Canada U20 look to bounce back against Uruguay on Saturday
Dr. Pat Parfrey
Rugby 15s U20 Men
BUCHAREST, ROMANIA – The Canada U-20 team to play Uruguay U-20 at the Junior World Rugby Trophy in Bucharest on September 1 was released by Jeff Williams, Head Coach
It has two changes from the team that narrowly lost to Portugal in game one: Owain Ruttan starts at blind-side flanker instead of Peter Ingoldsby and Josiah Morra is preferred instead of Jack McCarthy on the right wing.
This is a critical game for Canada as a loss will preclude a high ranking in the tournament. Practice has emphasized body position/ball placement in the ruck, precision of starter plays, and defensive structure because these were deemed to be poor in the game versus Portugal.
Will Percillier was wronged by this correspondent in the report of the Portugal game, as his kicking success was an excellent 7 from 9 kicks, rather than the reported 7 from 10.
Kick off on Saturday is 6am ET/3am PT and can be seen LIVE at www.facebook.com/worldrugby/
Canada U20 Team to face Uruguay:
1. Gavin Kratz – UVIC Vikes (Victoria, BC)
2. Jack McRogers – McMaster University (Toronto, ON)
3. Tyler Rowland – UBC Thunderbirds (Toronto, ON)
4. Reid Davis – Bayside RFC (Surrey, BC)
5. Quentin James – Perpignan (Vancouver, BC)
6. Owain Ruttan – UBC Thunderbirds (Toronto, ON)
7. James O’Neill – Captain,UVIC Vikes (Cochrane, AB)
8. Michael Smith – UBC Thunderbirds (Surrey, BC)
9. Will Percillier – UBC Thunderbirds (Victoria, BC)
10. Campbell Clarke – Swilers RFC (St. John’s, NL)
11. Josiah Morra – Toronto Saracens (Toronto, ON)
12. Kevin Vertkas – UBC Thunderbirds (Toronto, ON)
13. Seth Purdey – UCal at Berkeley (Shawnigan Lake, BC)
14. Elias Ergas – UBC Thunderbirds (Vancouver, BC)
15. Brennig Prevost – UVIC Vikes (Victoria, BC)
16. Tyler Rockwell – James Bay AA (Calgary, AB)
17. Emerson Prior – Trent University (Toronto, ON)
18. Guershom Mukendi – Stoney Creek RFC (Mississauga, ON)
19. Jackson Matthews – UVIC Vikes (Montreal, QC)
20. Peter Ingoldsby – Exmouth RFC (England)
21. Brandon Schellenberger – Castaway Wanderers (Victoria, BC)
22. Lachlan Kratz – Castaway Wanderers (Victoria, BC)
23. Jack McCarthy – Vandals RFC (St, John’s, NL)
24. Tyler Duguid – Nor’Westers (Edmonton, AB)
25. Mitchell Wainman – (Banff, AB)
26. Gabriel Casey – Bytown Blues (Ottawa, ON)
Canada’s schedule:
August 28 - Canada 29 - 31 Portugal
September 1 - Canada vs. Uruguay
September 5 - Canada vs Fiji
September 9 - Canada vs. TBC
Management:
Gethin Watts – Program Leader
Jeff Williams – Head Coach
Adam Roberts – assistant coach
Pat Parfrey – Manager
Kiyomi Thompson – Physiotherapist
Mylan Clairmont – Strength and Conditioning Coach
Derek Pue – Video Analyst
Shannon Houston – Doctor
U20 Support Group:
Karl Fix – Saskatchewan(Chair)
Andrew Purdey – BC
Mike Holmes – BC
David Robertson – BC
Bill Webb – Ontario
Pat Parfrey – Newfoundland
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