Ahead of Fall European fixtures, 7 BC Players will join Canada’s Men’s Team at training camp as they prepare for test matches against the Netherlands and Namibia in mid-November.
Canada’s Senior Men’s 15s Head Coach Kingsley Jones has selected his 36-man travel squad that will head to Amsterdam this week for a camp ahead of the Team’s first fixtures since the Summer’s test matches against Belgium and Spain. After this camp, the squad will be finalized to 32 players that will be used to select Canada’s roster for the November 12th clash with the Netherlands and November 19th battle against Namibia, both held in Amsterdam.
“The whole team is very excited to get back to playing test match rugby again. We had positive performances from players in Brazil during the Americas Rugby Trophy competition. Those games allowed us to get our young talent some international experience while also giving them valuable playing time alongside some of our more experienced players.” Canada Senior Men’s XVs Head Coach Kingsley Jones
Among the mix of experienced players and young talent are 7 BC athletes; Callum Botcher (Vancouver, BC), Foster Dewitt (Courtenay, BC), Josh Thiel (Victoria, BC), Liam Murray (Langley, BC), Luke Campbell (Victoria, BC), Piers Von Dadelszen (Vancouver, BC) and Siaki Vikilani (Burnaby, BC).
Named in this squad is also Kainoa Llyod who was named to the BC Bears Senior Men’s 7s roster that competed at the 2022 RugbyTown 7s Tournament in Denver, Colorado.
Canada’s Men’s Team Fall European Fixtures Schedule:
The Netherlands vs Canada – November 12 at 6:30 a.m. PST
Namibia vs Canada – November 19 at 6:30 a.m. PST
CANADA’S MEN’S RUGBY TEAM LONG LIST FOR TEST MATCHES VERSUS THE NETHERLANDS AND NAMIBIA
1. Alex Russell (Chichester, England) – McGill University / Canada Sevens
2. Andrew Coe (Markham, ON) – Rugby NY
3. Andrew Quattrin (Holland Landing, ON) – New England Free Jacks
4. Ben LeSage (Calgary, AB) – Calgary Canucks
5. Brock Webster (Uxbridge, ON) – Oshawa Vikings / Canada Sevens
6. Callum Botcher (Vancouver, BC) – Canada Sevens
7. Conor Keys (Stittsville, Ottawa, ON) – New England Free Jacks
8. Conor Young (Yamba, Australia) – New England Free Jacks
9. Cooper Coats (Halifax, NS) – Halifax Tars / Canada Sevens
10. Corey Thomas (Broome, Australia) – Unattached
11. D’Shawn Bowen (Toronto, ON) – Canada Sevens
12. David Richard (Milton, ON) – Mississauga Blues / Canada Sevens
13. Dawson Fatoric (Ottawa, ON) – Canada Sevens
14. Djustice Sears-Duru (Oakville, ON) – Unattached
15. Foster Dewitt (Courtenay, BC) – New England Free Jacks
16. Gradyn Bowd (Red Deer, AB) – Castaway Wanderers / Old Glory DC
17. Jason Higgins (Cork, Ireland) – San Diego Legion
18. Josh Larsen (Nanaimo, BC) – New England Free Jacks
19. Josh Thiel (Victoria, BC) – James Bay AA / Canada Sevens
20. Josiah Morra (Toronto, ON) – Canada Sevens
21. Kainoa Lloyd (Mississauga, ON) – Unattached
22. Kyle Baillie (Summerside, PEI) – Halifax Tars
23. Kyle Steeves (Winnipeg, MB) – Manitoba Wombats / Pacific Pride
24. Liam Murray (Langley, BC) – Dallas Jackals
25. Lindsey Stevens (Sydney, Australia) – Eastern Suburbs R.U.F.C.
26. Lucas Rumball (Scarborough, ON) – Toronto Arrows
27. Luke Campbell (Victoria, BC) – Old Glory DC
28. Matthew Klimchuk (Regina, SK) – Regina Rogues / UVIC
29. Owain Ruttan (Cobourg, ON) – UBC
30. Peter Nelson (Dungannon, UK) – Stade Aurillacois
31. Piers Von Dadelszen (Vancouver, BC) – Oxford University
32. Robert Povey (Oxford, UK) – Houston Sabercats
33. Ross Braude (Pretoria, South Africa) – Toronto Arrows
34. Shane O’Leary (Ballina, Ireland) – Ballina/Killaloe RFC / Scariff RFC
35. Siaki Vikilani (Burnaby, BC) – Toronto Arrows
36. Tyler Rowland (Mississauga, ON) – Toronto Arrows
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