It is a jam-packed weekend for Rugby Canada's National teams, as the Senior Women, Senior Men and Under-20 Men are all in action. The Senior Women are finishing off their International Women's Rugby Series on Friday, while the Senior Men have their final test match on Saturday (vs. Romania) before their World Cup Qualifier on June 24. The Under-20 Men also play Saturday, as they take on the United States in their final match of their Junior World Rugby trophy qualifier.
WEEKEND SCHEDULE
SENIOR WOMEN
The Senior Women take on Australia in their final International Women's Rugby Series match against Australia. Kick-off is at 8:30pm ET and the game can be seen LIVE at www.worldrugby.org.
Canada’s Roster vs. England (Name, club, hometown):
1. Carolyn McEwen, Burnaby Lake Rugby Club (Vancouver, BC)
2. Jane Kirby, Highland Fergus Rugby Club (Brampton, ON)
3. DaLeaka Menin, Hornets (Vulcan, AB)
4. Kayla Mack, Saskatoon Wild Oats (Saskatoon, SK)
5. Laura Russell, Toronto Nomads/Cowichan RFC (Bolton, ON)
6. Jacey Grusnick, Barrhaven Scottish (Alliston, ON)
7. Karen Paquin, Club de Rugby de Quebec/Castaway Wanderers (Quebec City, QC)
8. Kelly Russell, captain Toronto Nomads/Cowichan RFC (Bolton, ON)
9. Lori Josephson, Aurora Barbarians (Beaverton, ON)
10. Emily Belchos, Westshore RFC (Innisfil, ON)
11. Frederique Rajotte, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue RFC (Montreal, QC)
12. Amanda Thornborough, Westshore RFC (Brandon, MB)
13. Brittany Waters, Meraloma Athletic Club/Castaway Wanderers (Vancouver, BC)
14. Magali Harvey, Town of Mont-Royal RFC (Quebec City, QC)
15. Julianne Zussman, Castaway Wanderers (Montreal, QC)
16. Brittany Kassil, Guelph Redcoats (Guelph, ON)
17. Olivia DeMerchant, Woodstock Wildmen/Castaway Wanderers (Mapledale, NB)
18. Tyson Beukeboom, Aurora Barbarians/Cowichan RFC (Uxbridge, ON)
19. Cindy Nelles, Belleville Bulldogs (Belleville, ON)
20. Barbara Mervin, Westshore RFC (Peterborough, ON)
21. Chelsea Guthrie, Stratchona Druids (Edmonton, AB)
22. Alex Tessier, Montreal Barbarians (Sainte-Clotilde-de-Horton, QC)
23. Brianna Miller, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue RFC/Westshore RFC (Pointe-Claire, QC)
Unavailable due to Injury:
Elissa Alarie, Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue RFC/Westshore RFC (Trois Rivieres, QC)
Latoya Blackwood, Westshore RFC (Montreal, QC)
Andrea Burk, Capilano RFC (North Vancouver, BC)
Coaching Staff:
Francois Ratier- Head Coach
Shaun Allen- Assistant Coach
Colette McAuley- Technical Support
Nicole Crowley- Manager
Nicole Ainsworth- Athletic Therapist
Nicole Allen- Athletic Therapist
James Kent- Analyst
SENIOR MEN
The Senior Men's team finishes off their Western test series, as they take on Romania in Edmonton. The game begins at 5pm ET and can be seen LIVE on TSN 2.
Aaron Carpenter is set to become Canada’s all-time caps leader as he will play in his 77th test match Saturday against Romania. Carpenter, who will start at No.8, will break Al Charron’s record of 76 test caps that has lasted nearly 15 years. Carpenter tied the record last weekend against Georgia in Calgary.
Canada Team to Face Romania (Name, club, hometown):
1. Anthony Luca – (Burnaby Lake RFC/BC Bears) Burnaby, BC
2. Ray Barkwill – (Castaway Wanderers/Ontario Blues) Niagara Falls, ON
3. Matt Tierney – (Section Paloise/Ontario Blues) Oakville, ON
4. Brett Beukeboom, co-captain – (Cornish Pirates/Ontario Blues) Lindsay, ON
5. Evan Olmstead – (Newcastle Falcons/Prairie Wolf Pack) Vancouver, BC
6. Tyler Ardron – (Chiefs/Ontario Blues) Lakefield, ON
7. Matt Heaton – (Darlington Mowden Park/Atlantic Rock) Godmanchester, QC
8. Aaron Carpenter – (Doncaster Knights/Ontario Blues) Brantford, ON
9. Gordon McRorie – (UBC Old Boys Ravens/Prairie Wolf Pack) Calgary, AB
10. Connor Braid – (James Bay AA/BC Bears) Victoria, BC
11. Sean Duke – (UBC Thunderbirds/BC Bears) Vancouver, BC
12. Nick Blevins – (Calgary Hornets/Prairie Wolf Pack) Calgary, AB
13. Conor Trainor – (USON Nevers/BC Bears) Vancouver, BC
14. DTH van Der Merwe, co-captain – (Newcastle Falcons) Victoria, BC
15. Ciaran Hearn – (London Irish/Atlantic Rock) Conception Bay South, NL
16. Benoit Piffero – (Blagnac Sporting Club/Atlantic Rock) Montreal, QC
17. Djustice Sears-Duru – (Oakville Crusaders/Ontario Blues) Oakville, ON
18. Ryan Ackerman – (Burnaby Lake RFC/BC Bears) Saskatoon, SK
19. Conor Keys – (UVIC Vikes/Atlantic Rock) Stittsville, ON
20. Kyle Baillie – (London Scottish/Atlantic Rock) Summerside, PEI
21. Phil Mack – (James Bay AA/BC Bears) Victoria, BC
22. Shane O’Leary – (Unattached) Cork, Ireland
23. Andrew Coe – (UBC Thunderbirds/Ontario Blues) Toronto, ON
Canada Coaching Staff:
Mark Anscombe – Head Coach
Graeme Moffat – Assistant Coach
Mike Shelley – Assistant Coach
Kelly Brown – Assistant Coach
Mark Winokur – Manager
Mallory White – Athletic Therapist
Alistair Wilson – Athletic Therapist
Dr. Steve Martin – Team Doctor
Aaron Takel – Performance Analyst
Michael Deasy – Strength & Conditioning Coach
UNDER-20 MEN
Canada's U20 Men's side takes on the United States in their final match of their Junior World Rugby trophy qualifier. Canada takes a 34-point advantage into Game 2 after a dominating 46-12 win in Game 1 Tuesday at Ellerslie Rugby Park. Kick-off for this match is 2pm ET and can be seen live at www.facebook.com/rugbycanada.
Canada’s Men’s U20 Roster vs. USA (Name, club, hometown):
1. Liam Murray (Langley) Langley, BC
2. Dewald Kotze (UBCOB Ravens) Edmonton, AB
3. Cole Keith (James Bay AA) Sussex, NB
4. Liam Doll (UBC Thunderbirds) North Vancouver, BC
5. Matt Beukeboom (Section Paloise) Lindsay, ON
6. Lachlan Currie (Bond University) Gold Coast, Australia
7. James O’Neill (UVic Vikes) Cochrane, AB
8. Jake Thiel (Abbotsford RFC) Abbotsford, BC
9. Fraser Hurst (UBC Thunderbirds) Vancouver, BC
10. Will Kelly (Brantford Harlequins) Ancaster, ON
11. Elias Ergas (UBC Thunderbirds) Vancouver, BC
12. Josh Thiel (Bishop Burton College) Abbotsford, BC
13. George Barton, captain (Clermont) Duncan, BC
14. Anton Ngongo (Castaway Wanderers) Victoria, BC
15. Aidan McMullan (Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue RFC), Montreal, QC
16. Steven Ng (Capilano RFC) Ottawa, ON
17. Connor Sampson (UBC Thunderbirds) Vancouver, BC
18. Nicholas Frost (UBC Thunderbirds) Vancouver, BC
19. Jamie McNaughton Carleton Place, ON
20. Jack McRogers (Aurora Barbarians) Newmarket, ON
21. William McDougall-Percillier (Cowichan Piggies) Mill Bay, Victoria
22. Brennig Prevost (UVic Vikes) Victoria, BC
23. Cole Davis (Canberra Royals) Calgary, AB
U20 Canada Coaching Staff:
Jeff Williams – Head Coach
Dave Butcher – Assistant Coach
Sean McDonaugh – Assistant Coach
Kiyomi Thompson – Athletic Therapist
Jeff Watson – S&C Coach
Derek Pue – Analyst
Alana Gattinger – Team Manager
