Canada missing playoffs at HSBC World Rugby Sevens tournament despite upset win over Fiji
Connor Braid of Victoria scored 21 points off three tries and conversions as Canada defeated Kenya 36-21 in their final game of Pool B on Saturday. Canada still needed help to reach the quarter-finals and the dream died when Fiji defeated Samoa 31-17 shortly after.
"We were hoping for someone else do us a favour but really it should have been in our hands. As pleased as I am with how we finished the day, I'm disappointed with what went on early." The best Canada can finish in the tournament is ninth. The team will be without captain Nathan Hirayama, who missed the Kenya game with possible broken ribs."How can you go from the despair and the performance we did against Samoa to doing that against the Olympic champions?" asked McGrath."I think we let everyone down against Samoa but it's good to see everybody step up and jump back in there the last two games.""It's been the story of our year," he said.
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