Amid strikes and chaos, Canada reaches Rugby World Cup
(CNN)When Canada lines up for its first game of the 2019 Rugby World Cup, against Italy in Fukuoka, there is likely to be a swelling of national pride and just a smidgeon of residual relief.
Having left it to the last possible juncture to qualify for the four-yearly showcase — which brings tension, considering Canada has competed at every single Rugby World Cup — the Canucks won the repechage event in Marseille in November and go into World Cup Pool B with New Zealand, South Africa, Namibia and those Italians.
It has been a slog to get to this point.
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