Ontario Blues Sr. Men meet BC in the Semi-Finals of the 2018 Canadian Rugby Championship on Thursday!
The Ontario Blues Senior Men's team will take on the British Columbia Bears in Canadian Rugby Championship (CRC) semi-final action on Thursday August 23, 2018 at 7:00pm ET in Calgary. The match will be streamed live on Rugby Canada's Facebook.
Head Coach Chris Silverthorn has named his starting roster for the match. With a strong backbone of internationals returning to the squad including two sevens players in Andrew Coe and Lucas Hammond, the Blues will look to avenge a close finals loss to the BC Bears in 2017. Lindsay native Doug Wooldridge returns to the Blues roster for the first time since July 21, 2016.
Ontario Blues Starting XV vs. BC Bears - August 23, 2018
1. Djustice Sears-Duru, Crusaders
2. Andrew Quattrin, Aurora Barbarians/Ontario Arrows
3. Rob Brouwer, Lindsay RFC/Ontario Arrows (Capt.)
4. Paul Ciulini, Aurora Barbarians/Ontario Arrows
5. Kolby Francis, Brantford Harlequins/Ontario Arrows
6. Peter Milazzo, Toronto Scottish/Ontario Arrows
7. Marcello Wainwright, Toronto Scottish/Ontario Arrows
8. Lucas Rumball, Balmy Beach
9. Andrew Ferguson, Crusaders/Ontario Arrows
10. Shawn Windsor, Stoney Creek Camels/Ontario Arrows (Vice Capt.)
11. John Sheridan, Markham Irish/Ontario Arrows
12. Jamie Leveridge, Crusaders/Ontario Arrows
13. Andrew Coe, Markham Irish
23. Kainoa Lloyd, Mississauga Blues/Ontario Arrows
15. Lucas Hammond, Toronto Nomads
Reserves
16. Eric Howard, Brantford Harlequins/New Orleans Gold
17. Roman Cao-Riquelme, University of Montreal Carabins
18. Douglas Wooldridge, Lindsay RFC
20. Ben Jones, Balmy Beach
21. Riley Dinardo, Toronto Scottish
22. Mitch Richardson, Stoney Creek Camels/Ontario Arrows
25. Kieron Martin, Hamilton Hornets
26. Josh Van Horne, Brantford Harlequins/Ontario Arrows
Coaching Staff
Head Coach-Chris Silverthorn
Assistant Coach-Cory Hector
Assistant Coach-Aaron Carpenter
Manager-Mark Winokur
Performance Analyst-Rodin Lozada
BC Bears Starting XV vs. Ontario Blues - August 23, 2018
1. Noah Barker - James Bay AA (Victoria, BC)
2. Steven Ng - James Bay AA (Ottawa, ON)
3. Liam Murray - James Bay AA (Langley, BC)
4. Shea Wakefield - James Bay AA (Victoria, BC)
5. Mike Finnemore - Castaway Wanderers RFC ( (Saskatoon, SK)
6. Dustin Dobravsky - Castaway Wanderers RFC (Hanover, GER)
7. Nathan Stewart - Castaway Wanderers RFC (Williams Lake, BC)
8. Luke Campbell (C) - James Bay AA (Victoria, BC)
9. James Pitblado - UVic Vikes (Vancouver, BC)
10. Guiseppe Du Toit - UVic Vikes (Maple Ridge, BC)
11. Isaac Kaay - UVic Vikes (Kamloops, BC)
12. Mike Nieuwenhuysen - James Bay AA (Brampton, ON)
13. Douglas Fraser - Castaway Wanderers RFC (Ladysmith, BC)
14. Jared Douglas - Abbotsford RFC (Abbotsford, BC)
15. Sean Ferguson - UBCOB Ravens RFC (Vancouver, BC)
16. Blake Van Heyningen - James Bay AA (Courtenay, BC)
17. John Braddock - Castaway Wanderers RFC (Victoria, BC)
18. Nik Hildebrand - Burnaby Lake RFC (Nanaimo, BC)
19. Travis Larsen - James Bay AA (Parksville, BC)
20. Oliver Nott - UVic Vikes (Victoria, BC)
21. Jordan Sandover-Best - UBCOB Ravens RFC (Vancouver, BC)
22. Josh Thiel - Abbotsford RFC (Abbotsford, BC)
23. Aaron McLelland - UBCOB Ravens (Gisborne, NZ)
Ontario Blues Senior Men’s Canadian Rugby Championship Schedule
GAME 1: Blues 22 - 34 Atlantic Rock – August 4, 2018 – Montreal QC
GAME 2: Atlantic Rock 9 - 22 Blues – August 7, 2018 – Burlington ON
SEMI FINAL: Blues vs BC Bears - August 23, 2018 - Calgary AB
GOLD/BRONZE: August 26, 2018 – Calgary, AB (Calgary Rugby Park)
ABOUT THE ONTARIO BLUES
The Ontario Blues program is the high performance representative program for male and female rugby players in Ontario. Rugby Ontario is represented at the provincial level by the Ontario Blues. The program includes representative teams from Under-15 to Senior in both Women’s and Men’s Fifteens and Under-18 Men's and Women's Sevens. Specifically, the program is designed to develop and showcase rugby players for Canadian representative national teams.
ABOUT RUGBY ONTARIO
Rugby Ontario is the provincial sports governing body responsible for the organization of rugby in Ontario. Our mission is to establish a stronger identity for rugby in Ontario by promoting the sport’s core values and by fostering a culture of inclusiveness and excellence on and off the field of play.
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