Six BC Athletes In Canada Men’s Squad To Face USA in RWC 2023 Qualification Pathway Matches
Matches will be shown live in Canada through Premier Sports
Article originally posted by Rugby Canada
Rugby Canada Senior Men’s Head Coach Kingsley Jones has named six BC athletes in the 30-man squad that will face off against the USA in their upcoming Rugby World Cup 2023 Qualification Pathway matches.
BC Rugby congratulates Courtney’s Foster DeWitt (Pacific Pride), Williams Lake’s Jake Ilnicki (unattached), Victoria duo Lachlan Kratz (Nola Gold) and Quinn Ngawati (Rugby United NY), White Rock’s Michael Smith (San Diego Legion) and Burnaby’s Siaki Vikilani (Toronto Arrows) on their selection.
Canada’s first match against the USA kicks off at 3pm local time (1:30pm ET/10:30pm PT) on September 4 at Swilers Rugby Club in St. John’s, Newfoundland. The return match will be hosted in Glendale, CO on September 11 with kick-off at 9:00pm ET/6:00pm PT.
The winner of the two-match North American series is determined by an aggregate score across both games. The winner will move on to face Uruguay on October 2 and 9, with the victor of this series qualifying for Rugby World Cup 2023 as Americas #1. The loser of the two-match North American series will move on to face Chile on October 2 and 9.
“We have been working tirelessly to ensure that our team is as prepared as we can be for these upcoming matches against the States. As we know, coordinating the logistics of assembling players in a COVID-world is no easy task and our entire group is thankful to our staff and hosts in St. John’s for their support and excited to be able to compete on home soil in these critical Rugby World Cup qualification matches.” Rugby Canada Senior Men’s Head Coach Kingsley Jones
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Canada‘s Men’s Rugby Team Roster
Kyle Bailie – Summerside, PEI – Nola Gold
Ross Braude – Pretoria, SA – Toronto Arrows
Cooper Coats – Halifax, NS – Canada Rugby 7’s
Cole Davis – Calgary, AB – Austin Gilgronis
Foster DeWitt – Courtney, BC – Pacific Pride
Mason Flesch – Cobourg, ON – Toronto Arrows
Matt Heaton – Godmanchester, QC – Rugby ATL
Jason Higgins – Cork, Ire – Toronto Arrows
Eric Howard – Ottawa, ON – Nola Gold
Jake Ilnicki – Williams Lake, BC – Unattached
Spencer Jones – Cambridge, NZ – Toronto Arrows
Cole Keith – Apohaqui, NB – Toronto Arrows
Will Kelly – Ancaster, ON – Toronto Arrows
Conor Keys – Stittsvile, ON – Rugby ATL
Lachlan Kratz – Victoria, BC – Nola Gold
Ben Lesage – Calgary, AB – Toronto Arrows
Kainoa Lloyd – Mississauga, ONT – James Bay AA
Peter Nelson – Dungannon, UK – Stade Aurillacois Cantal Auvergne
Quinn Ngawati – Victoria, BC – Rugby United NY
Patrick Parfrey – St. John’s NFLD – Toronto Arrows/Swilers RFC
Rob Povey – Long Buckby, ENG – Houston Sabercats
Andrew Quattrin – Holland Landing – ON – Toronto Arrows
Tyler Rowland – Mississauga, ON – Toronto Arrows
Lucas Rumball – Markham, ON – Toronto Arrows
Djustice Sears-Duru – Edmonton, AB – Seattle Seawolves
Michael Smith – White Rock, BC – San Diego Legion
Corey Thomas – Perth, Western AUS – LA Giltinis
Matt Tierney – Oakville, ON – Castres Olympique
Siaki Vikilani – Burnaby, BC – Toronto Arrows
Brock Webster – Uxbridge, ON – Canada Rugby 7’s