After losses to Scotland and Russia, Canadian men face tough test against U.S.
Canada and the U.S. have authored vastly different stories against the same teams during the June rugby international series.
The 15th-ranked U.S. Eagles began by thumping No. 19 Russia 62-13 before edging a young Scottish side 30-29 to notch their first win over a Tier 1 nation in 94 years.
Canada, meanwhile, was beaten 48-10 by No. 7 Scotland in Edmonton and then came apart in a lopsided 43-20 loss to Russia in Ottawa last Saturday. As a consequence, the Canadian men have dropped one spot to No. 22 in the world rankings.
“It was pretty disappointing,” Canada coach Kingsley Jones said of the loss to Russia.