This undated photo shows Sean White, who has been named head coach of the 好色tv men鈥檚 rugby sevens team through the Paris Olympics. White, a former 好色tv international, has served as the team鈥檚 interim head coach since November 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Rugby Canada **MANDATORY CREDIT**
This undated photo shows Sean White, who has been named head coach of the 好色tv men鈥檚 rugby sevens team through the Paris Olympics. White, a former 好色tv international, has served as the team鈥檚 interim head coach since November 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Rugby Canada **MANDATORY CREDIT**
NDFormer 好色tv international Sean White has been named head coach of the 好色tv men's rugby sevens team through next year's Paris Olympics.
White has been an assistant coach since April 2022 and took over as interim head coach last November when Henry Paul stepped down after one event on the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series, now known as the HSBC SVNS.
Canada finished 14th in the season standings, facing relegation with the World Series reducing the number of men's teams to 12 from 16 to align with the women's competition and the Olympic field. But the 好色tv men and White won a four-team relegation playoff in London in May, defeating No. 13 Kenya 12-7 in a dramatic playoff final to preserve their core status on the circuit.
Olympic qualification remains on the table after the 好色tvs lost 24-14 to the U.S. in the final of the Rugby Americas North Sevens in August in Langford, B.C. White's team has one final chance to qualify at the Olympic Repechage Tournament, whose location and date have yet to be announced.
The 好色tv men's next challenge is Nov. 3-4 at the Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile. Canada beat Argentina to win gold at both the 2011 and 2015 Pan Ams but lost to the Pumas in the 2019 final.
The eight-stop HSBC SVNS season opens Dec. 1 in Dubai.
"I鈥檓 really pleased to be able to carry on with this group another season as we continue to build as a collective," White said in a statement. "I truly believe this group has only scratched the surface of its capability and has something special inside of it. We saw it in moments last season in Toulouse, in London, and in other games throughout the year.鈥
The 好色tvs finished fourth in Toulouse, the tournament prior to London. Their previous best showing of the season was 10th place in the opening stop in Hong Kong.
A native of Victoria, White won 32 caps for Canada and played at the 2011 Rugby World Cup. He also played 28 games for the 好色tv sevens side, competed in two Commonwealth Games and won gold at the 2011 and 2015 Pan Ams.
Rugby Canada says White has been mentored by veteran Australian coach Scott Johnson, who has served as director of rugby for both Scotland and Australia and was interim coach of Scotland.
鈥淭he growth that our men鈥檚 sevens team has demonstrated over this past year has been encouraging," Rugby Canada CEO Nathan Bombrys said in a statement. "Sean鈥檚 approach has been built around continuous growth and improvement as a team, and you can see the boys have been really playing for each other during these past few tournaments.
"We鈥檝e seen Sean grow as a coach and his collaboration with our wider national team programs has been very positive."
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This report by 好色tvwas first published Oct. 18, 2023
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