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Written by Alex Goff
Monday, 17 June 2013 19:36 |
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USA U20s, Scotland Select for Match |
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National Teams -
Age-Grade Men
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Scotland and USA have named their U20 squads to face off Tuesday at the Junior World Championships.
The two teams are playing in the 9th-place semifinals, as are Samoa and Fiji. The winners of those games will play June 23 for 9th place. The losers will play June 23 for 11th, with the team that finishes 12th being relegated to the Junior World Rugby Trophy for 2014.
Scotland is 1-2 so far, having lost 44-13 to Argentina and 26-21 to Wales. They beat Samoa 36-33.
The USA has given up 251 points and scored 3 in their first three games.
This game will be played at 11:15AM Pacific Time, 2:15PM Eastern Time on Tuesday, June 18.
Live coverage will be at http://www.irb.com/jwc/
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USA |
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Name |
No |
Name |
| 1 |
Jamie Bhatti |
1 |
Christopher Banks |
| 2 |
Callum Black |
2 |
Cameron Falcon |
| 3 |
Phil Cringle |
3 |
Henry Hall |
| 4 |
Ruairidh Leishman |
4 |
Teli Veamatahau |
| 5 |
Adam Sinclair |
5 |
Christian Ostberg |
| 6 |
Eoghan Masterson |
6 |
Zach Bonte |
| 7 |
Will Bordill |
7 |
Vili Toluta'u |
| 8 |
Tommy Spinks |
8 |
Alex Goff |
| 9 |
Scott Steele |
9 |
Tom Bliss (C) |
| 10 |
Ben Cooper |
10 |
Conor Kearns |
| 11 |
Rory Hughes |
11 |
Lemoto Fillikitonga |
| 12 |
Mark Bennett (C) |
12 |
Jared Stewart |
| 13 |
Chris Auld |
13 |
Eakalafi Okusi |
| 14 |
Jamie Farndale |
14 |
Gavin Brown |
| 15 |
JJ Kilmartin |
15 |
Dylan Audsley |
| 16 |
Reyner Kennedy |
16 |
Casper Huizenga |
| 17 |
Robby Wilson |
17 |
Vei Tomasi |
| 18 |
James Malcolm |
18 |
Solomone Anitema |
| 19 |
Alex Henderson |
19 |
Brendan Hardiman |
| 20 |
Adam Ashe |
20 |
Ross Deacon |
| 21 |
Ali Price |
21 |
Alex Taefu |
| 22 |
Blair Hutchison |
22 |
Cormac Murphy |
| 23 |
Damien Hoyland |
23 |
Noah Tarrant |
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Written by Alex Goff
Monday, 17 June 2013 18:43 |
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All Americans Look Ahead to Game 2 |
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Colleges -
All Americans
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Collegiate All Americans Head Coach Matt Sherman has made wholesale changes for Wednesday's match against Wairapa Bush in New Zealand.
 Of the 15 starters for Wednesday's game in Masterton, 13 are new starters. Lock John Cullen and wing Tim Maupin changer jersey numbers, but will start for the second time in a row.
Notable on the squad is San Diego State freshman Stephen Tomasin, who slots in at outside center.
Cullen and Ben Landry from UW-Whitewater form a formidable 6-5 combo at second row. They will be central to the AAs' set piece efforts.
Sherman said he was overall fairly pleased with his squad's 17-10 loss to a New Zealand Universities side on Sunday.
"While we can still improve in all areas, I thought we generally outplayed them in the field position battle," Sherman told RUGBYMag.com. "Defensively we were quite organized and kept them in front of us, and in attack, when we didn’t have an unforced handling error, we were going forward in phase play and creating opportunities and forcing penalties."
Where the team struggled was in going forward from their lineout.
Their hosts competed well in the lineout, but, Sherman added, "regardless our choices and execution in all facets, lift, throw, etcetera, was poor and led to an under-50-percent performance. Secondly, we were too loose with the ball in general, and tried to play too much rugby, especially given the conditions. There are other areas we want to target going forward, but I think these were they key areas we can improve dramatically in Wednesdays game."
After Sunday's match the team traveled from the New Zealand Institute of Sport in Palmerston North to Wellington. They reviewed game video and went through recovery. Tuesday is scheduled to be a team run and a visit to the New Zealand RFU Headquarters.
Then they play Wairapa Bush in Masterton, about 40 miles Northeast of Wellington.
The team will be treated to a traditional Maori Dinner afterward.
Thursday will be a recovery day and a chance to explore Wellington, and Friday will be video review and a team session. On Friday night the team will attend a Canterbury v. Wellington friendly.
And on Saturday they play their final match, against a New Zealand Universities team, followed by dinner for both teams at the US Embassy and a chance to watch two test matches that evening.
All American lineup for Wednesday's matchup v. Wairapa Bush.
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Written by Brett Anker
Monday, 17 June 2013 18:57 |
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Bremer County Wins 2nd Iowa Series Tourney |
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Sevens -
Club Sevens
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In the second event of the Iowa 7s Series, Bremer County took home first place with a 4-1 finish.
After winning the first Iowa 7s tournament, the Iowa City Ducks fell just short of another tournament victory. The Ducks finished 4-1 but fell to Bremer County 14-12 giving Bremer County the tie-breaker. Overall, Iowa City leads the competition because a victory in Iowa Series #1 was worth ten points due to a larger entry pool. Thus, with a first place finish in Iowa Series #1 (worth ten points) and a second-place finish in Iowa Series #2 (worth seven points) places them at the top of the table with 17, just ahead of Bremer County with 15.
The Des Moines Club, which finished second in Iowa Series #1, went winless this weekend.
With two events left, four squads have a realistic chance of taking home the first annual Iowa 7s Series. The Iowa City Ducks and Bremer County are the favorites but you cannot count out UNI and Des Moines, who trail the leaders by four and five points respectively.
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Team 1
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Team 2
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Result
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Iowa City Ducks
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UNI
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33-0
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Dubuque
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Bremer County
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31-17
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UNI
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Des Moines
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21-17
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Iowa City Ducks
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Dubuque
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31-5
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Bremer County
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QC Lions
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24-7
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Des Moines
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Dubuque
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28-31
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Iowa City Ducks
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Bremer County
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12-14
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UNI
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QC Lions
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17-12
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Iowa City Ducks
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Des Moines
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26-10
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Dubuque
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QC Lions
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17-19
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UNI
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Bremer County
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5-33
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Iowa City Ducks
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QC Lions
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28-10
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Des Moines
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Bremer County
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17-24
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UNI
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Dubuque
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31-7
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Des Moines
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QC Lions
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26-22
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Bremer County - 4-1 - 1st Place (8)
Iowa City Ducks - 4-1 - 2nd Place (7)
UNI - 3-2 - 3rd Place (6)
QC Lions - 2-3 - 4th Place (5)
Dubuque - 2-3 - 5th Place (4)
Des Moines - 0-5 - 6th Place (3)
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Capital City 7s
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Dubuque 7s Challenge
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Iowa City Ducks 7s
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Iowa Falls
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Total
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1
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Iowa City Ducks
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10
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7
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0
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0
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17
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2
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Bremer County
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7
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8
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0
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0
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15
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3
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UNI
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6
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6
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0
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0
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12
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4
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Des Moines
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8
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3
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0
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0
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11
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5
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QC Lions
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0
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5
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0
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0
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5
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6
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Iowa Falls
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5
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0
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0
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0
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5
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7
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Dubuque
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0
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4
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0
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0
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4
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8
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Iowa State
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4
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0
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0
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0
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4
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9
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River City
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3
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0
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0
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0
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3
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10
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NE Iowa
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2
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0
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0
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0
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2
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Written by Press Release
Monday, 17 June 2013 13:51 |
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Ireland Defeats Canada on Big Night for Canadian Rugby |
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Canada -
Men
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By the time of the final whistle, the numbers on the scoreboard didn’t favor the home side but there were plenty of reasons to smile on a historic night for Canadian rugby.
Fergus McFadden scored three tries and Ian Madigan added four conversions as Ireland came out strong in the late stages of the game to win 40-14 over Canada at BMO Field in Toronto, Ont.
Both teams came out strong in the first half. While Ireland was the first team to score a try, Canada was the first to put points on the board as James Pritchard hit a successful penalty goal shortly into the game.
Pritchard then capitalized on two more penalty goals to tie and subsequently pass former National Team player and current Manager Gareth Rees as the all-time leading scorer in Canadian rugby history. Pritchard has scored 494 points in his international career.
One of the other notable highlights of the first half saw Jebb Sinclair lay out Felix Jones from Ireland with a strong open-field tackle that sent both players to the ground hard.
Canada went into the half down 12-9 but came out firing in the second half. In his own backyard, McMaster rugby player and Lakefield, ON native Tyler Ardron scored his first international try to give Canada a temporary two-point lead.
Things unraveled for Canada afterwards as Ireland’s attack, led by McFadden, proceeded to score 28 unanswered points.
“It got a little away from us there,” commented Captain Aaron Carpenter after the game. “It was unlucky for us but I thought we were in there until the end.”
Despite being focused on the game, Carpenter and players on both sides took notice of the large turnout at BMO Field. The attendance figure of 20,396 set a record attendance number for Canadian rugby. “It was an amazing turnout for Canadian Rugby,” noted Carpenter in a post-game interview with TSN.
The international test, broadcast live on TSN, enthralled Canadians across the country and around the world. Prime Minister Stephen Harper tweeted his support from Ireland earlier on Saturday with Finance Minister Jim Flaherty.
Canada will return to Toronto on August 24 for the second part of Rugby World Cup Qualifiers with the United States. The first leg of the home-and-home series takes place in Charleston, South Carolina on August 17.
Canada 14
Tries: Ardron
PGs: Pritchard 3
Ireland 40
Tries: Trimble, McFadden 3, Cave, O'Donnell
Convs: Madigan 4, Jackson
Canada’s Roster for Test Match - (Club, CRC Team) Hometown
1 – Hubert Buydens, (Saskatoon Wild Oats/Prairie Wolf Pack) Saskatoon, SK
2 - Ray Barkwill, (Niagara Wasps RFC/Ontario Blues) Niagara Falls, ON
3 - Jason Marshall, (Atlantique Stade Rochelais/BC Bears) Vancouver, BC
4 - Jebb Sinclair, (London Irish) Fredericton, NB
5 - Tyler Hotson, (London Scottish RFC) Vancouver, BC
6 - Tyler Ardron, (James Bay AA/Ontario Blues) Lakefield, ON
7 - John Moonlight, (James Bay AA/Ontario Blues) Pickering, ON
8 - Aaron Carpenter, Captain, (Cornish Pirates) Brantford, ON
9 - Phil Mack, (UVIC Vikes/BC Bears) Victoria, BC
10 - Nathan Hirayama, (UVIC Vikes/BC Bears), Richmond, BC
11 - Taylor Paris, (SU Agen Lot-et-Garonne) Barrie, ON
12 - Harry Jones, (Capilano RFC/BC Bears) Vancouver, BC
13- Ciaran Hearn, (Castaway Wanderers/Atlantic Rock) Conception Bay, NL
14 - James Pritchard, (Bedford Blues) Parkes, Australia, NSW
15 - Connor Braid, (Doncaster Knights RFC/BC Bears) Victoria, BC
Reserves
16 - Ryan Hamilton, (Capilano RFC/BC Bears) Vancouver, BC
17 - Andrew Tiedemann, (Castaway Wanderers/Prairie Wolf Pack) St. Albert, AB
18 - Doug Wooldridge, (Lindsay RFC/Ontario Blues) Lindsay, ON
19 - Jon Phelan, (Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue/Atlantic Rock) Montreal, QC
20 - Nanyak Dala, (Castaway Wanderers RFC/Prairie Wolf Pack) Saskatoon, SK
21 - Sean White, (James Bay AA/BC Bears) Victoria, BC
22 - Liam Underwood, (Queens University/Ontario Blues) Toronto, ON
23 - Pat Parfrey, (Swilers RFC/Atlantic Rock) St. John's, NB
Rugby Canada Summer Team Staff:
Head Coach: Kieran Crowley
Assistant Coaches: Geraint John, Neil Barnes, Clive Griffiths
Strength and Conditioning: Andy Evans
Medical Support: Isabel Grondin, Carrie Smith, Nicole Ainsworth, Rebecca Spiers, Danielle Mah, Michael Cook, Carla Brash,
Doctor: Dr. Paul Watson, Dr. Andrew Everett, Dr. Shelby Karpman, Dr. Peet Du Toit
Performance Analyst: Calum Ramsay
Manager: Gareth Rees
Assistant Manager: Mark Winokur
Media Coordinator: Bryan Kelly
Ireland Roster for Canada
Tom Court (Malone/Ulster)
Richard Strauss (Old Wesley/Leinster)
Mike Ross (Clontarf/Leinster)
Dan Tuohy (Ballymena/Ulster)
Devin Toner (Lansdowne/Leinster)
Kevin McLaughlin (St. Mary's College/Leinster)
Tommy O'Donnell (UL Bohemians/Munster)
Peter O'Mahony (Cork Constitution/Munster) (capt).
Isaac Boss (Terenure College/Leinster)
Ian Madigan (Blackrock College/Leinster)
Andrew Trimble (Ballymena/Ulster)
James Downey (Dolphin/Munster)
Darren Cave (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster)
Fergus McFadden (Old Belvedere/Leinster)
Felix Jones (Shannon/Munster)
Reserves
Sean Cronin (St. Mary's College/Leinster)
David Kilcoyne (UL Bohemians/Munster)
Declan Fitzpatrick (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster)
Mike McCarthy (Buccaneers/Connacht)
Chris Henry (Malone/Ulster)
Paul Marshall (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster)
Paddy Jackson (Dungannon/Ulster)
Robbie Henshaw (Buccaneers/Connacht).
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