Canada Men Qualify for Olympics After Rugby Americas North Win

Canada Men’s Rugby went undefeated in the 2019 Rugby Americas North Sevens and secured a spot in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. They join host Japan, Argentina and the HBSC Sevens Series top four in Fiji, USA, New Zealand, and South Africa.

Canada swept Pool A in beating Barbados 47-0, Mexico 49-5, and Bermuda 55-0. They continued in the Quarterfinals beating Guyana 47-5, in the Semifinals over Bermuda 55-0, and in the Finals against Jamaica 40-5.

With Jamaica winning Silver, they secured a spot in the Repechage along with Bronze medal winner Mexico.

Pool A

  • Canada 47-0 Barbados
  • Mexico 31-0 Bermuda
  • Canada 49-5 Mexico
  • Bermuda 17-15 Barbados
  • Canada 55-0 Bermuda
  • Mexico 24-12 Barbados

Pool B

  • Jamaica 47-0 Cayman Islands
  • Trinidad & Tobago 19-7 Guyana
  • Jamaica 24-5 Trinidad & Tobago
  • Cayman Islands 14-12 Guyana
  • Jamaica 42-7 Guyana
  • Trinidad & Tobago

Quarterfinals

  • Canada 47 – 5 Guyana
  • Bermuda 7-5 Trinidad & Tobago
  • Mexico 12 – 7 Cayman Islands
  • Jamaica 24 – 10 Barbados

Semifinals

  • Plate: Guyana 17 – 12 Trinidad & Tobago
  • Plate: Cayman Islands 19 – 12 Barbados
  • Cup: Canada 55 – 0 Bermuda
  • Cup: Jamaica 24-7 Mexico

Finals

  • 7th/8th: Trinidad & Tobago 29-10 Bahamas
  • Plate Final: Cayman Islands 21-10 Guyana
  • Bronze Final: Mexico 50-0 Bermuda
  • Cup Final: Canada 40-5 Jamaica

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