Canada's men's rugby sevens team continued rolling on Sunday at the Rugby Americas North (RAN) Sevens Qualifiers in Nassau, Bahamas.
The men's team scored a 38-14 quarter-final victory over Barbados, which sends Canada to the semifinals in their quest to clinch a berth in the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens tournament.
To secure a spot in the World Cup, scheduled for September in Cape Town, South Africa, the Canadians need to make it to the final in the 15-team men's tournament.
Jake Thiel, Phil Berna, Cooper Coats, Thomas Isherwood, Nick Allen and Brock Webster all contributed tries in the runaway win against Barbados.
Match 27 Result: Canada 38-14 Barbados ✅<br><br>Tries from Thiel, Berna, Coats, Isherwood, Allen and Webster seal Canada’s Senior Men’s Sevens team’s place in the semi-finals of the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RANSevens?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#RANSevens</a> Qualifiers.<br><br>Semi-final match at 12:14pm PT.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RugbyCA?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#RugbyCA</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/RugbyAmericasN?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RugbyAmericasN</a> <a href="https://t.co/4bXn2BrX4v">pic.twitter.com/4bXn2BrX4v</a>
On Saturday, Canada came out of Pool A play undefeated with a 36-0 win over the British Virgin Islands and a 33-5 triumph over Trinidad and Tobago.
On the women's side, Canada take the field at 11:56 a.m. ET against the Cayman Islands.
The team needs to finish first in their six-team tournament in order to secure its spot in Cape Town.
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