\u0027Being able to play with this group that I love, for a country that I truly care about is an amazing feeling.\u0027
“ is something I’ve though about since watching the Summer Olympics growing up. At the time I thought it would be for triathlon, but I’m so happy to have found rugby. Being able to accomplish this goal with a team is a special bond that we will share for life,” he said Wednesday morning, as he got ready for his team’s consolation round game against the United States.
Hours after squeezing into the medal round, the Canadians were hoping to channel the same energy that had carried them to a first-ever sevens win over New Zealand in 2015 in Tokyo but it wasn’t to be, as the All Blacks came out hard and dominated the men in red throughout the first half to take a 21-0 lead into halftime.In managing a top-8 finish, Canada’s men have done themselves a big favour.
Trainor had drawn notice to international rugby recruiters by a series of thrilling performances for the sevens squad a half-decade ago and was playing professionally in France. But the chance to chase a medal in Tokyo brought him home.“I would have been very regretful not to come back and I am loving ending my career with this group of guys,” he said.
That bronze, won at home in Vancouver in front of 30,000-plus fans, was a suggestion this team was surging at just the right moment.
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