Canada boss Kieran Crowley targeting third-placed finish in Pool

Ireland boss Joe Schmidt has branded Saturday’s Canada clash in Cardiff a potential “banana skin”, but Crowley has told his Canucks squad to be realistic about their World Cup aims.

Kieran Crowley has downplayed any giant-killing talk ahead of Canada’s World Cup opener against Ireland.

The Canada boss has told his squad to target a third-place finish in Pool D to assure qualification for the 2019 tournament in Japan.