Olympics: Host Japan eliminated from men's rugby in group stage
July 27, 2021 (Mainichi Japan)
Canada's Connor Braid gets past Japan's Yoshikazu Fujita, right, and Chihito Matsui, center left, in their men's rugby sevens match at the 2020 Summer Olympics, on July 27, 2021 in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Host Japan crashed out of medal contention in the Tokyo Olympics men's rugby sevens after receiving a 36-12 group stage thumping at the hands of Canada on Tuesday morning.
Japan's third Pool B loss, following a disappointing 24-19 defeat to defending champion Fiji in Monday's opener and a 34-0 drubbing by Great Britain later that day, relegates the hosts into games to determine the tournament's ninth to 12th place finishers.