Canadian men upset Argentina in rugby sevens tournament in Toulouse
TOULOUSE, France — David Richard’s try with less than 30 seconds remaining lifted Canada to a 19-12 upset win over Argentina on Friday at the HSBC France Sevens.
Argentina came into the tournament in second place overall in the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series, having finished on the podium in five of the six previous events including a first-place finish at the HSBC Canada Sevens in Vancouver last time out in April.
The Canadian women also had a good day Friday, defeating Spain 26-12 and Scotland 14-7. They wrap up pool play Saturday against New Zealand (2-0-0) which has yet to concede a point while scoring 74.
The Canadian men, whose roster turned over after an eighth-place finish at the Tokyo Olympics, came to France 12th in the standings after finishing 10th in Vancouver.