Canada Selects drop opening game of France Tour
Bryan Kelly
Rugby 15s Senior Men
Canada Selects dropped their opening game of their tour to France 47-17 to reigning Top 14 Champions Castres on Saturday afternoon
Canada's tries were scored by Phil Mack & Theo Sauder, while Guiseppe Du Toit added seven points through two conversions and one penalty.
Next up, Coach Kingsley Jones' outfit will close out the tour against ASM Clermont on August 17.
Canada Selects Roster to face Castres:
1. Djustice Sears-Duru – Unattached/Ontario Blues (Oakville, ON)
2. Ray Barkwill – Seattle Seawolves/Ontario Blues (Niagara Falls, ON)
3. Ryan Kotlewski – Westshore RFC/Prairie Wolf Pack (Calgary, AB)
4. Mike Sheppard – Stoney Creek Camels/Ontario Blues (Brampton, ON)
5. Paul Ciulini – Aurora Barbarians/Ontario Blues (Vaughan, ON)
6. Lucas Rumball – Balmy Beach RFC/Ontario Blues (Scarborough, ON)
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. Cole Davis – Calgary Saints/Prairie Wolf Pack (Calgary, AB)
12. Guiseppe du Toit – UVIC Vikes/BC Bears (Maple Ridge, BC)
13. Ben LeSage – UBC Thunderbirds/Prairie Wolf Pack (Calgary, AB)
14. Kainoa Lloyd – Mississauga Blues/Ontario Blues (Mississauga, ON)
15.Theo Sauder – UBC Thunderbirds/BC Bears (Vancouver, BC)
16.Eric Howard – New Orleans Gold/Ontario Blues (Ottawa, ON)
17. Noah Barker – James Bay AA/BC Bears (Courtenay, BC)
18. Cole Keith – James Bay AA/Atlantic Rock (Sussex, NB)
19. Adrian Wadden – Leeds Becket University/Ontario Blues (Mississauga, ON)
20. Grant Crowell – Prairie Wolf Pack (Calgary, AB)
9. Jorden Sandover-Best – UBC Old Boys/BC Bears (Abbotsford, BC)
22. Robbie Povey – Castaway Wanderers/Prairie Wolf Pack (Northampton, England)
23. Mike Nieuwenhuysen – James Bay AA/BC Bears (Brampton, ON)
XX.Josh Thiel – Abbotsford RFC/BC Bears (Abbotsford, BC)
15. Aidan McMullan – UVIC/Atlantic Rock (Dollard-des-Ormeaux, QC)
21. Andrew Ferguson – Oakville Crusaders/Ontario Blues (Mississauga, ON)
1. Hubert Buydens – NOLA Gold/Prairie Wolf Pack (Saskatoon, SK)
13. Doug Fraser – Castaway Wanderers/BC Bears (Ladysmith, BC)
Canada Selects Tour:
August 11th
Canada Selects 17 - 47 Castres
August 17th
Canada Selects vs. ASM Clermont
Issoire, France
8pm local time
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