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Canada will have the same 30 players at their disposal for the World Cup Qualifying series against Chile as faced the USA earlier this month. Kingsley Jones has named an identical roster with no reinforcements called from Europe or the Canada Sevens squad.
The crucial series against the rapidly-improving Cóndores will see one nation advance to the Americas 2 series with the other eliminated from contention for Rugby World Cup 2023. This is the furthest the Chileans have ever advanced in the process. Canada has never failed to achieve qualification.
A heavy defeat in the second leg of Canada’s series against the USA resigned them to their showdown with the Chile. Los Cóndores have already named their traveling squad of 26 for the game, with all but one member playing professionally in Europe, MLR, or SLAR this past season.
Saturday’s first leg will take place at Starlight Stadium in Langford, previously known as Westhills Stadium. The second leg will be hosted by Chile at the Estadio Elías Figueroa in Valparaiso on October 9.
A detailed squad list can be seen here.
FORWARDS
Cole Keith (Toronto Arrows), Djustice Sears-Duru (Seattle Seawolves), Foster DeWitt (Pacific Pride), Eric Howard (NOLA Gold), Andrew Quattrin (Toronto Arrows), Jake Ilnicki (Seattle Seawolves), Tyler Rowland (Toronto Arrows), Matt Tierney (Castres, FR), Kyle Baillie (NOLA Gold), Conor Keys (Rugby ATL), Corey Thomas (LA Giltinis), Mason Flesch (Toronto Arrows), Matt Heaton (Rugby ATL), Lucas Rumball (Toronto Arrows), Michael Smith (San Diego Legion), Siaki Vikilani (Toronto Arrows)
BACKS
Ross Braude (Toronto Arrows), Jason Higgins (Toronto Arrows), Will Kelly (Toronto Arrows), Peter Nelson (Aurillac, FR), Brock Webster (Pacific Pride), Spencer Jones (Toronto Arrows), Lockie Kratz (NOLA Gold), Ben LeSage (Toronto Arrows), Quinn Ngawati (Rugby United New York), Cole Davis (Austin Gilgronis), Kainoa Lloyd (Pacific Pride), Cooper Coats (Canada Sevens), Patrick Parfrey (Toronto Arrows), Robbie Povey (Houston SaberCats)
