Rugby 7s

[Josh 11,492]

Day 1 of the HSBC Rugby 7s in Hong Kong, China saw some great performance from our men’s/women’s teams. 
 

Canada’s women’s team finished the day with a 1-1 record, losing against (7) Great Britain [0-5] and winning against Hong Kong [22-5]. Canada will close out pool play against (1) New Zealand at 7:41 PM PST/10:41 PM EST. 

 

Canada’s men’s team finished the day with a 0-1 record, losing against (2) Argentina [5-17]. Canada’s remaining two games are at 8:52 PM PST/11:52 PM EST against (4) Fiji, and at 1:13 AM PST/4:13 AM EST against (6) Samoa. 

Edited April 1, 2023 by Josh

[Josh 11,492]

Canada’s women’s team, despite a 46-0 loss to (1) New Zealand, are through to the HSBC Rugby 7s quarterfinals in Hong Kong, China after finishing as one of the top two ranked third place teams. A rematch against the Black Ferns awaits them tomorrow at 6:03 AM PST/9:03 AM EST. 

Edited April 1, 2023 by Josh

[Josh 11,492]

Canada’s women’s team loses 45-14 to (1) New Zealand, setting up a 5th place semifinal matchup against (3) United States at 10:34 PM PST/1:34 AM EST. 

 

Canada’s men’s team loses 29-5 to (6) Samoa, setting up a 9th place quarterfinal matchup against (8) Ireland at 5:30 PM PST/8:30 PM EST. 

Edited April 2, 2023 by Josh

[Josh 11,492]

Day 3 HSBC Rugby 7s Hong Kong

 

Canada’s men’s team started off the final day of competition with a 17-0 loss against Ireland in the 9th place quarter-finals. They followed that up with a 19-12 win against Japan in the 13th place semi-finals, and a 19-7 loss against Hong Kong in the 13th place playoffs, to finish 14th. 

 

Canada’s women’s team started off the final day of competition with a 12-7 win against United States in the 5th place semi-finals. They followed that up with a 22-12 loss against France in the 5th place playoff, to finish 6th. 

Edited April 3, 2023 by Josh

[Josh 11,492]

Squads for Ran 7s (Olympic Qualifier)

 

Women

 

Men

[Josh 11,492]

So, unsurprisingly, Canada's women's team has qualified for the Olympics through Ran Sevens. They breezed through the field (Including a 53-0 win against Mexico in the final), outscoring their opponents by a combined score of 281-7, and only managed to concede a single try (Against Saint Lucia in the SFs) throughout the whole tournament. 

 

Our men gave it a good effort in the final against the United States, but lost 24-14. Unfortunately, this means a trip to the OQT, where we'll have to beat Great Britain and most likely Spain to qualify. Don't see it happening.

[Josh 11,492]

Women’s rugby sevens team finished in 4th at the HSBC World Series Dubai, with highlight wins over United States (15-10 pool play), Ireland (14-12 quarterfinal), and a close battle against IMO the #1 team in the world New Zealand (lost 19-21 in the semifinals). Got demolished by France in pool play and the bronze medal final though. 
 

Men’s team an absolute disaster, finished dead last with no wins. Solid showing in our matches against New Zealand (21-26 pool play), and Great Britain though (14-21 9th place semifinals)

[Josh 11,492]

Canada’s men’s team upsets New Zealand (19-7) in pool play at the HSBC Cape Town Rugby Sevens Series! 

Edited December 9, 2023 by Josh

[Josh 11,492]

1 hour ago, Josh said:

Canada’s men’s team upsets New Zealand in pool play at the HSBC Cape Town Rugby Sevens Series! 

They follow that up with a dominant win over Samoa (33-7) to move to 2-0 after losing 24-0 to them earlier in the week.
 

As a reminder, this team finished dead last at the HSBC Dubai Rugby Sevens Series (although they played better than their placement suggested)

[JoshMartini007 2,762]

3 hours ago, Josh said:

They follow that up with a dominant win over Samoa (33-7) to move to 2-0 after losing 24-0 to them earlier in the week.
 

As a reminder, this team finished dead last at the HSBC Dubai Rugby Sevens Series (although they played better than their placement suggested)

The joys of the men's sevens series. One day you can't buy a win and the next you are unstoppable.