Despite Canada's long history with the sport, the men's national rugby sevens team will be making its Olympic debut at Tokyo 2020.
The Canadians missed out on the event's maiden Olympic tournament five years ago in Rio after a shock loss to Russia in the qualifiers, but they went a perfect 6-0-0 in qualification this time around to book their place in Japan.
“It’s an honour to compete for Canada at Tokyo 2020,” co-captain Nathan Hirayama said. “We travel the world representing Canada but this will be my first Olympic Games and we’re excited to get to Tokyo. It’s been an unprecedented year but we’ve been training hard and look forward to competing.”
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Despite being Olympic rookies, the Canadians are not without international experience and pedigree. They won back-to-back gold at the 2011 and 2015 Pan American Games before capturing silver in the 2019 edition, and are coming off an eighth-place finish in the most recent World Rugby Sevens Series.
A tough group-stage draw sees Canada face sevens powers Great Britain and Fiji before closing the round-robin portion against the host nation, with up to three teams moving on from the group.
Men's rugby sevens at Tokyo 2020: Canada's schedule
Group Stage
| Date | Time (ET) | Match |
| July 25 | 8:30 p.m. | Great Britain 24-0 Canada |
| July 26 | 4:00 a.m. | Fiji 28-14 Canada |
| July 26 | 8:00 p.m. | Canada 36-12 Japan |
Quarterfinals
| Date | Time (ET) | Match |
| July 27 | 4:30 a.m. | New Zealand 21-10 Canada |
5th-8th place playoff
| Date | Time (ET) | Match |
| July 27 | 9:00 p.m. | Canada 14-21 United States |
| July 28 | 3:30 a.m. | Canada 7-26 Australia |
Men's rugby sevens at Tokyo 2020: Canada's roster
- Phil Berna
- Connor Braid
- Andrew Coe
- Justin Douglas
- Mike Fuailefau
- Lucas Hammond
- Nathan Hirayama
- Harry Jones
- Patrick Kay
- Matt Mullins
- Theo Sauder
- Jake Thiel
- Conor Trainor
- Henry Paul (Coach)
Men's rugby sevens at Tokyo 2020: How to watch Canada's games
CBC is the main broadcaster of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics in Canada, with every event livestreamed on CBC.ca. TSN/RDS and Sportsnet will also broadcast some events.