Canada’s Senior Women’s and Men’s Sevens teams qualify for Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022
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Canada’s Senior Women’s and Men’s Sevens teams both secured their qualification for the Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022 in Cape Town, South Africa later this year by winning the Rugby Americas North (RAN) Sevens Qualifiers this past weekend.
April 25, 2022 (Langford, BC) – Canada’s Senior Women’s and Men’s Sevens teams both secured their qualification for the Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022 in Cape Town, South Africa later this year by winning the Rugby Americas North (RAN) Sevens Qualifiers this past weekend.
Having gone unbeaten on Day 1 against Trinidad & Tobago, Mexico and Jamaica, scoring 155 points and without conceding a single point in return, Jack Hanratty’s Women’s team then beat the Cayman Islands 77-0 on Day 2 to secure their place in the final, setting up a rematch with Mexico. Keyara Wardley, Bianca Farella, Asia Hogan Rochester, Elissa Alarie and Nakisa Levale tries secured a 33-0 victory and their place at the World Cup.
Next up for the Women’s team is their home tournament, the HSBC Canada Women’s Sevens at Starlight Stadium in Langford, BC. Tickets are available here.
“We’re really pleased to have secured our place at the Rugby World Cup Sevens,” commented Hanratty. “It was great to get some game time into the team and to put on such convincing performances this weekend, and we are excited to continue with this cohesion going into Langford. The squad is now brimming with confidence and is looking forward to the prospect of competing in Cape Town, South Africa later this year.”
The Men’s team blazed their way to the top of Pool A after convincing victories over the British Virgin Islands and Trinidad & Tobago on Day 1. They began Day 2 with a 38-14 win over Barbados in the quarter-final before seeing off the challenge of Mexico 41-0 in the semis. Tries from Jarvis Dashkewytch, Lachlan Kratz, Elias Ergas and Thomas Isherwood ensured Canada won the final 29-12 against Jamaica and booked their ticket to South Africa.
“After an intense three-week period in Singapore, Vancouver and now Nassau, we’re delighted to end this leg on a high and to confirm our place in South Africa,” said Senior Men’s Sevens Head Coach Henry Paul. “Now, it’s time for our squad to rest and look ahead to Toulouse and London in May back on the HSBC World Sevens Series.”
Despite the RAN Sevens Qualifiers also serving as the qualifiers for The Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham, England, Canada’s Senior Women’s and Men’s Sevens teams had pre-qualified for that event prior to the weekend’s action in the Bahamas.
Taking place September 9-11, the Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022 will be hosted at Cape Town Stadium and will comprise of 24 men’s and 16 women’s teams.
About Rugby Canada
Rugby Canada is the national governing body of the sport of Rugby Union in Canada. They administer and operate Men’s and Women’s Senior and Junior National programs in both rugby 15s and 7s, as well as govern the Club and community game for more than 30,000 registered participants from coast to coast in conjunction with ten Provincial Union members.
Rugby Canada is headquartered at the Al Charron National Training Centre in Langford, BC, residing on the unceded territories of the Coast Salish and Lekwungen/Songhees peoples, with staff also working from Vancouver, Toronto and Ottawa. Rugby Canada business operations, programs and events are delivered nationwide, including the internationally recognized HSBC Canada Sevens annual tournaments.