Jones names his team to face New Zealand in game two of the Rugby World Cup 2019

Canada brought in two injury replacements as a result from last Thursday's match against Italy and will see the addition of veteran players Evan Olmstead, Conor Trainor, Taylor Paris, and Phil Mack back in the game day 23. 

“We welcome back Evan Olmstead back in the second row, he brings a lot of experience for us," said Jones. "In the centres, some changes there due to injuries of course but Conor Trainor—very experienced, very good player-- gets his opportunity at outside centre. He scored two tries against New Zealand back in 2011 so he’s really excited to go."

Canada are coming off a loss against Italy in their first game of the tournament but are excited at the opportunity ahead to test themselves against the three-time RWC champions.

“We have a tremendous amount of respect for New Zealand," said Jones. "We can’t wait to fire against them and see how we come out in comparison to some of the best players in the world. We have to be tight with our game.

We don’t want to be too loose but we also want to go in and have a crack. We’ve got some tries in us so we’re not afraid to have a go but of course we’ve got to play in the right areas," added Jones.

We believe we’ve got a game that can cause New Zealand some concern.”

Canada's Roster:

1.      Djustice Sears-Duru (Oakville, ON)                               Seattle Seawolves

2.       Eric Howard            (Ottawa, ON)                                 New Orleans Gold

3.       Cole Keith                (Sussex, NB)                                   Toronto Arrows

4.      Evan Olmstead       (Vancouver, BC)                             Unattached

5.       Conor Keys              (Stittsville, ON)                            Unattached

6.      Matt Heaton            (Godmanchester, QC)                  Rugby ATL

7.       Lucas Rumball        (Scarborough, ON)                        Toronto Arrows

8.      Tyler Ardron            (Lakefield, ON)                                Chiefs                      'C'

9.      Gordon McRorie     (Calgary, AB)                                  Calgary Hornets

10.   Peter Nelson            (Dungannon, UK)                          Unattached

11.   DTH van der Merwe (Regina, SK)                                  Glasgow Warriors

12.   Ciaran Hearn             (Conception Bay South, NL)      Unattached

13.   Conor Trainor          (Vancouver, BC)                             USON Nevers

14.   Jeff Hassler               (Okotoks, AB)                                Seattle Seawolves

15.   Patrick Parfrey         (St. John's, NL)                               Toronto Arrows

16.  Andrew Quattrin     (Holland Landing, ON)                  Toronto Arrows

17.   Hubert Buydens      (Saskatoon, SK)                             Unattached

18.   Jake Ilnicki                 (Williams Lake, BC)                      Seattle Seawolves

19.  Mike Sheppard       (Brampton, ON)                               Toronto Arrows

20.   Josh Larsen             (Parksville, BC)                               New England Free Jacks

21.   Phil Mack                 (Victoria, BC)                                  Seattle Seawolves

22.   Taylor Paris              (Barrie, ON)                                    Castres Olympiques

23.   Andrew Coe               (Markham, ON)                           Markham Irish

Canada’s Rugby World Cup 2019 Schedule:

Canada 7-48 Italy

WEDNESDAY 02 OCTOBER
03:15 PT/ 06:15 ET/ 19:15 LOCAL TIME
CANADA v NEW ZEALAND
Broadcast: TSN1 and TSN4
Oita Stadium, Oita Prefecture

TUESDAY 08 OCTOBER
03:15 PT/ 06:15 ET /19:15 LOCAL TIME
CANADA v SOUTH AFRICA
Broadcast: TSN1, TSN3, and TSN4
Kobe Misaki Stadium, Kobe City

SUNDAY 13 OCTOBER
20:15 PT/ 23:15 ET/ 12:15 LOCAL TIME
CANADA v NAMIBIA
Broadcast: TSN
Kamaishi Recovery Memorial Stadium, Iwate Prefecture, Kamaishi