Same again for Canada
Kieran Crowley: Keeps the faith
Canada coach Kieran Crowley will field the same matchday 22 that beat Tonga for Sunday’s clash with France in Napier.
The Canucks came from behind to snatch a shock 25-20 victory over Tonga on Wednesday.
And Crowley has rewarded his squad by opting against making any changes for the Pool A match against Les Bleus.
Canada: 15 James Pritchard, 14 Ciaran Hearn, 13 DTH van der Merwe, 12 Ryan Smith, 11 Phil Mackenzie, 10 Ander Monro, 9 Ed Fairhurst, 8 Aaron Carpenter, 7 Chauncey O’Toole, 6 Adam Kleeberger, 5 Jamie Cudmore, 4 Jebb Sinclair, 3 Jason Marshall, 2 Pat Riordan (c), 1 Hubert Buydens.
Replacements: 16 Ryan Hamilton, 17 Scott Franklin, 18 Tyler Hotson, 19 Nanyak Dala, 20 Sean White, 21 Nathan Hirayama, 22 Conor Trainor.
Date: Sunday , September 18
Venue: Mclean Park, Napier
Kick-off: 20:30 (08:30 GMT)
Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)
Assistant referees: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand), Vinny Munro (New Zealand)
Television match official: Matt Goddard (Australia)
Poll
Who will win the English Premier League?
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| Pos | Team | P | Pts |
| 1 | New Zealand | 4 | 20 |
| 2 | France | 4 | 11 |
| 3 | Tonga | 4 | 9 |
| 4 | Canada | 4 | 6 |
| 5 | Japan | 4 | 2 |
Pool B
| Pos | Team | P | Pts |
| 1 | England | 4 | 18 |
| 2 | Argentina | 4 | 14 |
| 3 | Scotland | 4 | 11 |
| 4 | Georgia | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | Romania | 4 | 0 |
Pool C
| Pos | Team | P | Pts |
| 1 | Ireland | 4 | 17 |
| 2 | Australia | 4 | 15 |
| 3 | Italy | 4 | 10 |
| 4 | USA | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | Russia | 4 | 1 |
Pool D
| Pos | Team | P | Pts |
| 1 | South Africa | 4 | 18 |
| 2 | Wales | 4 | 15 |
| 3 | Samoa | 4 | 10 |
| 4 | Fiji | 4 | 5 |
| 5 | Namibia | 4 | 0 |
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