Canada without 2 key backs ahead of crucial Rugby World Cup qualifier in Uruguay
Canada will be without injured backs Connor Braid and Jeff Hassler when it faces Uruguay in the second leg of a crucial Rugby World Cup qualifier in Montevideo on Saturday.
Uruguay won the opener of the two-game total-points series by a 38-29 margin last weekend at B.C. Place Stadium. So Canada has to win by 10 points to book its ticket to the 2019 World Cup in Japan.
Canada coach Kingsley Jones hopes his team will harness a cauldron of emotions.
“There’s some frustrated people on the room … The general feeling is we didn’t perform to our best and there’s room for improvement in many aspects,” Jones said by way of understatement.