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Injuries depleted Canada's roster for the final day. Captain Nathan Hirayama was sidelined with fractured ribs while Adam Zaruba was out with a foot injury.
Canada played Scotland later Sunday with a shot at the Challenge Trophy or consolation championship on the line.Braid said winning the Challenge Trophy would help Canada in the overall tournament standings plus bring some joy to the loud, hometown crowd."If we can give the crowd a couple more wins it would make everybody's Sunday a bit better."
Canada needed help to reach the championship quarterfinals but were left on the outside looking in when Fiji defeated Samoa 31-17 in the final B Pool game. Canada's best finish this season was a tie for seventh at a tournament in Hamilton, New Zealand. The top four finishers at the end of the year automatically qualify for the Tokyo Olympics.
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