Canada A national rugby union team

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Canada A is a national representative rugby union team of Rugby Canada. Previously called Canada Selects, the team is the second-tier side to the Canada national rugby union team. Canada A competes in tournaments such as the Americas Rugby Championship and World Rugby Pacific Challenge against other national 'A' teams.[1]

History[]

The team first played at Markham, Ontario against the touring Scotland national team in June 2002.

Results[]

Matches against national teams or national 'A' teams:

08-06-2002 Scotland 33–8  Canada XV Markham, ON
30-07-2003 New Zealand Māori 52–11  Canada A Markham, ON
11-08-2008 Portugal 18–34  Canada XV Markham, ON
21-10-2009  Argentina XV 40–16  Canada Selects* Chatham-Kent, ON
10-10-2010  Tonga A 16–32  Canada Selects Córdoba, Argentina
05-10-2010   Canada Selects 14–49  Argentina XV Córdoba, Argentina
15-10-2010  USA Select XV  6–17  Canada Selects  Córdoba, Argentina
12-10-2012 Uruguay 10–28  Canada A Langford, BC
16-10-2012  USA Selects  3–23  Canada A Langford, BC
19-10-2012  Argentina XV 28–9  Canada A Langford, BC
20-10-2013  Canada A 17–10 Uruguay Langford, BC
15-10-2013  Canada A 10–30  USA Selects Langford, BC
19-10-2013  Canada A 14–23  Argentina XV Langford, BC
11-10-2014  Canada A 20–6 Uruguay Langford, BC
15-10-2014  Canada A  3–16  USA Selects Langford, BC
19-10-2014  Canada A  9–39  Argentina XV Langford, BC
10-03-2015  Junior Japan 17–69  Canada A Suva, Fiji
14-03-2015  Samoa A 19–17  Canada A Suva, Fiji
18-03-2015 Pampas XV 36–15  Canada A Suva, Fiji
23-03-2015  Samoa A 26–28  Canada A Suva, Fiji
08-10-2016  Argentina XV 56-29  Canada A Montevideo, Uruguay
12-10-2016  USA Selects 47-37  Canada A Montevideo, Uruguay
16-10-2016  Samoa A 27-22  Canada A Montevideo, Uruguay
07-10-2017  Argentina XV 71-17  Canada A Montevideo, Uruguay
11-10-2017  Tonga A 31-15  Canada A Montevideo, Uruguay
15-10-2017  USA Selects 45-26  Canada A Montevideo, Uruguay
06-10-2018  Uruguay A 35-21  Canada A Montevideo, Uruguay
10-10-2018  Argentina XV 45-5  Canada A Montevideo, Uruguay
14-10-2018  Tonga A 31-32  Canada A Montevideo, Uruguay

Notes:

^* Exhibition match (no cap)

Current squad[]

On 27 September 2018, a 28-man squad was named ahead of the 2018 World Rugby Americas Pacific Challenge.[2]

Head Coach: Wales Kingsley Jones

Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.

Player Position Date of birth (age) Caps Club/province
Ray Barkwill Hooker (1980-08-26) 26 August 1980 (age 41) 53 United States Seattle Seawolves
Eric Howard Hooker (1993-09-05) 5 September 1993 (age 28) 14 United States New Orleans Gold
Noah Barker Prop (1992-08-20) 20 August 1992 (age 29) 4 United States Glendale Raptors
Hubert Buydens Prop (1982-01-04) 4 January 1982 (age 40) 47 United States New Orleans Gold
Cole Keith Prop (1997-05-09) 9 May 1997 (age 24) 9 Canada Toronto Arrows
Prop (1990-02-21) 21 February 1990 (age 31) 4 Canada Prairie Wolf Pack
Djustice Sears-Duru Prop (1994-05-24) 24 May 1994 (age 27) 41 United States Seattle Seawolves
Paul Ciulini Lock (1995-10-28) 28 October 1995 (age 26) 8 Canada Toronto Arrows
Conor Keys Lock (1996-07-09) 9 July 1996 (age 25) 4 United States Rugby ATL
Mike Sheppard Lock (1988-12-20) 20 December 1988 (age 33) 0 Canada Toronto Arrows
Kyle Baillie Flanker (1991-04-07) 7 April 1991 (age 30) 18 United States New Orleans Gold
Dustin Dobravsky Flanker (1991-11-21) 21 November 1991 (age 30) 6 Canada BC Bears
Matt Heaton Flanker (1992-02-09) 9 February 1992 (age 29) 18 United States Rugby ATL
Lucas Rumball Flanker (1995-08-02) 2 August 1995 (age 26) 22 Canada Toronto Arrows
Luke Campbell Number 8 (1992-02-10) 10 February 1992 (age 29) 6 Canada BC Bears
Phil Mack Scrum-half (1985-09-18) 18 September 1985 (age 36) 51 United States Seattle Seawolves
Gordon McRorie Scrum-half (1988-05-12) 12 May 1988 (age 33) 34 Canada Prairie Wolf Pack
Pat Parfrey Fly-half (1991-11-01) 1 November 1991 (age 30) 24 Canada Toronto Arrows
Brock Webster Fly-half (2000-08-21) 21 August 2000 (age 21) 0 Canada
Nick Blevins Centre (1988-11-11) 11 November 1988 (age 33) 52 Canada Prairie Wolf Pack
Giuseppe du Toit Centre (1995-07-29) 29 July 1995 (age 26) 12 Canada Toronto Arrows
Doug Fraser Centre (1992-08-05) 5 August 1992 (age 29) 3 United States Old Glory DC
Kainoa Lloyd Wing (1994-05-21) 21 May 1994 (age 27) 6 Canada Toronto Arrows
Wing (1992-07-29) 29 July 1992 (age 29) 0 Canada BC Bears
Wing (1989-01-17) 17 January 1989 (age 33) 4 Canada Atlantic Rock
Theo Sauder Fullback (1996-04-02) 2 April 1996 (age 25) 2 Canada BC Bears
Brock Staller Fullback (1992-03-24) 24 March 1992 (age 29) 15 United States Seattle Seawolves

References[]

  1. ^ Shelvin Singh (27 January 2015). "Fiji to host rugby's revamped 'Pacific Challenge'". Mai Life. Archived from the original on 28 January 2015. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  2. ^ "Canada "A" roster announced for APC".

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