Rugby

MONACO — Canada advanced to the quarterfinals of the World Rugby Sevens Repechage tournament Saturday but a 17-12 loss to Britain in the Pool B finale means it will face a tougher draw in the quest for the final men's berth in the Paris Olympic field

Peter Nelson and Kainoa Lloyd highlight the 26-man Canada Selects training squad for a June 28 game against the fledgling Vancouver Highlanders at Burnaby Lake Rugby Club.

MONACO — Canada's men ended a 29-game losing streak with a much-needed 31-12 win Friday over Uganda at the World Rugby Sevens Repechage tournament. Twelve men's and 12 women's teams are competing for the last berth in the Olympic field.

MONACO — A look at the World Rugby Sevens Repechage tournament: WHEN: Friday through Sunday. WHERE: Stade Louis II. AT STAKE: The last men's and women's berth in the Paris Olympics.

Not much has gone right for the Canadian men's rugby sevens team this season.

She heard her No. 10 being called, tapped hands with a teammate who was leaving the field, and ran into position for Brazil, a smile on her face.

CHULA VISTA, Calif. (AP) — Lauren Doyle and Alev Kelter will appear at their third Olympics with a shot at helping the United States win its first rugby sevens medal in Paris.

LANGFORD, B.C. — Canada rugby sevens captain Olivia Apps is back with the team after being treated for a cougar bite in a B.C. provincial park. Rugby Canada confirmed the attack and said the 25-year-old from Lindsay, Ont.

QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Spiraling criminal violence in one of Ecuador’s most dangerous cities caused a buildup of unidentified and unclaimed bodies that exceeded the capacity of Guayaquil's main morgue, officials confirmed Thursday.

Canada’s under-20 women’s rugby team will play host Wales, England and the United States next month in the inaugural Women’s U20 Transatlantic Quad Series in Cardiff.