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Three games into his tenure as Canada rugby coach, Kingsley Jones can take satisfaction in seeing movement up the world rankings.

On the back of their 37-27 comeback win over No. 20 Spain on Saturday, the Canadian men rose two spots to No. 21. Canada dropped to a record low in August when it tumbled to No. 24

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“We’ve got to keep climbing,” Jones said Thursday from France. “Because really No. 24 or 23 in the world is not a true picture of where Canada should be. And I’ve got enough experience around the teams that are just in front of Canada to know there’s so much potential (here) and it shouldn’t be the case.”

The win over Spain comes after Canada lost 51-9 to the Maori All Blacks in Vancouver and 54-22 to No. 12 Georgia in Tbilisi earlier in the month.

“There’s lots and lots of good stuff in that (Spain) game but we’ve got a lot to work on as well to beat top teams,” Jones added.

A stiff challenge awaits Saturday in Narbonne, France, in the form of 10th-ranked Fiji.