ASM Clermont Auvergne knock off Canada Selects in Issoire

PEI’s Kyle Baillie got the game’s scoring underway with a brilliant score after poaching the ball in the lineout and finishing it off in the left corner. Guiseppe du Toit would add three points off the boot, but the rest of the first half belonged to the hosts as they scored six tries through Raka (x2), Tao, Tuicuvu, Naqalevu & Ezeala to take a 40-8 advantage into the break.
 
The second half swayed into Canada’s favour with a scoreless opening 10 minutes, most of which Canada was held inside its own 22m line.
 
Cole Davis showed his pace off a spilled ball on a turnover to set up Canada’s second try for Lucas Rumball, who fended off one tackler to dive over the line. Despite the score, the home side added two more converted tries in the final 40 to win 54-15.
 
Canada’s men’s team will now return to Calgary for the third and fourth rounds of the 2018 Senior Men’s Canadian Rugby Championships August 23-26.
 
With all eyes on November’s Rugby World Cup 2019 repechage tournament in France, these games are crucial for giving Canada’s top domestic-based athletes high quality game time.
 
Canada Selects Roster to face ASM Clermont Auvergne:
 
1. Hubert Buydens – NOLA Gold/Prairie Wolf Pack (Saskatoon, SK)
2. Ray Barkwill – Seattle Seawolves/Ontario Blues (Niagara Falls, ON)
3. Cole Keith – James Bay AA/Atlantic Rock (Sussex, NB)
4. Mike Sheppard – Stoney Creek Camels/Ontario Blues (Brampton, ON)
5. Paul Ciulini – Aurora Barbarians/Ontario Blues (Vaughan, ON)
6. Kyle Baillie – Unattached/Atlantic Rock (Summerside, PEI)
7. Matt Heaton – Darlington Mowden Park/Atlantic Rock (Godmanchester, QC)
8. Luke Campbell – James Bay AA/BC Bears (Victoria, BC)
9. Phil Mack – Seattle Seawolves/BC Bears (Victoria, BC)
10. Pat Parfrey – Swilers RFC/Atlantic Rock (St. John’s, NL)
11. Ben LeSage – UBC Thunderbirds/Prairie Wolf Pack (Calgary, AB)
12. Guiseppe du Toit – UVIC Vikes/BC Bears (Maple Ridge, BC)
13. Doug Fraser – Castaway Wanderers/BC Bears (Ladysmith, BC)
14. Kainoa Lloyd – Mississauga Blues/Ontario Blues (Mississauga, ON)
15. Robbie Povey – Castaway Wanderers/Prairie Wolf Pack (Northampton, England)
16. Benoit Piffero – Blagnac Sporting Club/Atlantic Rock (Montreal, QC)
17. Djustice Sears-Duru – Unattached/Ontario Blues (Oakville, ON)
18. Ryan Kotlewski – Westshore RFC/Prairie Wolf Pack (Calgary, AB)
19. Adrian Wadden – Leeds Becket University/Ontario Blues (Mississauga, ON)
20. Lucas Rumball – Balmy Beach RFC/Ontario Blues (Scarborough, ON)
9. Jorden Sandover-Best – UBC Old Boys/BC Bears (Abbotsford, BC) 
22. Mike Nieuwenhuysen – James Bay AA/BC Bears (Brampton, ON)
23.Theo Sauder – UBC Thunderbirds/BC Bears (Vancouver, BC)
1. Noah Barker – James Bay AA/BC Bears (Courtenay, BC)
2. Eric Howard – New Orleans Gold/Ontario Blues (Ottawa, ON)
6. Dustin Dobravsky – Castaway Wanderers/BC Bears (Hanover, Germany)
XX. Grant Crowell – Prairie Wolf Pack (Calgary, AB)
15. Aidan McMullan – UVIC/Atlantic Rock (Dollard-des-Ormeaux, QC)
23. Josh Thiel – Abbotsford RFC/BC Bears (Abbotsford, BC)
21. Andrew Ferguson – Oakville Crusaders/Ontario Blues (Mississauga, ON)
11. Cole Davis – Calgary Saints/Prairie Wolf Pack (Calgary, AB)

Le XV de départ :
1. Falgoux
2. Kayser 
3. Zirakashvili
4. Timani 
5. Vahaamahina
6. Iturria 
8. Lee 
7. Yato
9. Laidlaw 
10. Lopez
11. Raka 
12. Naqalevu 
13. Toeava 
14. Ezeala
15. Tuicuvu
Remplaçants: Falatea, Kakabadze, Uhila, Ulugia, Beheregaray, Fischer, Van der Merwe, Van Tonder, Ruaud, Chouly ; Hutteau, Cassang, Fernandez, Fofana, Betham.

Canada Selects Tour:
 
August 11th
Canada Selects 17 - 47 Castres

August 17th
Canada Selects 15 - 54 ASM Clermont

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