MONACO — South Africa ended the Canadian men's Olympic dream Sunday with a 28-0 win in the semifinal of the World Rugby Sevens Repechage.
South Africa faced Britain in the final, with the last Olympic berth on the line at Stade Louis II, with Canada meeting Spain for third place. Britain defeated Spain 17-12 in the other semifinal.Twelve men’s and 12 women’s teams were competing for the last berth in the Olympic field. The fifth-ranked Canadian women have already qualified for Paris.
The Canadians attacked in the second half but could not breach the Blitzboks defence. And South Africa took advantage when Canada make mistakes. In the other quarterfinals, Britain blanked Tonga 33-0, South Africa dispatched Uganda 26-0 and Spain downed Hong Kong 26-5. The Canada men, who placed eighth at the Tokyo Olympics, had been a core team on the top sevens circuit since 2012-13 and lifted the trophy in Singapore in 2017. Now they will have to battle their way back to the top tier.
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Canadian rugby 7s men advance in last-chance Olympic qualifying tournament in MonacoMONACO — Canada advanced to the quarterfinals of the World Rugby Sevens Repechage tournament Saturday but a 17-12 loss to Britain in the Pool B finale means it will face a tougher draw in the quest for the final men's berth in the Paris Olympic field
Source: SooToday - 🏆 8. / 85 Read more »
Canadian rugby 7s men advance in last-chance Olympic qualifying tournament in MonacoCanada will face Chile in quarterfinal action Sunday with the winner facing either powerful South Africa or Uganda
Source: globeandmail - 🏆 5. / 92 Read more »
Canadian rugby 7s men advance in last-chance Olympic qualifying tournament in MonacoMONACO — Canada advanced to the quarterfinals of the World Rugby Sevens Repechage tournament Saturday but a 17-12 loss to Britain in the Pool B finale means it will face a tougher draw in the quest for the final men's berth in the Paris Olympic field
Source: PGCitizen - 🏆 65. / 51 Read more »
Canadian rugby 7s men advance in last-chance Olympic qualifying tournament in MonacoMONACO — Canada advanced to the quarterfinals of the World Rugby Sevens Repechage tournament Saturday but a 17-12 loss to Britain in the Pool B finale means it will face a tougher draw in the quest for the final men's berth in the Paris Olympic field
Source: BurnabyNOW_News - 🏆 14. / 77 Read more »
After rough season, Canadian men look to last-chance Olympic rugby sevens qualifierNot much has gone right for the Canadian men's rugby sevens team this season.
Source: SooToday - 🏆 8. / 85 Read more »
After rough season, Canadian men look to last-chance Olympic rugby sevens qualifierNot much has gone right for the Canadian men's rugby sevens team this season.
Source: PGCitizen - 🏆 65. / 51 Read more »