Canada add Glasgow match to UK Tour

The on-again, off-again Glasgow fixture will take place after all. Glasgow Warriors have confirmed that they will be hosting Canada ‘A’ on Tuesday, August 30 at Bridgehaugh Park in Stirling County. The match will be the third and final stop for Canada on their tour, and the last warm-up for Warriors before the Guinness Pro 12 officially gets underway on Saturday, September 3.

Given the proximity to the official league kickoff it’s expected that Warriors will field a reserve side. Despite that there’s good reason to believe it will be Canada’s toughest competition. Glasgow are among the strongest sides in the Pro 12 and boast an incredible 35 full internationals on their roster. Among them are Canadian prop Djustice Sears-Duru, US Eagles lock Greg Peterson, and new signings Tjiuee Uanivi of Namibia and former All Black hooker Corey Flynn.

The fixture is a return trip for Canada, who hosted the Warriors at Graves-Oakley Memorial Park in Halifax prior to their World Cup departure. It’s unclear whether Canada will name additional players with the extra fixture now in place. Currently there are 26 selected to tour.

FORWARDS
Peter Houlihan (Strathcona Druids / Prairie Wolf Pack), Ryan Kotlewski (Calgary Saints / Prairie Wolf Pack), Anthony Luca (Burnaby Lake / BC Bears), Cody McClary (Port Alberni Black Sheep / BC Bears), Eric Howard (Brantford Harlequins / Ontario Blues), Alex Mascott (UBC Thunderbirds / BC Bears), Kyle Baillie (Ohio Aviators, USA), Conor Keys (Barrhaven Scottish / Atlantic Rock), Adrian Wadden (Oakville Crusaders / Ontario Blues), Lucas Albornoz (St. Albert / Prairie Wolf Pack), Admir Cejvanovic (Burnaby Lake / BC Bears), Nanyak Dala (Castaway Wanderers / Prairie Wolf Pack), Matt Heaton (Darlington Mowden Park, UK / Atlantic Rock), Ollie Nott (UVic Vikes / BC Bears)

BACKS
Dan Joyce (Trinity College, IR), Gordon McRorie (Calgary Hornets / Prairie Wolf Pack), Aidan McMullan (SABRFC / Atlantic Rock), Patrick Parfrey (Swilers / Atlantic Rock), Robbie Povey (Calgary Irish / Prairie Wolf Pack), Doug Fraser (Castaway Wanderers / BC Bears), Sam Hayward (Parramatta, AU), Mozac Samson (Calgary Saints / Prairie Wolf Pack), Kainoa Lloyd (Mississauga Blues / Ontario Blues), Dan Moor (Balmy Beach / Ontario Blues), Jordan Wilson-Ross (James Bay / Ontario Blues), Brock Staller (UBC Thunderbirds / BC Bears)

FIXTURES
SAT, AUG 20 – 06:30 PT, 09:30 ET, 14:30 local – vs Doncaster Knights, Castle Park
FRI, AUG 26 – 09:15 PT, 12:15 ET, 17:15 local – vs Ulster Ravens, Kingspan Stadium
TUE, AUG 30 – 11:35 PT, 14:35 ET, 19:35 local – vs Glasgow Warriors, Bridgehaugh Park