Canada won all six of their games over two days to become winners of the 2007 North America West Indies Rugby Associtaion Sevens tournament played in Nassau, the Bahamas.


Canada opened day one with a 22-0 win over Jamaica, including a pair of second half scores from Brittany Waters.
Against Guyana, Rosie Cobbett and Jill Harris scored twice each for a 24-10 win.

Canada's toughest competition of the day was waiting in the third match in the form of Team USA. A very physical side at the point of contact the US provided a lot of pressure but Rosie Cobbett scored her third and fourth tries of the tournament to give Canada a 12-0 first half lead. Canada's Brittany Harris then crossed before the US scored a converted try, giving Canada a 19-7 win and a perfect record on the day.


On day two, Canada defeated the same teams in the same order, winning 21-0, 38-0 and 19-15. Again the USA proved the toughest opponent, but once again Canada came out on top.


NAWIRA Women's Champions: Canada
NAWIRA Women's Runner Up: USA Dev Eagles

Women's Caribbean Champions: Jamaica
Women's Caribbean Runner Up: Guyana



Source: Women's Rugby Review

Pearse and the NAWIRA committee;


Thank you on behalf of the Rugby Canada Natioal Women's 7s Team for a great tournament and venue (and the weather!). Looking forward to the WC qualifier!


Sincerely,
Natascha Wesch


Agreed great weekend. Look forward to coming back to Bahamas next year for the WC qualifiers. Thanks to all.



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Ric Bourne of Vancouver is the new chairperson of Rugby Canada's board as the organization restructures with a new governance model. Bourne is a founding member, past president and current director of the UBC Old Boys Raven's RFC.


Bourne said his goal is "to secure a top 10 finish or better in the 2011 World Cup."


Canada failed to get out of the first round in the recently completed 2007 World Cup.


Three others from B.C. were added to the board -- David Robertson, current head master and coach at Shawnigan Lake School, lawyer Mark Slay of Vancouver, a past-president of the B.C. Rugby Union, and Stephanie White of Victoria, a former a Canadian women's team captain.

USA Eagles coach Peter Thorburn is wasting no time preparing his side for their upcoming World Cup qualifier against Canada on August 12.


Thorburn finalised his national squad during the NA4 tournament final match last weekend and announced the squad immediately after.

There are four American forwards in a position to push for their first national caps against Canada – Justin Stencel, Ron Rosser, Adam Russell and Chris Moreno.
One back has the chance to debut, Chad Erskine, who along with Stencel has already been capped at Sevens level.

The team will now assemble in camp on August 5 in West Point, NY, where they will train for four days before departing for Newfoundland where they meet the Cannucks three days later.


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Referees:
Barbados vs Canada in Barbados

Referee: Malcolm Changleng (Scotland)
Touch judges: David Changleng (Scotland), Graham Bullen (USA)


USA vs Barbados in San Francisco

Referee: David Changleng (Scotland)
Touch judges: Malcolm Changleng (Scotland), Phil Smith (Canada)


Canada vs USA in Newfoundland

Referee: Christophe Berdos (France)



Winner progresses directly to RWC 2007 as Americas 3.

Runner up progresses to Repechage round vs. the Runners-up of Americas South.
The winner of that game will meet the winner of Africa 2 v Europe 4, for Repechage 1.


*We'll let you know when/if these games are being televised.

ESPNU will cover the USA v. Barbadosand Canada v. USA games, but we don't get that channel, so a lot of use this comment is.