Canada’s Men’s Sevens Team opens World Rugby Sevens Repechage with win over Uganda

Canada’s Men’s Sevens Team opened the World Rugby Sevens Repechage on Friday June 21 in Monaco with a 31-12 win over Uganda.

While Uganda scored in the opening minute, Ethan Hager responded for Canada off the scrum. The try not converted, Canada trailed 7-5, but Matthew Oworu quickly gave Canada the lead one minute later, with Cooper Coats converting to go up 12-7.

Captain Phil Berna added to the score off a lineout, converted by Coats, with Oworu receiving a pass from Thomas Isherwood to score his second of the match in the final minute of the first half. A third conversion from Coats gave Canada a 26-7 lead at the midway point.

Coats scored a try of his own in the ninth minute. Uganda got on the board once more in the 13th minute, but Canada took the win 31-12.

Canada’s Men’s Sevens Team continues pool play on Saturday June 22, taking on China at 3:04am PT/6:04am ET and Great Britain at 8:32am PT/11:32am ET. Quarter-finals, semi-finals and finals will take place on June 23, with the winner of the final claiming the one remaining berth for the Paris 2024 Olympics. All matches can be livestreamed on RugbyPass TV.

MORE INFO 

More information on the World Rugby Sevens Repechage, including the schedule and results, can be found on the World Rugby website here.