While the eighth-ranked Canadians have not made the podium as they have in the past, coach Jack Hanratty believes the depth developed this year bodes well for the future
A season of change wraps up this weekend in Toulouse, France, for the Canadian women’s rugby sevens side.
New Zealand , No. 2 Australia and the third-ranked Americans have already secured qualification for the 2024 Paris Olympics by virtue of a guaranteed top-four finish in the season standings. “It’s not excuses. It’s just the stage that we are at. We don’t want to go into an Olympic year not being able to be challenging top five and top four and hopefully getting into those medal games.”
It’s the penultimate stop of the 11-event season for the men, who wrap up play May 20-21 in London where the 14th-ranked Canadians will be fighting to retain their status as a core team next season. The Series-leading New Zealand men qualified for the Paris 2024 Olympics by winning last time out in Singapore, with the three remaining automatic berths to be filled over the next two weekends. No. 2 Argentina can qualify this weekend by making the cup semi-finals, while No. 3 Fiji can secure its spot if it wins the title in France.
“It’s a new mindset and it’s new for the rugby community,” said Hanratty. “Myself and Kevin work very closely together. He’s been with us over the last number of weeks and I was with him at the 15s World Cup.
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