Canada lost a close game to Ireland before edging Kenya on Saturday at the Hong Kong Sevens, missing out on the Cup quarterfinals in the opening event of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series.
The Canadian men, who lost their opener 36-0 to Argentina on Friday, finished third in Pool D on Saturday after losing 19-17 to Ireland and beating Kenya 19-14.Ireland, Fiji and France went unbeaten in winning their pools. The Cup quarterfinals are Samoa versus Argentina, Olympic champion Fiji versus Commonwealth Games gold medallist South Africa, Ireland versus defending World Series champion Australia and France versus the U.S.
The Hong Kong event has long been the jewel on the sevens circuit with full stands and a party-like atmosphere. But the pandemic put that on hold in 2020 and '21. Hong Kong marks the start of an 11-stop men's season that wraps up May 20-21 in London. This season marks two events in Hong Kong, with the second a combined men's and women's event starting March 31 following the March 3-5 stop in Vancouver. which will feature men and women for the first time.
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