Canada’s Senior Men’s Sevens team capture wins over Wales and Japan on Day 2 of HSBC Sevens action at Twickenham in London

Canada’s Senior Men’s Sevens team returned to the pitch on Sunday for Day 2 of the HSBC London Sevens at Twickenham Stadium in London, presented by Velocity Trade. The men found themselves up against Argentina in Sunday’s opening match of the day—the 9th place semifinal match.

Canada struck first against the Argentines, with Chichester native Alex Russell collecting his second try of the weekend followed by a conversion from teammate Cooper Coats. Canada’s early lead would be short lived however, as Argentina’s offence connected on for four tries to give them a 28-7 win.

The result sent Canada into a 13th place playoff against Wales. Russell registered another try for Canada and was joined on the scoresheet by teammates Brock Webster, Phil Berna, Lockie Kratz and Coats. The back-and-forth scoreline saw Wales leading 14-12 at the half before consecutive tries from Russell and Kratz allowed the Canadians to pull ahead for their first win of the weekend.

Canada faced Japan in their final match of the day, striking early in the second minute with a try from Coats. Teammate Phil Berna followed up Coats’ try with one of his own just before the half time whistle to give Canada a 14-5 advantage at the break. Teammates Jake Thiel and Matt Oworu captured tries of their own in the second half, while Coats finished with three conversions  in the match to send Canada off on a high note with a 26-19 win over Japan.

The win secured 13th place for Canada on the final day of action in London, who will next see action when the Men’s Sevens Series concludes in Los Angeles on August 27-28, 2022 at Dignity Health Sports Park.