The two-day qualifying tournament features seven men’s and five women’s teams with one Olympic berth on the line for each
. The second– and third-place sides will get one last crack at Olympic qualification via a later world repechage tournament.
“They have some top-end speed and then they have some physicality as well,” Canada interim men’s coach Sean White said of the pool opposition.The women’s field has just one pool with Canada opening against Mexico on Saturday before facing St. Lucia and Jamaica on Saturday. The Canadians will then wrap up pool play Sunday against St. Vincent and the Grenadines, with the top two teams meeting in the final.
“It was a special moment for sure,” said White. “And we’re hoping to recreate some of the changing room celebrations if we can take care of our job .” The Langford tournament is one of six regional Olympic qualifiers. Uruguay and Ireland have already won their men’s regional events, while Brazil and Britain have won their way to Paris via their regional women’s competitions.
“For the first time since Dubai, we are also able to have a full squad to select from,” said U.S. coach Mike Friday. The Canadian men missed out on Rio in 2016 when rugby sevens made its Olympic debut. They lost 21-5 to the U.S. in the regional qualifying final in Cary, N.C., and then were beaten 14-12 by Russia in the quarter-finals of a repechage tournament in Monaco.
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