Canada’s Senior Men’s Sevens Day 2 of HSBC Los Angeles Sevens
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Canada’s Senior Men’s Sevens team took on France and Japan on Day 2 of the 2022 HSBC Sevens Series at Dignity Health Sports Park in Los Angeles, California.
Canada’s Senior Men’s Sevens team took on France and Japan on Day 2 of the 2022 HSBC LA Sevens at Dignity Health Sports Park in California.
Canada’s first match of the day was against France, who opened the scoring in the first half with three unanswered tries. Late support to the breakdown hurt the Men’s possession percentage.
In the second half, different attacking efforts saw Brock Webster kick through with Josiah Morra chasing, but France was able to collect and go the length of the field. It ended 42-0 and with Japan up next.
Japan struck first and continued to score unanswered tries after Canada’s first attacking opportunity from a lineout was turned over. The second half saw a valiant comeback attempt from the Men, though, scoring three tries between Lachlan Kratz, Jake Thiel, and Thomas Isherwood. Time just ran out though as Japan won 26-19.
Knocked out of further play in the tournament, the Men’s Sevens team will take lessons learned from the final stop of the series and shift focus to the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town, South Africa in September.