Canada still has a shot at RWC 2019. They’re in the repurchase tournament and kicked off against Kenya today with a decisive 65-19 victory. In the next two weeks they play Germany and Hong Kong, and they could advance to the World Cup next year in Japan.
Making the World Cup is worth about $10m to Rugby Canada, so it’s a big deal. That said, they would be in a pool with New Zealand, Australia, Italy and Namibia if they qualify so things aren’t exactly optimistic at that stage!
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