Roster set for South American Rugby Sevens

In the line up for Canada will be Joshia Morra, Cole Davis, Cooper Coats, and Jake Thiel who all have HSBC World Series Sevens experience. Davis also has six caps for Canada's 15s team.

The team will first play in Punta Del Este, Uruguay on January 5th/6th before travelling to Vina Del Mar, Chile for the second leg on January 12th/13th.

Competing in the South America Sevens are six South American nations along with USA, South Africa, Germany, Portugal, and Russia. Excluding Argentina, the South American countries will be competing for a possible birth in the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series to play in the 2019 Hong Kong, Las Vegas and Vancouver sevens tournaments.

The tournament will be broadcast on ESPN3 for American audiences. Stayed tuned for more information on Canadian viewing. 

Maple Leaf’s Roster for South America:

1. Quinn Ngawati – Westshore/BC
2. Elias Ergas – Bytown Blues/ON
3. David Richard – Mississauga Blues/ON
4. Brock Webster – Oshawa Vikings/ON
5. Cooper Coats – Halifax Tars/NS
6. Avery Oitomen – Oakville Crusaders/ON
7. Jack McCarthy – Vandalls RFC/NFLD
8. Josiah Morra – Toronto Saracens/ON
9. Jacob Thiel – Abbotsford RFC/BC
10. Cole Davis – Calgary Saints/AB
11. Jarvis Dashkewytch – UVIC/BC
12. Mitch Voralek – Waterloo County/ON
13. Andrew Coe – Markham Irish/ON

Maple Leaf’s Staff:

Nigel D’Acre – Coach

Khalil Ajram – Manager

Andrew McMillan - Medical

South America 7's Schedule- Uruguay Jan 6, 2019: 

Canada vs. Colombia- 12:31pm PT/ 3:31pm ET

Canada vs. Ireland- 2:43pm PT/ 5:43pm ET

Canada vs. Argentina- 4:55pm PT/ 7:55pm ET

South America 7's Schedule- Chile: 

TBD