Both men’s and women’s teams will be playing in Langford to earn berth next year in Paris
Phil Berna and Olivia Apps will captain the Canadian sides looking to secure Olympic qualification at the Rugby Americas North Sevens this weekend in Langford, B.C.
Canada will open against St. Vincent and the Grenadines before playing Barbados and Jamaica on Saturday with the top two in each pool crossing over to meet in Sunday’s semifinals. New Zealand, Australia, the U.S. and Ireland finished atop the women’s table, with Ireland taking the place of No. 4 France, which has automatic qualification in the 12-country Paris field as Olympic host.
The American men skipped the 2019 qualifier by virtue of qualifying directly via their second-place finish on the season. The Canadian women’s roster for Langford was chosen after a two-week competition on Vancouver Island featuring Canada, Australia, Japan and Hong Kong.
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