Four years in and the players still buzz around playing in Vancouver at B.C. Place Stadium.
Four years in, the Canada Sevens are now regarded as one of the best all-around stops on the 10-tournament HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series.
• Dan Norton : “It’s pretty cool playing here. It’s one of the only artificial pitches . It’s nice to be able to get a constant bounce, nice solid contact when you run and move, it’s nice and fluid. Feels nice and fast beneath my feet. “Every time we walk into the stadium, your eyes just open up. You say ‘wow.’ It surprises you every time you step on to this pitch. It’s a quick field, it’s a wonderful field, it looks amazing and the screams above your head, it’s quite intimidating.
GALLERY: Photos: In the gym and on the field with Rugby Sevens players in Vancouver • Dallen Stanford : “I love the Vancouver sevens because first of all it’s a new place to travel to, which is really great. And the actual stadium itself is one of the best I’ve seen in the world, because it’s a closed-dome stadium, the weather has no impact, which is fantastic.
“And now that I’ve been in North America for 15 years, it’s really great that we have such good attendance. For the players, I know it’s one of their favourite events and speaking as a broadcaster it’s the same for me, too.”
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