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Canadian women's rugby 7s team fails to reach quarters for 1st time

Canada's women's rugby sevens team failed to reach the Cup quarter-finals for the first time in the history of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series after going 1-2 in pool play in Kitakyushu, Japan.

Team went 1-2 in pool play in Kitakyushu, Japan

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Canada's Britt Benn, right, is tackled by Russia's Kristina Seredina, centre, during the team's HSBC Women's Rugby Sevens pool match in Kitakyushu, Japan. (Matt Roberts/Getty Images)

Canada's women's rugby sevens team failed to reach the Cup quarter-finals for the first time in the history of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series after going 1-2 in pool play in Kitakyushu, Japan.

The Canadian squad opened the tournament with a 38-14 win over Fiji, but proceeded to drop its next two matches — a 21-19 last-second defeat to longtime rival England and a 19-5 loss to Russia in the final pool game.

Canadian women fall to England at Rugby 7s in Japan

7 years ago
Duration 21:10
England rallies later to beat Canada 21-19 in Kitakyushu, Japan.

Canada takes on Ireland in the Challenge Trophy consolation bracket semifinals at 11:20 p.m. ET. CBC Sports has live coverage of the tournament through to the final on Sunday at 4:30 a.m. ET.

The Canadian team was dealt a blow Friday when captain Ghislaine Landry was ruled out because of an injury sustained at the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia earlier this month.

Full roster

  • Ghislaine Landry
  • Bianca Farella
  • Hannah Darling
  • Julia Greenshields
  • Sara Kaljuvee
  • Kayla Moleschi
  • Charity Williams
  • Natasha Watcham-Roy
  • Caroline Crossley
  • Breanne Nicholas
  • Olivia Johanna Apps
  • Brittany Benn
  • John Tait (coach)

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