Canada's rugby sevens squads will have home-field advantage this weekend when they look to secure Olympic qualification at the Rugby Americas North (RAN) Sevens in Langford, B.C.
The Canadian women also have an edge in that the U.S. won't stand in their way at Starlight Stadium, given the Americans have already booked their ticket to Paris with a top-four finish in the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series this season. The U.S. women placed third overall while the Canadians were ninth.
Canada will open against St. Vincent and the Grenadines before playing Barbados and Jamaica on Saturday with the top two in each pool crossing over to meet in Sunday’s semifinals. "It was a special moment for sure," said White. "And we're hoping to recreate some of the changing room celebrations if we can take care of our job ."
Captain Phil Berna and Cooper Coats both helped the Canadian men get to the Tokyo Olympics via the 2019 regional qualifying tournament in the Cayman Islands. Canada blanked Jamaica 40-5 to complete a 6-0-0 run at the eight-country competition that saw it outscore the opposition 293-15.The American men get veteran Ben Pinkelman and speedster Perry Baker back this weekend.
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