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Coach Kieran Crowley and the Canadian rugby team are about to embark on a key summer, one that will sorely test their resources and ultimately determine whether Canada returns to the Rugby World Cup. The former All Black has more than 40 players at his disposal, but some are injured or still playing for their club sides in Europe. Given the sports nature in Canada, others are juggling work commitments. Canada -- ranked 13th in the world -- faces seven test matches over the next 13 weeks, an itinerary that will take the team to Edmonton, Ottawa, Kingston and Toronto before jetting off to Nagoya, Japan, and then heading to Charleston, S.C., and finally Toronto again. There are three-day and four-day turnarounds, a brutal schedule for a punishing sport like rugby. The journey starts and ends with the U.S. Eagles, but in two different capacities. Saturdays game in Edmonton against the 17th-ranked Eagles marks the start of the newly expanded Pacific Nations Cup, part of the International Rugby Boards bid to boost competition for so-called Tier 2 nations. Canada continues play in the five-team tournament June 5 in Ottawa against No. 16 Fiji and June 8 in Kingston, Ont. against No. 9 Tonga. The competition wraps with a June 19 visit to No. 14 Japan. "Weve been fighting for these sorts of tournaments," said Crowley. "Anything we can get like this is great. Even if the schedules difficult, it allows us to develop depth. "Its not all about the results, these sort of tournaments. You obviously go out and you try there and win but with no professional competition in Canada we dont get the chance to expose our boys to this sort of level ... We want as much of this sort of rugby as we can get." The world rankings of the Pacific Island nations can be misleading, given they often play Tier 1 nations, says Crowley. "All their players play in the European (club) competitions," he noted. "So they all have a little bit more structure around their training regime and diet etc. Were improving, I think, but so is everyone else and theyre going to be a massive challenge for us." The game in Nagoya is sandwiched between a June 15 match in Toronto against No. 8 Ireland and an August home-and-away World Cup qualifying series with the U.S. The two-game total-points qualifier opens Aug. 17 in Charleston and concludes Aug. 24 at Torontos BMO Field. The visiting Irish side will be missing nine stars who will be touring Australia with the British and Irish Lions, as well as several injured players, but will still be a formidable opponent. The Canadian coach is having to manage his resources, with a few serious injuries cutting into his roster. Conor Trainor is recovering from a broken leg while star back DTH van der Merwe had an ankle operation and Jeff Hassler was hurt on the last stop of the world sevens circuit. The Canadian coach hopes to be reunited with London Irish forward Jebb Sinclair and Bedford Blues fullback James Pritchard for the game in Kingston. Lock forward Jamie Cudmore was expected to play Saturday for Clermont-Auvergne in the Top 14 semifinals in France but has been ruled out with a hand fracture. London Welsh back Phil Mackenzie will miss the first few weeks of the summer action due to injury. Canadas impressive showing on the world sevens circuit is both a plus and a minus for Crowley, who has to manage the sevens players time after a long run in the increasingly physical series. Sevens players Sean Duke (recovering from injury) and Nathan Hirayama (work) will miss the Edmonton game. "Were being flexible with these guys," said Crowley. "They do have lives outside rugby." Complicating matters are the IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy, which runs May 28 to June 9 in Chile, and the Rugby World Cup Sevens, slated for June 28-30 in Moscow. Crowley will lose talent to both. Canada isnt the only Pacific Nations Cup team with some scheduling concerns. Fiji hosts Japan on June 1 and then must travel 14 time zones to face Canada on June 5 in Ottawa. After hosting Ireland at Torontos BMO Field on June 15, Canada travels 13 times zones to Nagoya for a June 19 date with Japan. "Its the same for everyone," said Crowley. "Most teams are having one turnaround like that, with a bit of travel involved. "It is what it is. You just have to manage it." 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Quarterback Chad Kelly, who accounted for 249 yards of total offense and three touchdowns, hobbled off in the third quarter, favoring his right knee and ankle.Kelly, 16 of 23 for 233 yards passing, remained in the bench area in the fourth quarter and left the field without assistance after the game. He did not appear at the post-game press conference.I havent got a clue, answered Freeze when asked about Kellys status. He came back to the sidelines and he will get an MRI tomorrow. Well let our doctors look at it and they will let us know tomorrow.Kelly was the decisive factor in leading three consecutive touchdown drives in the final 10 minutes of the first half. Kelly capped the drives with scoring runs of 3 and 5 yards and a 38-yard touchdown pass to Evan Engram.Akeem Judd rushed for a season-high 139 yards on 26 carries with a 9-yard touchdown run. Gary Wunderlich added field goals of 35, 29 and 38 yards as the Rebels had 441 yards of total offense.Akeem had a solid day. 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The option-based Eagles rushed for 267 yards, highlighted by Breida with 100 yards on 22 carries, but managed only two field goals in the second half.There are no moral victories by any stretch of the imagination, but I do think what you saw today was a vast improvement over the last time we played, Georgia Southern coach Tyson Summers said. I thought Kevin (Ellison) did a nice job managing the game through it all.THE TAKEAWAYOLE MISS: After an unsettling 20 opening minutes, the defense turned in an effective performance. End Fadol Brown, plagued by injuries, had a game-high 14 tackles. The Rebels will need defensive production with successive road dates at No. 7 Texas A & M and Vanderbilt.GEORGIA SOUTHERN: Younghoe Koo, after converting 14 consecutive field goals , narrowly missed a 54-yard attempt on the final play of the first half. 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