Last Sunday’s return to BC Place in Vancouver after a five-year wait was largely a day to forget for Canada’s men’s team as they fell to a record 55-28 defeat to Japan.
The scoreline might trick you into thinking Japan were brilliant today. They were anything but. A disjointed performance was made to look much better by an inflated scorecard.
With the August 28 deadline now passed for the final submission by all 20 teams of their 33-strong squads travelling to France, the names of the 660 players who will be involved at Rugby World Cup 2023 have been confirmed.