VANCOUVER — Canada's men's rugby team suffered a humbling 55-28 defeat at the hands of Japan to open its Pacific Nations Cup tournament Sunday.
VANCOUVER — Canada's men's rugby team suffered a humbling 55-28 defeat at the hands of Japan to open its Pacific Nations Cup tournament Sunday.
Andrew Coe, Lucas Rumball and twins Talon and Takoda McMullin each had a try for No. 21-ranked Canada, while Peter Nelson added four conversions. Japan jumped out to an early lead Sunday when Tuitama broke through the Canadian line and ran in for a try just four minutes into the game.Three minutes later, Dearns muscled his way through traffic and touched to boost the Brave Blossoms' advantage to 12-0.Japan padded its advantage in the 22nd minute. Canada's Nic Benn missed a tackle, giving Yoshitaka Yazaki an opportunity to dish off to Shimokawa, who touched to put the Japanese up 19-0.
Japan's offensive outburst continued early in the second half. Three minutes in, Dearns handed off to a teammate who was taken down by Canada's Cooper Coats just ahead of the line. Lee collected the ball and manoeuvered around the mass for a try.
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