To the delight of the crowd at Westhills Stadium, Canada wing Dan Moor sprints toward the touch line, leaving a pair of of Uruguayan opponents to give up the chase. Moor scored a try under the posts on the play, which came during the first half of Canada's dominant 33-17 victory in the first round of the Americas Rugby Championship on Saturday in Langford. Canada hosts Brazil at the same site on Feb. 20 in the second round of the tournament.
Hometown side shows better form than Uruguay in 33-17 win
Canada has drawn first blood in the Americas Rugby Championship.
The Canadian men’s 15s, playing on their home field at Westhills Stadium in Langford, opened up a 19-7 lead by halftime and rolled to a 33-17 victory over Uruguay on Saturday afternoon in front of a crowd estimated at about 1,800 fans.
Canada travels to Austin Teaxas to play the USA on Feb. 13 before returning home to host Brazil on Feb. 20 back at Westhills in round three of the tournament.
