{"id":9679,"date":"2024-12-03T04:29:55","date_gmt":"2024-12-03T09:29:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/news\/?p=9679"},"modified":"2024-12-03T04:29:57","modified_gmt":"2024-12-03T09:29:57","slug":"canadas-women-rugby-7s-forced-to-defeat-australia-brazil-in-cape-town-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/news\/canadas-women-rugby-7s-forced-to-defeat-australia-brazil-in-cape-town-series","title":{"rendered":"Canada\u2019s Women Rugby 7s, Forced to Defeat Australia &amp; Brazil in Cape Town Series"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"380\" height=\"250\" src=\"http:\/\/www.betting.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/12\/canadas-womens-rugby-sevens-team-as-they-prepare-to-take-on-australia-in-the-cape-town-series-2024.jpg\" alt=\"Canada's Women's Rugby Sevens Team as they prepare to take on Australia in the Cape Town series 2024\" class=\"wp-image-9680\" style=\"width:300px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Summary:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Canada\u2019s women\u2019s rugby sevens team will face a difficult draw in Pool A at the Cape Town Series.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Canadians must overtake Australia and Brazil to advance to the semifinals.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The final eight teams will reunite for the World Championship on May 3-4 in Carson, California.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/news\/recent-study-reveals-disconnect-between-female-rugby-players-and-leaders-over-trans-women\">Canada\u2019s women\u2019s rugby sevens<\/a> team is looking at a <strong>tough road ahead in Pool A<\/strong> at this weekend\u2019s Cape Town Sevens.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>Canadians will square off against Australia and Brazil<\/strong> amid a revamped tournament structure that is expected to add another layer of difficulty to the original challenge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Cape Town event is the second of seven stops in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.svns.com\">2025 HSBC SVNS<\/a> season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"both-victories-are-a-must\">Both Victories Are a Must&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Australia\u2019s women are entering the competition in dominant form<\/strong>, having secured their fifth consecutive Dubai Sevens title last weekend with a nail-biting 28-24 win over New Zealand in the final.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Canada, on the other hand, placed eighth after a narrow 24-22 loss to Japan in the seventh-place match.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, Brazil finished ninth, suffering a 38-12 defeat to Canada during pool play.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the men\u2019s side, Fiji claimed victory in Dubai, triumphing 19-5 over Spain in the Spaniards\u2019 historic first appearance in a cup final.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This year\u2019s Cape Town format splits the 12 men\u2019s and women\u2019s teams into four pools of three, with only the pool winners advancing to the semifinals.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This setup translates to Canada being forced to outperform both Brazil and the Australian squad that shut them out 39-0 in Dubai.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pool allocations were determined by rankings from the season opener.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"overview-of-the-pools\">Overview of the Pools<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The women\u2019s competition will feature New Zealand, Japan, and China as part of Pool B. Pool C will host France, Ireland, and Spain while Britain, the U.S., and Fiji will be part of Pool D.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the men\u2019s side, Pool A will include Fiji, Britain, and Uruguay. Pool B will be hosting Spain, Australia, and Kenya while Pool C will feature Argentina, South Africa, and Ireland.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Finally, Pool D will reunite the men\u2019s teams from New Zealand, France, and the U.S.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After Cape Town, the series will head to Perth between January 24-26, followed by Vancouver on February 21-23, Hong Kong on March 28-30, and Singapore on April 5-6.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/rugby-league\">The World Championship<\/a> will take place on May 3-4 in Carson, California. 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