The third and final stop on Canada’s UK tour takes place on Tuesday at Bridgehaugh Park, the long-time home of Stirling County RFC. Standing opposite will be Canada’s toughest competition of the trip – the Glasgow Warriors. Having dropped the two opening fixtures to Doncaster Knights and Ulster ‘A’, Canadian …
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Canada has historically selected the vast majority of its players from those who have come up through the domestic system. Many of the best have moved on to overseas contracts after impressing on international duty. Those who have been selected from other nations invariably have a Canadian connection, being either …
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An action-packed match at Kingspan Stadium saw Canada ‘A’ drop their second match of their UK tour to the Ulster Ravens by a score of 48-38 on Friday. While the loss will be disappointing, it wasn’t all bad for Canada as they came back from 29-5 deficit at halftime to take …
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Djustice Sears-Duru has been roped into the Canada ‘A’ squad to play Ulster Ravens on Friday. After making his Glasgow Warriors debut in a pre-season match against Harlequins just days ago, the 22-year-old prop will fill in for his country for the day. Also joining the team is loose forward …
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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 …
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Canada have made three changes to their original ‘A’ squad headed to the UK next week. Benoît Pifféro, Ben LeSage, and Phil Mackenzie have dropped out of the two-match trip. Called up as replacements are Eric Howard and two uncapped midfielders, Doug Fraser and Sam Hayward. Ontario Blues standout Howard …
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Following time spent at Montpellier, Newcastle, and Carcassonne, Nahuel Lobo has returned to Estudiantes de Paraná. Still aged just 24 the loosehead prop has turned down offers to remain in Europe to focus on an international recall. In an interview with UNO Entre Rios Lobo said “the last year I …
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I hope that everyone is having a splendid summer! Well… that about covers the formalities, so let’s talk about some rugby. Dan’s the Man There was a Dan that I had expected to one day take over the leadership of USA Rugby. Dan Lyle that is. However the recent appointment …
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Canadian scrum half Phil Mack has announced his retirement. The 30-year-old Victoria, BC native confirmed his decision on social media this afternoon. It follows the recent retirement of fellow Canadian test scrum half Sean White. Mack hangs up his boots with 31 test caps to his name. He debuted for …
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Canadian men’s Head Coach Mark Anscombe has confirmed a 26-man roster to tour the UK next month. Presently a two-match tour, confirmed matches thus far are against Doncaster Knights and Ulster Ravens. Anscombe told Rugby Canada “We’re looking to develop our player depth on this tour. We want to see …
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