 However, a week before their final match on 16 June, they faced Ireland at home, who won the match 40–14.The physical encounter at BMO Field was believed to have taken a lot of energy out of the player, and impacted the team greatly heading into the PNC decider against Japan on 19 June.Japan narrowly won the match 16–13, which meant Canad could only win the match should Fiji or Japan lose another match.