Canadian men’s rugby sevens team ends 29-game losing run with win at last-chance Olympic qualifier

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Canadian men’s rugby sevens team ends 29-game losing run with win at last-chance Olympic qualifier
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Canada faces China and No. 8 Britain in Pool B play Saturday. Britain downed China 35-19 in its opener Friday

Canada ’s men ended a 29-game losing streak with a much-needed 31-12 win Friday over Uganda at the World Rugby Sevens Repechage tournament.

Adrian Kasito scored two tries for Uganda, which finished sixth in the second-tier World Rugby HSBC Challenger Series. Canada faces China and No. 8 Britain in Pool B play Saturday. Britain dumped China 35-19 in its opener Friday. Hager replied for Canada, scoring after gaining territory with a kick into space. The powerful Oworu then muscled his way over the try-line after fine work at the breakdown by Berna and Thomas Isherwood.

Canada has taken part in the Monaco qualifier before, beaten 14-12 by Russia in the 2016 repechage quarterfinals.

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