#canada sevens

[canadachronicles]

What a performance from the Canadian Women at the Vancouver Sevens! They played outstanding rugby every time they were on the pitch, and even more so (with fantastic acrobatics!) in the Bronze Medal Final! I'm so chuffed that they got to do it in front of a roaring home crowd (and I more than ever want to attend the Canada Sevens in the near future!); and I'm excited to for the Los Angeles Sevens this weekend!

[skysportshd]

[Live@Stream] HSBC Canada Sevens Vancouver

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Rugby sevens is a popular sport in Canada, and the Canadian men's and women's rugby sevens teams are both highly competitive on the international stage.Tournament passes for the 2023 HSBC Canada Sevens taking place at BC Place on March 3-5, 2023 will go on sale at 10:00 am PT on Wednesday, November 2 for Subscription Ticketholders, followed by the public ticket on-sale for tournament passes on Tuesday, November 8. Demand for tickets is expected to be high, and fans are encouraged to purchase early to secure the seats they desire.

[rickchung]

Canada Sevens x BC Place Stadium x False Creek.

Get ready as Vancouver will play host once again to the annual HSBC Canada Sevens’ rugby series tournament for the eighth time at BC Place Stadium in an expanded three-day long event [...].

Sevens Rugby, a fast-paced and shorter version of traditional rugby with only seven players per side, has built a massive international audience that attracts large crowds from across the globe.

 Matches scheduled from March 3–5.

[fiddleabout]

on the one hand the world is burning and everything is terrible, on the other hand the canadian olympic soccer team got caught spying on the new zealand squad with drones and it has provided me with endless spectacular joy and entertainment for the last eighteen hours

[arthistoryanimalia]

Happy #MooseDay!

Tom Thomson (Canadian, 1877-1917)

Moose at Night, 1916

oil on wood, 20.9 x 26.9 cm

National Gallery of Canada 1545

[internationalemeteorologie]

J.E.H. MacDonald 

Le jardin sauvage (The tangled garden). 1916

[olympeline]

Human FrUK AU where single dad Arthur takes seven-year-old Alfred to the beach and nearly drowns while trying to “rescue” his son from the sea (of course Alfred was totally fine lol). Next thing Arthur knows, he’s waking up to a gorgeous stranger giving him mouth-to-mouth while Alfred and another boy about his age look on

“Are you alright?” Arthur’s saviour asks in a sexy French purr.

Arthur opens his mouth to reply to this vision…and throws up seawater all over himself.

And if you think Alfred doesn’t tell that story every chance he gets, including at Arthur and Francis’s wedding a few years later, idk what to tell you 😘

[crimsonizedangel]

I used to play rugby when I was in college and I’m so happy for all of these ladies but especially the USA team who finally won a medal. I feel like rugby is a special sport because not many others would you get a group picture with all three winning teams together. I’m so happy that the women and rugby as a sport got more recognition this Olympics.

[kidlit-queen-competition]

Train fact: NAMED TRAINS!

So you've probably heard of the Flying Scotsman. Big green thing, turned 100 this year, probably the most famous locomotive in the UK, if not the world. Adapted into Thomas the Tank Engine with a whole lot of charisma and eyebrows. But did you know that name wasn't hers originally?

'The Flying Scotsman' is actually the name (formerly a nickname) of the train. The locomotive is Flying Scotsman's monster named for it. She was given the name in 1924, to help promote said service at the British Empire exhibition. Any engine, with any rack of coaches, or any train set, can be the Flying Scotsman.

Right now, it's run by LNER's new Azumas, which get a special little outfit about it:

Most of the named trains in the UK were phased out with steam (although you can still catch the Sheffield continental from Sheffield to St. Pancras, or the Northern Lights from King's Cross to Aberdeen, among a handfull of others) but they live on elsewhere.

Some are luxury touring trains, like Japan's Seven Stars in Kyushu (left) or South Africa's Blue Train (right).

Transport isn't really the goal here. They sell out months in advance and cost anywhere from hundreds to thousands of dollars, depending on the class of ticket you get. They're an Experience, and a very cushy experience at that. Just look at their interiors!

(yes, that's a piano)

But the vast majority of named trains in operation (as far as I can tell) are regularly-running exepress services across Asia.

Japan names their Shinkanens, India, Pakistan, Bengladesh & Sri Lanka often name their intercity expresses. These are practical, long-distance services, often named for monuments, like India's Ajanta Express, named for the Ajanta caves:

Or their operating regions, like Sri Lanka's උත්තර දේවී | Princess/Queen of the North:

Some North American countries also kept historic named routes, like Amtrak's Sunset Limited, or Canada's Ocean, which has operated continuously since 1904:

but my personal favorite named services are Australia's historically-nicknamed "The Fish", named after one of its drivers:

and the numerous trains that have been companion-nicknamed "The Chips" to match.

[doueverwonder]

actually when the Entente Cordiale happened Matthieu and Alfred went through the same set of emotions as children of divorce watching their parents fall back in love.

[canadachronicles]

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Sadly, the men's team did not make it to the knock-out stages, but this was pure skill!

The women are in the semi-final and will be taking on New Zealand tomorrow! A tough one, but Charity Williams is on fire!!!

Source: Rugby Canada's Instagram Page

[canadaattheolympics]

The women's rugby sevens team has won 19-14 against France in the quarterfinals and will advance to the semifinals.

[rambunctioustoons]

".. if we're gonna date, you may have to defeat my seven evil exes."

[the-cricket-chirps]

Lawren Harris

Trees and Snow

1924

[mioritic]

Franklin Carmichael (Canadian, b. Orillia 1890 - d. Toronto 1945)

"Four views: Rough sailing; Forest; Setting off at night; Winter sleighing", not dated

[genericpuff]

me buying mario rpg: "aw yeah, i'm finally gonna have something new to play! this should help keep me occupied until dawntrail releases!"

me 12 hours later: "welp, that was fun while it lasted, good game, when does hades 2 come out-"