Fiji wins Singapore rugby sevens tournament, Canadian men finish 10th
SINGAPORE — Canada led early but was beaten 26-12 by the U.S. in the consolation Challenge Trophy final Sunday to finish 10th at the Singapore Sevens, a World Series rugby sevens tournament it won last year.
Fiji, thanks to a length-of-the-field try by Alasio Sovita Naduva with no time remaining, defeated Australia 28-22 in the championship game to leapfrog South Africa into top spot on the World Series standings with just two rounds remaining.
The Canadian men went 1-2-0 on Saturday — downing Argentina before losing to South Africa and Samoa — to miss out on the Cup quarterfinals. On Sunday, they dispatched France 26-7 and Wales 17-10 before falling to the Americans.
Canada, which won in Singapore last season in its 140th event on the World Series, remained in 11th place overall in the season standings.