Canadian men one loss away from relegation from elite rugby sevens circuit

MADRID — Canada's men's rugby sevens team faces an uphill battle to avoid relegation from the HSBC SVNS circuit after finishing bottom of its group Saturday. After losses to Uruguay and Germany on Friday, the Canadian men were beaten 14-7 by the U.S. on Saturday to finish fourth in Qualifier Pool A. That means they will play the Pool B winner Sunday with relegation from the 12-country elite rugby sevens series on the line. Unbeaten Spain topped Pool B going into its preliminary-round finale agai