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Wellington 7s: A quick look at Canada’s day one pool
Following on from a close look earlier this week at the Canadian squad for this weekend’s New Zealand Sevens in Wellington, a look at pool D. Before we go forward, an interesting idea here from Fiji...
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Sydney 7s: Return of Dala and Fuailefau allows for re-jigging of Rugby Canada...
With the second leg of Canada’s Antipodean sevens jaunt looming this weekend in Sydney, coach Liam Middleton has re-jigged his squad to allow for the return of a pair of veterans. After missing last...
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Yes, the All Blacks 7s had eight players on the field vs. Australia
Sunday’s Sydney 7s final was a rematch of the Pool A decider, which finished up as a thrilling 17-17 draw on a final play score by the ABs. One problem though: New Zealand had eight men on the field...
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Canada Sevens ticket sales moving towards sellout; Fan Zone announced too
With a month still to go, tickets sales for the Canada Sevens remain so strong, organizers are starting to contemplate the word “sellout,” admits CEO Bill Cooper. Tickets sales for each day are now...
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Canada Sevens sellout in sight; further fan details revealed
Less than a month to go until the Canada Sevens and little more than 2,000 tickets remain for each day, organizers announced on Tuesday. As suggested a week ago by CEO Bill Cooper, the vast majority of...
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Canada Sevens: Stars aligning, as Bryan Habana selected for Vegas & Vancouver
Pencil in another rugby super star for next month’s Canada Sevens. Bryan Habana has been in the mix for the South African sevens team before, but now he’s actually been selected. Blitzbokke coach Neil...
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Canada Sevens confirms sell-out; more stars and squads being rolled out
Canada Sevens is a (lower bowl) sellout. When this competition was announced a year ago, organizers were targeting 20,000 tickets per day. They were cautiously optimistic they’d hit that target. A year...
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USA Sevens: Rugby Canada gets the band back together for big Las Vegas clash
With Canada in a group with the USA, South Africa and Wales at this weekend’s USA Sevens in Las Vegsa, it will take a huge effort to make the cup quarterfinals. Canadian head coach Liam Middleton’s...
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USA 7s: Previewing Canada’s Pool D opposition
Canada’s campaign at this weekend’s USA Sevens in Las Vegas won’t be easy. Even with their bowl championship in Sydney, emblematic of a ninth-place finish, the Canadians were drawn into a pretty tough...
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Incredible demand for tickets means Canada Sevens opens 5,000 seats in BC...
A hot ticket is a hot ticket. When Canada Sevens announced last week they’d sold out their entire inventory of lower bowl tickets for BC Place, many asked if there would be an opening of the upper...
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USA 7s: Canada has middling day one but still in with a cup round chance
No one likes a tie. Canada lost to South Africa to start, then drew with the Americans but it really should have been a win. In the opening match vs. South Africa, it wasn’t really that Canada played...
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USA 7s: Day two in Vegas a lesson in the cruel knife’s edge of rugby sevens...
Canada’s day two at the Las Vegas Sevens was a reminder of the knife’s edge existence that Is rugby sevens. On Friday night, they were unlucky not to beat the archrival Americans, settling for a draw...
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USA 7s: Canada’s somewhat up but mostly down weekend still lands primed pool...
Two years ago, Canada faced down Samoa in the 3rd place playoff at the USA Sevens in Las Vegas. A final play penalty kick from Phil Mack won a thriller for the Canadians. On Sunday, the two squads...
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What to know about Canada 7s day one schedule
Now that the USA Sevens in Las Vegas is over, we know how the first day of the Canada Sevens at BC Place will play out. Schedules are set based on the previous week’s results, with the sixteen teams...
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The Try and Tackle podcast: Sevens moves to North America
http://media.blubrry.com/tryandtackle/p/archive.org/download/provsports_mar_6_16r/provsports_mar_6_16rugby.mp3 Las Vegas was quite the weekend – and Vancouver will be just as huge. Patrick Johnston of...
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Canada 7s: Canadians bring the noise for first training crack at BC Place
As you walked out from the guts of the stadium, through the tunnel under the stands and found yourself standing pitchside, the noise screeching from above was overwhelming. It was a loud blaring,...
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Canada Sevens: Home team selection stays the course
Rugby Canada’s real home town weekend has finally arrived and head coach Liam Middleton is staying the course. The Canada Sevens go Saturday and Sunday at BC Place. There’s just one change to the...
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Odds n’ sods as Canada 7s gets set for day one: schedule, team news and more
Ok, you’ve been following along, so you’ve read it all. Ok, maybe you haven’t; either way, let’s catch you up with what’s gone down. STUFF FROM PROVSPORTS – First, the day one schedule. Four pools,...
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Canada Sevens day one live blog
Welcome to BC Place stadium everyone – I’ll be updating this blog over the course of the day. Fans are starting file in and the scene is already electric. Kick off is in 15 minutes: South Africa vs....
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What to know about Canada Sevens day two schedule
Day one is in the books. Day two at BC Place is all about the playoffs. Based on Saturday’s pool play, the top two teams in each pool go into the draw for the cup; the bottom two for the bowl. At the...
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Canada Sevens day two live blog
Welcome back to BC Place stadium – once again, I’ll be updating this blog over the course of the day. World Rugby’s live stream will up and running here from 9:30 a.m. PT. TSN2’s coverage will run for...
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Hong Kong 7s: Young faces return to Canada lineup
Injuries to three key players means Liam Middleton has returned to his burgeoning crop of youngsters to stock his squad for next weekend’s Hong Kong 7s. The trio of injured players are not unexpected:...
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Hong Kong 7s: Canada’s bright Vancouver form disappears in Happy Valley muck
When you stand Canada’s results at last month’s Vancouver 7s and this weekend’s Hong Kong 7s next to one another, it’s hard to think this is the same team. After Vancouver, Canada looked to have...
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Simple story: Canada looking for redemption at Singapore 7s
To say Hong Kong was a disaster probably doesn’t begin to tell the story. Canada was on a roll after a solid outing in Vancouver. They nearly beat Fiji to open their Hong Kong account. The rest is best...
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Sevens domination might be only the start of US rugby world revolution
By Daniel Schofield THE SUNDAY TELEGRAPH This promises to be a momentous year in the history of the United States. The country will elect its 45th president in November, NASA’s Juno spacecraft is on...
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The Rock: Rugby ‘the toughest sport I’ve ever done’ and jokes he’s ready for...
Dwayne Johnson raised some eyebrows over the weekend when he said he was ready to go fill in for the injury-ravaged New Zealand sevens squad. The former football player-turned-wrestler-turned-movie...
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Paris 7s: “Performing” the word from Canada’s head coach
There’s no doubt about it: Canada’s 2015-16 HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series has been highly disappointing. Two years after they looked like a team on the rise, the Canadians now sit 13th in the overall...
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Jarryd Hayne jumping ship from the NFL, will join Fiji’s Rio rugby sevens push
Stunning news on a Sunday: Jarryd Hayne, who first won fame in Australian rugby league, then tried his hand at NFL football with the San Francisco 49ers, is now aiming for Rio. He’s “retiring” from...
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Paris 7s: Canada’s Adam Zaruba does the impossible and makes a palm-catch
It’s not quite clear how this is possible, but Adam Zaruba did it in Canada’s shield semi-final vs. Wales on Sunday in Paris. https://cdn.streamable.com/video/mp4/yekw.mp4 And before you do anything...
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Canada 7s: 2016-17 World Rugby Sevens Series schedule announced
Get out your 2017 calendar. The 2016-17 World Rugby Sevens Series schedule is out: the Canada 7s will go March 11 & 12, a week after the USA 7s in Las Vegas. Next season’s schedule follows the same...
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