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Nathan Hirayama is one of Canada's key international rugby players of the past decade. Stu Forster/Getty Images Europe/Getty Images/file
He has made a big impact since his Sevens World Series debut as an 18-year-old in 2006. Cameron Spencer/Getty Images AsiaPac/Getty Images/file
Hirayama is the second Canadian to score 900 points in the world series. Mark Kolbe/Getty Images AsiaPac/Getty Images/file
Ahead of the 2017 Vancouver Sevens, his home event, the 28-year-old had scored 953 points in 204 matches. Mark Kolbe/Getty Images AsiaPac/Getty Images/file
He is just 20 points behind Canada's leading scorer Phil Mack, who is 19th on the series' all-time point-scorers' list. Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images AsiaPac/Getty Images/file
Hirayama, a flyhalf in the 15-a-side game, has played for Canada at the last two World Cups, including the 2015 event in Britain. Michael Steele/Getty Images Europe/Getty Images/file
Goalkicking is one part of his game. Pictured at the 2015 Rugby World Cup, he has landed 274 conversions in sevens matches. PAUL ELLIS/AFP/AFP/Getty Images/file
Hirayama evades Mihai Macovei of Romania during Canada's 17-15 defeat at the 2015 Rugby World Cup. Michael Steele/Getty Images Europe/Getty Images/file
With rugby sevens making its Olympic debut at Rio 2016, Hirayama's focus has been on the shortened format of the game in the past two years. MARK RALSTON/AFP/AFP/Getty Images/file
The Canadian men had their Olympic funding cut after failing to qualify for the Brazilian tournament. The country's women, by contrast, won a bronze medal. Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images AsiaPac/Getty Images/file
