Canada’s rugby sevens squad hopes Harry Jones’s return give them a boost in Vancouver Globe_Sports
. Essentially they cut off a piece of bone and screwed it into his shoulder socket to block the shoulder from being able to slip out.
Canada, which stands 11th in the overall standings midway through the 10-event series, has been drawn in a pool with No. 3 Fiji, No. 7 Samoa and No. 13 Kenya. The goal is to finish in the top two of the pool so as to make the elite Cup quarterfinals. Canada’s record against Fiji is 4-47-0 with the last Canadian win coming in December 2017 in Cape Town. The Canadians are 11-44-0 against Samoa and 23-15-1 against Kenya.Organizers said Thursday more than 70,000 tickets have been sold. Capacity for the two-day event is just over 80,000. The event drew a total of 213,630 spectators in its first three years on the circuit.Despite winning five of six games in 2016, the Canadians finished ninth on home soil.
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