The 2026 edition of the HSBC Vancouver SVNS concluded on Sunday evening after welcoming more than 42,000 fans into BC Place Stadium in Vancouver over the weekend. 

 

March 8, 2026 (Vancouver, BC) – The 2026 edition of the HSBC Vancouver SVNS concluded on Sunday evening after welcoming more than 42,000 fans into BC Place Stadium in Vancouver over the weekend.  

Canadian rugby fans watched Canada’s Women’s Sevens Team win both their matches on the final day of the tournament, claiming victory over Japan and Fiji to finish fifth. Canada’s Men’s Sevens Team wrapped up the Teck Tri-Nations Challenge competition, finishing with a record of 3-1 and claiming the tournament title.  

The HSBC Vancouver SVNS Cup Finals featured New Zealand and Australia on the women’s side, with the Black Ferns claiming the gold medal, their fourth in a row since 2023 and have yet to lose a single game during their dominant four-year run. Read more about the tournament results here. 

Canada Women 19 Japan 12 

Canada edged Japan 19–12 in a dramatic finish after a tightly contested match. Japan opened the scoring after a scoreless first four minutes, crossing for the first try but missing the conversion to lead 5–0. Canada quickly responded when Carissa Norsten produced a superb offload while being tackled, sending Florence Symonds into space to even the score at 5–5. 

Savannah Bauder then delivered the highlight of the half, stepping around two defenders at midfield before sprinting 50 metres for her third try of the weekend. She converted her own try to give Canada a 12–5 lead heading into halftime. 

Defense dominated the second half, with neither side able to break through until Japan capitalized on a late 2-on-1 opportunity to score and tie the game 12–12 with less than a minute remaining. After a late Canadian knock-on gave Japan a scrum at midfield, Canada’s defense held firm, eventually forcing a turnover at the ruck. The ball was quickly moved wide to Charity Williams, who beat the lone Japanese defender to score the decisive try, sealing a 19–12 victory for Canada. 

Scoring Summary: Savannah Bauder (1T, 1C), Florence Symonds (1T), Charity Williams (1T), Breanne Nicholas (1C)  

Canada Men 10 Chile 12 

Canada fell to Chile 12–10 in a tight match, their first loss of the weekend. Johnny Franklin opened the scoring after collecting a loose ball on Chile’s 5-metre line and powering over to give Canada a 5–0 lead. 

Chile responded before halftime with a converted try to take a 7–5 advantage into the break. In the second half, Ian Jones ran up the sideline to restore Canada’s lead at 10–7. However, Chile answered late when an attacker split two Canadian defenders in the 15-metre channel to score the decisive try, securing the 12–10 victory. 

Scoring Summary: Johnny Franklin (1T), Ian Jones (1T) 

Canada Women 26 Fiji 19 

Canada’s Women closed out their 2026 Vancouver SVNS campaign with a 26–19 victory over Fiji in an exciting contest. Claire Gallagher opened the scoring early with her first career try for Canada in a sevens jersey, and Chloe Daniels added the conversion to give Canada a 7–0 lead. 

Daniels and Charity Williams combined for a second try, with Daniels drawing in two defenders before offloading to Williams, who ran in unopposed to extend Canada’s advantage to 14–0. Fiji responded with a late first-half try, but Carmen Izyk broke free just before the halftime whistle for her first try of the weekend. Gallagher’s successful conversion put Canada ahead 21–7 at the break. 

The second half saw Carissa Norsten add another try for Canada, while Fiji crossed twice, but Canada held on to secure the 26–19 win to finish their tournament on a high note. 

Scoring Summary: Claire Gallagher (1T, 2C), Charity Williams (1T), Carmen Iyzk (1T), Carissa Norsten (1T), Chloe Daniels (1C) 

Canada Men 31 Japan 7 

Japan opened the scoring, but Canada responded immediately with back-to-back tries from captain Lockie Kratz and Jack Shaw to take control of the game. 

Kratz and Shaw later combined for a highlight-reel try, as Kratz delivered a behind-the-back offload to Shaw, extending Canada’s lead to 19–7. Shaw crossed for his third try of the match early in the second half, pushing the advantage to 26–7. 

Morgan Di Nardo added a late try to seal the win, and Canada claimed the Teck Tri-Nations Challenge title with a convincing 31–7 victory 

Scoring Summary: Jack Shaw (3T), Lockie Kratz (1T, 3C), Morgan Di Nardo (1T) 

A WORD FROM THE COACHES 

“It’s always nice to win, it’s always the mindset coming into a competition to prove yourself, go through these high pressure matches and still come out on top,” said Christiaan Esterhuizen, Head Coach of Canada’s Men’s Sevens Team. “We felt disappointed this morning after that loss to Chile, it was a tough one for us but the takeaway for me is the bounce back against Japan. I am really happy we gave the home crowd an exciting finish.” 

Reflecting on her team’s performance overall, Head Coach of Canada’s Women’s Sevens Team, Jocelyn Barrieau said: “Yesterday we were pretty down in the dumps after a couple tough results on the first day even though the process we followed put us in the right place but things didn’t go our way.”  

“Today was about confirming the fact that we are the fifth best team in the world and that we are climbing and are going climb. Our goal today was two wins and that’s what we got today. Everyone really had to dig deep, day two [of a tournament] is a special day where you have to test yourself and tell yourself ‘we are doing this’. This team was able to do the work on day two.”  

UP NEXT FOR CANADA 

The Canadian women will travel to the USA next week for HSBC New York SVNS on March 14-15. All of Canada’s HSBC SVNS Series matches next weekend in New York will be available live on TSN and TSN+. 

Canada’s men will travel to South America for the final two events of the HSBC SVNS 2 starting in Montevideo, Uruguay on March 21-22 followed by Sao Paulo, Brazil on March 28-29. Both tournaments will be available to watch on TSN+. 

HSBC SVNS Series 

For the most up to date information on the HSBC SVNS Series and live coverage, including details on the event format, the schedule and the latest news, visit the official website: https://www.svns.com/en. 

CANADA’S WOMEN’S SEVENS TEAM VANCOUVER ROSTER 

4. Breanne Nicholas (Blenheim, ON) – Kent Havoc RFC   
5. Savannah Bauder (North Vancouver, BC) – University of British Columbia / Capilano RFC 
6. Charity Williams (Toronto, ON) – Markham Irish / University of British Columbia    
7. Florence Symonds (Vancouver, BC) – University of British Columbia  
8. Carmen Izyk (High River, AB) – Foothills Lions / Queen’s University  
11. Piper Logan (Calgary, AB) – Calgary Hornets / University of British Columbia    
12. Keyara Wardley (Vulcan, AB) – Westshore RFC  
14. Eden Kilgour (Barrie, ON) – Barrie RFC / University of Victoria   
19. Carissa Norsten (Waldheim, SK) – Kirin RWC / University of Victoria   
25. Shoshanah Seumanutafa (White Rock, BC) – Counties Manukau  
38. Kennedi Stevenson (Glen Williams, ON) – Brantford Harlequins / Queen’s University  
47. Larah Wright (Calgary, AB) – Hornets RFC / Westshore RFC / University of Victoria  
65. Claire Gallagher (Caledon, ON) – Aurora Barbarians / Ealing Trailfinders  
77. Chloe Daniels (Sutton, ON) – Aurora Barbarians / Queen’s University / Bristol Bears   

TECK TRI-NATIONS CHALLENGE 

 This competition will serve as key preparation for the Canadian men ahead of the final two HSBC SVNS 2 Series events later in March, supporting their push to return to the top tier of the global series. Teck, a leading Canadian resource company, is expanding its partnership with Rugby Canada by supporting the men’s invitational tournament. More information can be found here.  

CANADA’S MEN’S SEVENS TEAM VANCOUVER ROSTER  

3. Ethan Turner (Maple Ridge, BC) – Burnaby Lake Rugby Club 
7. Johnny Franklin (Bowen Island, BC) – Capilano RFC 
10. Adam Doane (Sutton, ON) – Aurora Barbarians 
13. Brenden Black (Oakville, ON) – Oakville Crusaders 
14. D’Shawn Bowen (Toronto, ON) – James Bay AA / Agronomia Rugby 
17. Jesse Kilgour (Oro-Medonte, ON) – Pacific Pride / Barrie RFC 
18. Morgan Di Nardo (Toronto, ON) – Toronto Scottish / University of Victoria 
22. Kyle Tremblay (White Rock, BC) – Bayside RFC 
24. Thomas Cuzange (Toulon, France) – Pacific Pride 
28. Henry Kirwan (Brighton, ENG) – Brighton Blues / Cardiff Metropolitan University 
37. Ian Jones (Bass River, NS) – Ajax Wanderers / Pictou County 
44. Lockie Kratz (Victoria, BC) – Castaway Wanderers / UBCOB Ravens 
55. Jack Shaw (Oakville, ON) – Castaway Wanderers / Oakville Crusaders 
64. Elias Hancock (Ottawa, ON) – University of Ottawa / Bytown Blues 
66. Andy Cooper (Vancouver, BC) – Meralomas RFC 
98. Brock Gallagher (Edmonton, AB) – Strathcona Druids RFC