Last wednesday, Canada (14th worldwide) played the Fiji islands (12th worldwide). For the first time in many years, Canada won... 20-17. But more than the win, they played a wonderful rugby, as good as the best games you will see on your TV...!
Mind you, they missed 5 out of 6 kicks... so there is even room for improvement...
Then last Saturday, Canada played Tonga, a country with 100,000 inhabitants, and 800 rugby players... but in front of Canada in the world rankings (12th versus 14th)... Canada won rather easily, thanks to a well deserved red card in the first half against a Samoan player: following a brawl with some shoving and pushing which might have called for only a talk to both captains, suddenly this Samoan player threw a punch to the face of a Canadian player, which would have pleased spectators at a boxing match, but we were playing rugby...
End result...
http://www.irb.com/rankings/full.html
Canada is now 13th worldwide, in front of Fiji, just behind Tonga...
The games to come this summer between Canada, the USA and Tonga could get Canada closer to the magic 12th world ranking... magic as it means an automatic qualification for the world cup, instead of having to qualify...
Go Canada...
PS: After the 12th rank, Canada can go after the 11th and 10th ranks... Scotland and Italy...
Since Scottish people were among the main contributors to the development of Canada, a game between Canada and Scotland would be a must... I'll be there... if not too far...!
I propose in New Scotland... Canada!
