Captain Ghislaine Landry leads Canadian women’s rugby team to victory at Kitakyushu Sevens Globe_Sports
Canadian women rugby team players celebrate during the trophy presentation of the Cup Final between Canada and England on day two of the HSBC Women's Rugby Sevens Kitakyushu at Mikuni World Stadium on April 21, 2019 in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan.Captain Ghislaine Landry scored with no time remaining and kicked the go-ahead conversion Sunday as Canada defeated England 7-5 to win the HSBC Kitakyushu Sevens.
“It’s huge, we know that is what it is all about,” said Landry, named player of the final. “That is our main goal this season and to get a Cup final on top of that is a good feeling.” “Our goal for this season was to come top four and take one of those Olympic qualifier spots so we took a massive step towards that this weekend and that is just what we are going to keep focusing on,” said Canada coach John Tait. “We will look to perform better. I don’t think we hit our stride fully in this tournament and that is encouraging as we won.
Canada now returns home to host a May 11-12 tournament in Langford, B.C., before wrapping up the season in Biarritz, France.
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