Excitement is building for the upcoming HSBC Canada WomenB次元官网网址檚 Sevens rugby weekend at LangfordB次元官网网址檚 Starlight Stadium.
For the players, theyB次元官网网址檒l hope to arrive back home for the April 30 and May 1 event having solidified their bid to qualify for the 2022 Rugby Sevens World Cup in South Africa.
This weekend, the Canadians are among six womenB次元官网网址檚 teams competing in Nassau, Bahamas, at the Rugby Americas North (RAN) qualifying tournament. TheyB次元官网网址檒l play round-robin matches against Trinidad and Tobago, Mexico, Jamaica, Dominican Republic and Cayman Islands, with the top two advancing to Sunday nightB次元官网网址檚 championship final on April 24.
Fans can watch the action, along with Canadian menB次元官网网址檚 sevens matches streamed live on the starting Saturday at 6 a.m. Victoria time. CanadaB次元官网网址檚 men play British Virgin Islands in their first match at 7:06 a.m. while the women open against Trinidad and Tobago at 7:50 a.m.
Among the players on the roster for the RAN qualifier and likely for the Canada WomenB次元官网网址檚 Sevens in Langford are Olympians Bianca Farella and Keyara Wardley, UVic Vikes Krissy Scurfield and Pamphinette Buisa and Westshore RFCB次元官网网址檚 Elissa Alarie and Fancy Bermudez.
As far as CanadaB次元官网网址檚 place among the leading sides on the World Rugby HSBC Sevens Series, it has fallen since the last time Langford hosted an event, but the Canadians still come into the two-day, 12-team event ranked eighth overall. After finishing eighth in the first two series stops in Dubai last fall, Canada placed sixth and seventh in Malaga and Seville, respectively.
TheyB次元官网网址檝e got series-leading Australia, Spain and Mexico in their pool, with CanadaB次元官网网址檚 matches scheduled for 10:58 a.m., 2:02 p.m. and 6:03 p.m. Saturday (April 30).
Tickets for the weekend events are selling quickly but can be purchased online at .
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