Canada's Women's Sevens Team Win the Emirates Invitational 7s!

Canada's Women's Sevens Team have won the Emirates Invitational 7s tournament in Dubai.  The women's team went undefeated on Day 1 of the tournament and won two of three games on Day 2.  The team finished the competition with a 31-14 victory over USA to seal the championship.  

On the men's side, Canada's Men's Sevens Team finished in 5th place.  The men won two of three matches on Day 1 of the competition and would go on to win two of their three games on Day 2.  Argentina defeated France 19-7 in the Final.

The Emirates Invitational 7s is a high-performance preparation event in advance of the Olympic Games in Tokyo.  Both teams will be in action again next weekend for a second tournament  April 8-9 at The Sevens Stadium in Dubai. 

Canada's results from the Emirates Invitational 7s:

Canada’s Women’s Sevens Team:

Day 1:

Canada 36 – 14 Brazil
Kenya 5 – 38 Canada
France #2 0 – 33 Canada

Day 2:

France 29 – 12 Canada
Japan 5 – 31 Canada
USA 14 – 31 Canada

Canada’s Men’s Sevens Team:

Day 1:

Canada 45 – 21 Japan
Canada 40 – 5 Uganda
Canada 14 – 26 Argentina

Day 2:

Canada 19 – 21 Kenya
Canada 38 – 7 Uganda
Chile 14 – 31 Canada