Canadian rugby 7s squads look to put disappointing results behind them in Vancouver

After a disappointing showing at the Perth stop of the HSBC SVNS Series, both the Canadian men's and women's rugby sevens squads are looking for better results in Vancouver.

The women's side lost a tight Cup quarterfinal 7-0 to Britain in Perth, eventually finishing seventh, while the men's team ended up in 12th.

Phil Berna, playing in his 50th sevens series, said he and his teammates are looking to put the experience in Australia behind them and focus on the present.

The focus, he added, is integrating younger players into the squad for when absences pile up for Olympic qualifying in Monaco.

"It's another opportunity for new guys that we're going to need at the end of the year when injuries inevitably happen — and they're getting exposure now," he said.

Men's head coach Sean White, who played in the first of the competitions held in Vancouver as part of the sevens series, said his team is looking to improve its consistency.

He pointed out his team went 0-5 at the tournaments in Dubai and Perth while finishing seventh at Cape Town, which shows a need for consistency.

"How do we make that moment last longer?" White said. "When we play our game, and it's a very basic game, we don't try to overcomplicate what we do on the field, but when we get it right, we're dangerous. We just hope to get it right more often than we don't."

Heading into the three-day Vancouver competition that starts Friday, the Canadian women are sixth in the overall standings, while the men's team sits 11th.

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