Sevens events goes Saturday and Sunday at Starlight Stadium
Rugby Canada is hoping home-turf advantage in this week’s North American and Caribbean qualifier at Starlight Stadium proves consequential in carrying its men’s and women’s national sevens teams to the Paris Olympics next summer.
The all-rounder, who captained Canada to fourth place in the 2022 World Cup in XVs rugby last year and became a finalist for 2022 world player of the year, has displayed her versatility in being named also to the sevens team for the Paris Olympics qualifier. She is among seven players named who also have played for Canada in XVs.
Speed is valued above all in sevens. But the platform and build-up begins with the ball winners. As a No. 8 in XVs, De Goede knows what she lacks in speed she makes up for in her ability to gain possession: “My job is to win and keep possession and to distribute the ball to the speedsters who can score.”
This is the first time the Canadian women have had to play in the regional Olympic qualifier after having advanced directly to the 2016 Rio Olympics, where the team won the bronze medal, and 2020 Tokyo Olympics by placing in the top four of the previous year’s World Series standings. The U.S. has already qualified for the Paris Games by placing in the top four of the World Series and so will not be competing at Starlight Stadium, which is a massive break for Canada, and leaves the hosts as the clear favourites.
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