Canada's rugby 7s teams fall to Ireland in opening matches at Vancouver event

04.03.2023 - 03:39 cbc.ca

It wasn't the start the Canadian rugby sevens teams wanted as both the men and women lost their opening matches to Ireland at the HSBC Canada Sevens tournament Friday at BC Place Stadium in Vancouver.

The men were trounced 35-5 while the women dropped their game 28-7. The early games were played before stands full of screaming schoolchildren invited for the opening day of tournament, which ends Sunday.

Canada's women continue pool play against the United States at 8:20 p.m. ET, while the men will face Australia at 12:03 a.m.

ET. The men controlled the ball early against Ireland but couldn't advance up the field. Ireland built a 21-0 halftime lead by scoring three tires in under four minutes.

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