Canada suffers rare defeat against Uruguay at Americas Rugby Championship
MALDONADO, Uruguay — Canada has three losses in four Americas Rugby Championship matches after dropping a 17-13 decision to Uruguay on Saturday.
Canada had won eight of the previous nine meetings against Uruguay, with its last defeat coming back in 2002.
Vancouver’s Conor Trainor scored a late try for Canada while Calgary’s Gordon McRorie kicked six points.
McRorie put his team ahead 3-0 four minutes into the match, but Canada found itself down 17-3 by the break.