SINGAPORE — For the second year in a row, Canada's men will have to fight to retain their status as a core team on the world rugby sevens circuit.
SINGAPORE — For the second year in a row, Canada's men will have to fight to retain their status as a core team on the world rugby sevens circuit.
Uruguay, Kenya, Chile, Germany and Hong Kong China are the top five Challenger sides heading into the final round in Munich on May 18-19.The fifth-ranked Canadian women finished seventh in Singapore, closing out with a 17-5 win over Britain on Sunday. Charity Williams scored two of the tries with Alysha Corrigan added a single. Chloe Daniels added a conversion.
There were positive signs, however. The Canadian men pushed No. 3 New Zealand to the limit in Singapore before falling 21-17 in extra time in pool play.The Canadian men won the Singapore event in 2017, their lone sevens tournament win on the world stage. The top eight men's and women's teams will compete in Madrid's winner takes-all event with the Canadian women joining New Zealand, Australia, France, the U.S. Fiji, Ireland and Britain in competing for the season's final prize.Michaela Blyde scored three tries to help the New Zealand women defeat Australia 31-21 in the Singapore final and finish atop the season standings with 126 points, two ahead of Australia.
“The journey was really difficult," said Argentina’s Gaston Revol, who made his sevens debut for the Pumas in 2009. We kept on trying, kept on training, kept on believing in this team and I think we have the prize that we deserve.
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