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A trip to London and Paris is a walk in the park for the Canadian rugby sevens men after an April marathon that took them to Hong Kong, Australia and Singapore.

The European tour is a chance to end the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series on a high note and set the tone for the marquee Rugby World Cup Sevens in July in San Francisco.

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Canada opens the London Sevens on Saturday against No. 9 Samoa before facing No. 2 South Africa and No. 15 Russia at Twickenham, the home of English rugby. The season finale goes June 9-10 in Paris.

It’s been a disappointing campaign for the Canadian men, who currently stand 11th in the World Series standings. Canada finished eighth in 2016-17, 13th in 2015-16, ninth in 2014-15 and sixth in 2013-14.

On the plus side, Canadian coach Damian McGrath has been able to draw on almost all of his roster for London and Paris.

“Having the strength we’ve got in this squad, I’m confident we can at least make the quarterfinals,” he said in an interview. “I’m not saying we’re good enough to make top four, but top eight is certainly a place when everyone is fit that’s where we belong.”