And what a venue for it. The Hong Kong Rugby Sevens is the grand-daddy of them all in the sport 鈥� part Mardi Gras and part New Year鈥檚 Eve in April.
鈥淚t鈥檚 very exciting to make my debut,鈥� said Bradley, in a statement. 鈥淚t鈥檚 what I鈥檝e been waiting for and we鈥檒l see how it goes out there.鈥�
Also named to the 13-man squad are SMUS grad Mike Fuailefau, Oak Bay grad Sean White, Cowichan grad Pat Kay, UVic Vikes grads Nathan Hirayama and Lucas Hammond, John Moonlight from James Bay, Phil Berna of UBC, Admir Cejvanovic of Burnaby Lake, Justin Douglas of Abbotsford, Harry Jones of West Vancouver, Matt Mullins of Belleville, Ont., and Conor Trainor of Vancouver.
Bradley, who played No. 8 for the Canadian U-20 team in XVs, is an all-rounder who also starred in basketball at Alberni District Secondary.
鈥淸Bradley] is naturally talented, both physically and as a natural ball player,鈥� said Canadian head coach Liam Middleton of Bear Mountain.
鈥淗e鈥檚 got a real hard edge about him and some grit.鈥�
sa国际传媒 is in a tough Pool D with Wales, South Korea and Fiji, the latter the most storied side in sevens rugby history.
Missing from the roster is Phil Mack of Victoria, in many ways the emotional and gritty heart of the national team, who was injured during the sa国际传媒 Sevens.
The national team, which is based in Langford at Westhills Stadium, is prepping for the last-chance Olympic qualifying tournament June 18-19 in Monaco, where the 12th and final berth into Rio will be decided.
Meanwhile, the Langford-based Canadian women鈥檚 team is at the USA Sevens this weekend in Atlanta, ahead of hosting the sa国际传媒 Sevens on April 16-17 at Westhills Stadium.
