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Nathan Hirayama is out.

The Canadian playmaker pulled his hamstring on the final play of last weekend’s Wellington 7s and despite efforts to bring him back to full fitness, he’s going to sit out this weekend’s Sydney 7s.

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Caleb Jordan, who was listed as the 13th man for Canada’s squad in Wellington, is now part of the dozen who will start the Australian stop of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series.

Teenager Josiah Morra flew down under from Victoria mid week and is now listed as the 13th man. He can be brought into the playing squad if injury rules another player over the next two days.

During the week, Canadian coach Damian McGrath acknowledged Harry Jones, who will skipper the squad this week, Matt Mullins and Justin Douglas were also dealing with injuries. It’s not clear what issues Jones or Mullins are dealing with; Douglas was hobbled early on day two with what appeared to be some sort of leg cramp, though he was able to play through it.