Ontario Blues Senior Men name Starting XV for MacTier Cup Final. Photo Credit J. Ashley Nixon
(Calgary, AB) - The Ontario Blues Senior Men will meet the Atlantic Rock for the third time this season - this time in Calgary with the MacTier Cup on the line. The Blues defeated the BC Bears in the semi-finals 58-36 to book their ticket to the final.
Head Coach Chris Silverthorn has made a few changes to the semi-final roster, but it mostly remains the same strong roster which ousted the Bears on Thursday.
Kickoff is set for 4pm ET from Calgary and can be streamed LIVE at www.facebook.com/rugbycanada.
For more information on the Canadian Rugby Championship, go to www.canadianrugbychampionship.com. For more information on the Ontario Blues Senior Men’s program, go to www.rugbyontario.com/blues-senior-men/.
Ontario Blues Starting XV vs. Atlantic Rock
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. Mike Sheppard, Stoney Creek Camels/Ontario Arrows
6. Marcello Wainwright, Toronto Scottish/Ontario Arrows
7. Peter Milazzo, 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. Kainoa Lloyd, Mississauga Blues/Ontario Arrows
12. Jamie Leveridge, Crusaders/Ontario Arrows
13. Andrew Coe, Markham Irish
14. John Sheridan, Markham Irish/Ontario Arrows
15. Lucas Hammond, Toronto Nomads
Reserves
16. Eric Howard, Brantford Harlequins/New Orleans Gold
17. Douglas Wooldridge, Lindsay RFC
19. Kolby Francis, Brantford Harlequins/Ontario Arrows
20. Josh Van Horne, Brantford Harlequins/Ontario Arrows
21. Riley Dinardo, Toronto Scottish
24. Mitch Richardson, Stoney Creek Camels/Ontario Arrows
25. Kieron Martin, Hamilton Hornets
26. Roman Cao-Riquelme, University of Montreal Carabins
Coaching Staff
Head Coach-Chris Silverthorn
Assistant Coach-Cory Hector
Assistant Coach-Aaron Carpenter
Manager-Mark Winokur
Performance Analyst-Rodin Lozada
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 58-36 BC Bears - August 23, 2018 - Calgary AB
GOLD: Blues vs. Atlantic Rock - August 26, 2018 at 4pm ET – 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.
To learn more, visit https://www.rugbyontario.com/
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