Canada defeat Chile at home in convincing fashion
Bernadette Larose
Rugby 15s Senior Men
Canada secured their first win in the 2019 Americas Rugby Championship (ARC) on Friday evening in Langford, BC against Chile, winning 56-0.
Putting on a show for their home crowd fans at Westhills Stadium on a chilly February night, the squad didn’t allow a point against them in the match.
Opening up the scoring was Kyle Baillie catching the inside ball to touch down for a try. Baillie was followed up by a Kainoa Lloyd try, his first of three in the match—all scored within the first half. Ciaran Hearn was good for all conversions in the first and added a penalty to put Canada up 31-0 at the break.
Canada got off to a flying start in the second half, capitalizing off Chile’s error at kick off which lead to a try by Pat Parfey.
At the 52nd minute, winger Andrew Coe received a great ball from Gordon McRorie—who subbed into the game for Hearn—to add on another try for Canada. Coe followed that up shortly after with his second try of the match after several dominate Canadian phases.
With a McRorie penalty kick, Canada finished the game victorious 56-0.
Hearn's impressive kicking came in a milestone match, as he won his 66th cap and is now tied for third most capped player in Canadian rugby history.
With his strong second half effort, Coe was awarded HSBC Canada’s Sevens Man of the Match.
Canada has two matches left in the ARC, against Argentina XV (March 1) and USA (March 8).
Argentina XV currently lead the standings in the ARC and will travel to Langford, BC for their match next week. Tickets are still on sale and can be purchased at https://rugby.ca/en/tickets.
Canada Roster:
1. Hubert Buydens – (NOLA Gold) Saskatoon, SK
2. Eric Howard – (NOLA Gold) Ottawa, ON
3. Cole Keith – (Toronto Arrows) Sussex, NB
4. Mike Sheppard – (Toronto Arrows) Brampton, ON
5. Kyle Baillie – (NOLA Gold) Summerside, PEI
6. Justin Blanchet – (Bedford Blues) Montreal, QC
7. Lucas Rumball – Captain(Toronto Arrows) Mississauga, ON
8. Dustin Dobravsky – (Castaway Wanderers) Hanover, Germany
9. Jamie Mackenzie – (Toronto Arrows) Oakville, ON
10. Pat Parfrey – (Unattached) St. John’s, NL
11. Kainoa Lloyd – (Toronto Arrows) Mississauga, ON
12. Ciaran Hearn – (London Irish) Conception Bay South, NL
13. Nick Blevins – (Calgary Hornets) Calgary, AB
14. Andrew Coe – (Markham Irish) Toronto, ON
15. Theo Sauder – (Toronto Arrows) Vancouver, BC
16. Benoit Piffero – (Blagnac Sporting Club) Montreal, QC
17. Noah Barker – (Glendale Raptors) Courtenay, BC
18. Ryan Kotlewski – (Westshore RFC) Calgary, AB
19. Conor Keys – (Rotherham Titans) Stittsville, ON
20. Nakai Penny – (Seattle Seawolves) Penticton, BC
21. Will Percillier – (Stade Francais) Mill Bay, BC
22. Gordon McRorie – (Calgary Hornets) Calgary, AB
23. Doug Fraser – (Austin Elite) Ladysmith, BC
2019 ARC Schedule:
February 2
Canada 17 - 20 Uruguay
February 9
Canada 10 - 18 Brazil
February 22
Canada 56 - 0 Chile
Canada vs. Argentina XV
March 1
Westhills Stadium
Langford, BC
Kick-off: 10pm ET/7pm PT
Broadcast:Live on TSN 5
Canada vs. USA
March 8
Starfire Sports
Seattle, USA
Kick-off: 10pm ET/7pm PT
Broadcast:
Live on www.tsn.ca/TSNApp
Tape delay 11pm ET/8pm PT on TSN 2