matthew Oworu (Calgary, AB) Pacific Pride
9. DShawn Bowen (Toronto, ON) Pacific Pride
10. Lachlan Kratz (Victoria, BC) Castaway Wanderers / NOLA Gold
11. Elias Ergas (Vancouver, BC) University of British Columbia
12. Ciaran Breen (Victoria, BC) Cowichan RFC