Canada's run to the final of the Women's Rugby World Cup doesn't come as a surprise to Rugby Canada chief executive officer Nathan Bombrys.

Canada's performance at the tournament has sparked such headlines as BBC's "Fairytale Canada delivers seismic win over New Zealand," CNN's "Crowdfunded Canadian team stuns reigning champion New Zealand to reach Women’s Rugby World Cup final" and ESPN's "Canada crowdfunded their way to Women's Rugby World Cup. Now they're in the final."

"I'm surprised that everyone's so surprised," Bombrys said in an interview. "I guess I've been around rugby long enough that people expect the establishment to prevail. We've known how special this team is for a while. But I guess until they prove it on Saturday, people will continue to be surprised."

He believes the

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