The Canadians will play Uruguay and Germany on Friday and complete pool play against the U.S. on Saturday
Canada 's Kalin Sager goes for a tackle during a match against Samoa at the HSBC SVNS Singapore, on May 5.While Canada ’s women battle for silverware this weekend in the HSBC SVNS season finale in Madrid , the men are fighting for survival on World Rugby’s sevens circuit. Canada survived a four-team playoff last year, defeating Kenya 12-7 in London in the final on a last-minute Alex Russell try to preserve its status as a core team on World Rugby’s sevens series.
The top eight men’s and women’s sides, meanwhile, meet in a “winner-take-all” grand final in Madrid in the eighth and final stop of the season. The Canadians defeated New Zealand 19-7 in Cape Town and pushed the All Blacks to the limit May 3 in Singapore before falling 21-17 in extra time. “We’ve talked about this moment throughout the year,” said White. “We spoke about it hopefully early in the year being in the top eight but as the year progressed and things went along, we knew we’d be in the bottom four fighting relegation. So I guess the conversation changed in a way, but it’s nothing we’ve hid from. We’re taking it on head on.”
The winners of the four crossover matches earn core status for next season. Should Canada lose that final test, it would drop down to the second-tier Challenger Series.“The silver lining is we’ve had an opportunity to develop players,” said White.
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