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HSBC Rugby SVNS Vancouver 2026 Recap & Photos
The HSBC SVNS Vancouver wrapped up Sunday night after drawing more than 42,000 fans to BC Place across the weekend. The annual rugby sevens stop once again turned the downtown stadium into a loud, costume-filled celebration of the sport, with strong performances from both Canadian teams on the final day.
Canada’s women closed their tournament on a high note with two wins, defeating Japan and Fiji to secure a fifth-place finish. The Canadian men finished their weekend by claiming the Teck Tri-Nations Challenge title with a 3–1 record.
In the women’s Cup Final, New Zealand women’s national rugby sevens team defeated Australia women’s national rugby sevens team to claim gold. The Black Ferns extended an incredible streak, winning their fourth straight Vancouver title and remaining unbeaten at the event since 2023.
Canada women finish strong against Fiji
Canada’s women closed their tournament with a 26–19 win over Fiji women’s national rugby sevens team in one of the more entertaining matches of the day.
Claire Gallagher opened the scoring with her first career sevens try for Canada, converted by Chloe Daniels. Daniels later helped create another score, drawing two defenders before offloading to Charity Williams for an easy finish.
Fiji cut into the lead late in the first half, but Carmen Izyk broke free just before halftime to restore Canada’s momentum. Gallagher added the conversion to give Canada a 21–7 lead at the break.
Carissa Norsten added another try in the second half, and despite two late Fiji scores, Canada held on for the 26–19 win to finish their campaign with back-to-back victories.
Canada men claim Tri-Nations title
The Canadian men ended the weekend on a high note with a 31–7 win over Japan national rugby sevens team.
Japan scored first, but Canada quickly took control. Captain Lockie Kratz and Jack Shaw each crossed for tries before combining on one of the game’s flashiest plays, with Kratz delivering a behind-the-back offload to Shaw.
Shaw completed a hat trick early in the second half to extend the lead to 26–7. Morgan Di Nardo added a late try to seal the 31–7 victory and secure the Tri-Nations Challenge title.
What’s next
Canada’s women head to the United States for the next stop on the SVNS circuit at the HSBC New York SVNS on March 14–15.
The Canadian men will travel to South America for the final two events of the HSBC SVNS 2 Series, starting in Montevideo, Uruguay on March 21–22 before the final stop in São Paulo, Brazil on March 28–29.
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All Photo Credit: Caroline Charruyer
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PWHL Boston Fleet falls short to Ottawa Charge in Game Two of the Walter Cup Playoffs
The PWHL playoffs are in full swing with all four teams battling it out to win the coveted Walter Cup. Boston and Ottawa are in for a tough battle this series as both teams have battled well all season. All of their season matches have ended in either a shootout or overtime, with Ottawa taking the season series over the Fleet. But playoffs are a whole different story.
Game one went to the Fleet, 2-1 in a hard fought battle. Both teams are well balanced and feature the goalie battle of fellow Northeastern goalies Aerin Frankel and Gwyneth Philips. So this series is going to be a fun one for sure.
Game two, took place at the Tsongas Center in Lowell, MA on May 2, and the energy was high to a sellout crowd of rowdy Fleet faithful. Though the Ottawa Charge flipped the script in Game 2, skating into Boston and taking down the Fleet 3-1 to even the series.
Ottawa wasted no time setting the tone. Defenseman Ronja Savolainen opened the scoring in the first period, firing a shot through traffic that beat Boston goaltender Aerin Frankel and quieted the home crowd early. Though fans did not give up on their team.
Energy was high and the battles were rough. Boston was heavily outshooting Ottawa, but they simply couldn’t solve Philips’ brilliant goaltending. Even with a few powerplay opportunities the Fleet were given throughout the game, they could not capitalize on them. The Charge kept their foot on the gas in the second. Just minutes into the period, Fanuza Kadirova capitalized on sustained pressure, snapping home a shot to extend the lead to 2-0 and put Boston on its heels. But Boston wasn’t going down quietly.
Time was winding down in the second period, but it was captain Megan Keller who delivered a spark to the Fleet, jumping into the rush and burying a clutch goal with seconds left to cut the deficit to 2-1 and breathe life back into the building. Fans were going crazy and the energy was unmatched.
Going into the third there was hope for a tying goal with numerous scoring opportunities and zone time for the Fleet, but they simply couldn’t solve Philips, who made miraculous save after save to give Ottawa the edge. Gabbie Hughes converted an empty-netter goal with 1:30 remaining, deciding the game for Ottawa, who would walk away with a 3-1 win over Boston.
Game three is set for May 8th in Ottawa at 7pm est. It is sure to be another tight battle. Game 4 will be on Sunday May 10th in Ottawa at 3pm, and game 5 if needed will be back in Boston on Tuesday May 12th at 7pm.
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PWHL Boston Fleet v Ottawa Charge
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NSL Ottawa Rapid FC Put On A Show For Home Opener Against Calgary Wild FC
The Northern Super League returns to the nation’s capital for the 2026 season as the Ottawa Rapid FC kick off their home opener against the Calgary Wild FC.
Celebrating Pride Night, Rapid FC delivered an outstanding performance for their home fans with a 5-2 victory over Wild FC.
With NSL Co-founder Diana Matheson in attendance for the ceremonial coin toss, Rapid FC didn’t waste any time to open the scoring. With only 35 seconds played, Melanie Forbes would score the first goal of the game off a rebounded shot from Delaney Baie Pridham.
However, Wild FC would go on an offensive push for the next 10 minutes and secure two goals back to back to take the lead. The first goal to tie the game would come from a penalty kick from Meggie Dougherty Howard after a foul by Rapid FC captain Olivia Scott. Just one minute later Howard would then assist Taegan Stewart for Wild FC’s second goal of the game to take a 2-1 lead.
The lead wouldn’t last long. In the 25th minute, Ottawa native and celebrating her 23rd birthday, Keera Melenhorst scored a top corner goal assisted by Florence Belzile to tie the game. Belzile would then get a goal for herself soon after to regain the lead 3-2. Thanks to an unforced error between Wild FC goalie Molly Race and her defenders, Melenhorst was able to secure a brace and extend the Rapid FC lead to 4-2 before the half as fans sang her happy birthday from the stands.
To cap off the night, Choo Hyojoo would make an exclamation and score Rapid FC’s 5th goal of the day off a through ball from Melenhorst.
While Wild FC had a good start to the first half, they were unable to get past Rapid FC goalie Melissa Dagenais in the second half who made save after save. The depth from Rapid FC was on full display with their solid defense lead by captain Scott, fast wingers in Forbes, Belzile and Hyojoo, and dominant midfield with Pridham and Melenhorst.
Ottawa Rapid FC move up the standings to 4th and will face Vancouver on May 6th at TD Place, Ottawa.
Calgary Wild FC will return to Calgary and look to get their first win of the season against the Montreal Roses on May 16th.
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NSL OTTAWA RAPID FC v CALGARY WILD FC
All Photo Credit: Kieran Delport