Under the loud cheers of the home crowd in Langford, British Columbia, the Canadians finished fifth in the Rugby 7s World Series. sure of this classification.
We had so much fun. We finished 7th or 8th in the final competitions, so climbing to 5th place was a lot of fun. We had plenty of time to perfect our preparation, and it was worth itcomment by Pamfinette Buisa in an interview with Sportcom.
We’ve been training at Langford all year, we know the fans are behind us. It was touching to hear and see them supporting us. We also felt that they were there to encourage women in the sporthe added.
Florence Symonds and Keyara Wardley scored Maple Leaf points in the ultimate game. The Canadians defended their territory well in the second half of the game and only one try was given to Kristi Kirshe in the ninth minute.
We have nothing to lose because we have always been considered underrated. We have a great group, quite young, and we are improving with every competition, Buisa underlined. It was stressful at the end of the game when we wanted to protect our lead. We weren’t bothered by twitter this time, we controlled the tempo of the game well and that was decisive.
Earlier today, New Zealand’s next silver medalists beat the Canadians 28-0 to break their medal hopes.
Canada didn’t let the defeat overwhelm them and posted a 26-19 win against Fiji. Krissy Scurfield got the brace while Wardley and Symonds finished scoring.
On Saturday, the Canadians were ranked 2nd in their group with a record of two wins and one loss.
Players of the Canadian team will benefit from a few days off before resuming training for the next round of the World Series to be held in Toulouse, France, from May 20 to 22.
Source: Radio-Canada
