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It’s a safe bet Canada’s women’s sevens players won’t be boarding any flights in the future without carrying on their cleats as many other personal items as they can manage.

The nats are in France ahead of this weekend’s World Rugby Women’s Sevens Series season-closer in Clermont-Ferrand, but most of their bags aren’t.

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Eighteen players and staff left Victoria Sunday and arrived in France only to discover bags for just three of them had arrived.

“Only a couple of girls got theirs, rest didn’t leave Vic with us,” coach John Tait said on Tuesday afternoon. “Told just now that a few more will come tonight but rest not until tomorrow.”

It’s a frustrating situation for a group that’s supposed to be using the days ahead to prepare for this weekend’s sevens.