Canada has been placed in Pool B with Olympic and defending Vancouver champion Fiji, Samoa and Kenya.
Canada has been given a challenging draw with Fiji, Samoa and Kenya in Pool B at the HSBC Canada Sevens this weekend at Vancouver’s B.C. Place Stadium.
Olympic and defending Vancouver champion Fiji, which has won stops in Cape Town and Hamilton, New Zealand, this season, stands third in the overall standings. Pool A in Vancouver features the U.S., South Africa, Wales and Chile. Pool C consists of New Zealand, Australia, Spain and France while Pool D is made up of Argentina, Scotland, England and Japan.
The top four teams at the end of the season secure automatic qualification for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.There was heartache in 2016 when the Canadian finished ninth. Canada won five of six games but only hoisted the consolation Bowl trophy instead of the celebrated Cup.
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