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Locally there continue to be various sports to cover that have lacrosse championships, Vancouver Canadians as well as minor sports kicking off their season.
The game saw a twist that saw two completely different half matches with Japan coming out with a fast start that saw them carry the speed through the match eventually pulling out a 55-28 win.
Canada names a roster of 35 players that had 10 plus players plus an additional four which include both Jese Kilgour (Scrumhalf) and Rhys James (Outside) who were part of the teams last month training but never played against Scotland and Romania.
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This is Canada’s first Nations Cup dating back to 2019 while Japan is ranked 14th noting that both clubs regularly played against each other but have not met since 2016.
The match wasn’t an easy one for Canada considering at the 31 minute mark the Brave Blossoms were up by a commanding 31-0 lead.
All matches are being played in Oceania, North America and Japan with teams being Fiji, Canada, USA, Japan, Tonga and Samoa.
In the officiating department there have been matches handed out to officials from the Americas with officials used from Ireland, Japan, New Zealand, Wales, Scotland, Australia and Italy all looking to advance to the 2027 Rugby World Cup.
In conversation with some in the press box it was mentioned that the lack of Americas Officials is mostly in part due to working with a long standing understanding of World Rugby to attract officials from various officials from a “limited number of countries.”
Canada’s head coach Kingsley Jones (Japan) was so efficient, the speed of the ball and it was like a whirlwind, like a wave coming over the players.”
Canadian eventually managed to get points prior the half after grabbing a loose ball as Coe jumped on the ball for a try with Nelson making the following conversion albeit with Canada still trailing by a 38-7 margin.
Following the match Talon McMullin mentioned “We’ve always been able to play together, but then to be able to play on the top stage together, we’re always just happy together.”
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He continued “We’ll fight here and there, but once we step on the field, it’s nothing but love for him. He scores, I celebrate the most. I score, he celebrates the most.”
The Canadians will continue the tournament next weekend, August 31st in Carson, California when they face the United States.
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