Veteran Phil Berna will lead the Canadian rugby sevens men next month at the Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile.
The Canadians men won gold in the sport's debut in 2011 in Guadalajara, Mexico, winning again in Toronto in 2015 before finishing runner-up to Argentina in 2019 in Lima, Peru.
The women's game debuted in 2015 with the Canadians winning gold in both Toronto and Lima. Caroline Crossley, Olivia De Couvreur, Asia Hogan-Rochester and Breanne Nicholas return to defend their Pan Am title.The Pan Ams will mark the first action for the Canadian teams since August's Rugby Americas North Sevens in Langford, B.C. The Canadian women won the tournament, thumping Mexico 53-0 to qualify for the Paris Olympics. The Canadian men lost 24-14 to the U.S.
Nicholas and Berna are two of five Olympians who will compete in Santiago, along with Tokyo 2020 veterans Julia Greenshields, Charity Williams and Jake Thiel. Crossley returns to competition with the Canadian women’s team for the first time since 2019, with Williams is back from a long-term injury.Olivia De Couvreur, Ottawa, Ottawa Irish; Breanne Nicholas,; Elias Hancock, Ottawa, Bytown Blues; Matt Percillier, Victoria, UBC; Jack Carson, Victoria, UBC.The Canadian Press
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