Canada's women's rugby sevens team is going to next summer's Olympic Games in Paris, but the men's team will have to continue trying to qualify.
The Canadian women trounced Mexico 53-0 Sunday afternoon to win an Olympic-qualifying tournament in Langford, B.C., while the men fell to the U.S. 24-14 in their final.Rugby Americas North Sevens Langford: Women's gold medal match - Canada vs. MexicoWatch the Canadian women host Mexico in the gold medal match of a Paris 2024 Olympic qualification event at the Rugby Americas North Sevens in Langford, B.C.
The women are currently ranked ninth in the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series and were expected to come out of this tournament with a ticket to France. "Disappointing," was the one-word answer men's coach Sean White supplied at first, following the tough setback. "There are momentum swings all the time," White said. "We can't pinpoint it to one moment [but]... we were a little bit off the mark."WATCH | The comforts of home at Starlight Stadium:Canada's men's and women's rugby teams are attempting to qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics, on home soil.
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