Canada to face defending champion Fiji in quarter-finals at Hong Kong Sevens
HONG KONG — Canada has advanced to the Cup quarter-finals for the third World Series event in a row, but will have to get past Olympic champion Fiji to reach the final four at the Hong Kong Sevens.
Canada, which defeated Kenya 17-14 on Friday, continued its winning ways with a 28-14 win over France on Saturday before losing 26-7 to Series leader South Africa.
The Canadian men, who are 10th in the overall standings after six events, raced to a 21-0 lead over No. 11 France on two tries by Justin Douglas and one by Nathan Hirayama. Two tries by Alexander Lagarde narrowed with the lead to 21-14 with both Hirayama and Jean Baptiste Mazoue yellow-carded after a heated confrontation between the French scores.
Captain John Moonlight padded the lead with a try for Canada, which finished seventh in the recent Vancouver and Las Vegas events.