Jones names team for final home Rugby World Cup send-off match
Rugby 15s Senior Men
VANCOUVER, BC (September 5, 2019) - Head coach Kingsley Jones has named his 23-man squad that will take the pitch this Saturday against the USA Eagles in Canada's final Rugby World Cup send-off at BC Place.
"Playing the USA, there's no extra motivation needed," said Jones. "It's been a tough bit of work preparing for the Rugby World Cup throughout the last few weeks and we're looking forward to this test. It’s a good opportunity to get a scalp under our belt and take a good performance into the World Cup."
Canada's Roster:
Hubert Buydens, Saskatoon, SK- New Orleans Gold
Eric Howard, Ottawa, ON- New Orleans Gold
Matthew Tierney, Oakville, ON- Castres Olympiques
Evan Olmstead, Vancouver, BC- Unattached
Kyle Baillie, Summerside, PEI- New Orleans Gold
Justin Blanchet, Montreal, QC- Unattached
Lucas Rumball, Scarborough, ON- Toronto Arrows
Tyler Ardron, Lakefield, ON- Chiefs 'C'
Gordon McRorie, Calgary, AB- Calgary Hornets
Peter Nelson- Dungannon, UK, Unattached
DTH van der Merwe, Regina, SK- Glasgow Warriors
Ciaran Hearn, Conception Bay South, NL- Unattached
Ben LeSage, Calgary, AB- Calgary Canucks
Jeff Hassler, Okotoks, AB- Seattle Seawolves
Patrick Parfrey, St. John's, NL- Toronto Arrows
Andrew Quattrin, Holland Landing, ON- Toronto Arrows
Djustice Sears-Duru, Oakville, ON- Seattle Seawolves
Jake Ilnicki, Williams Lake, BC- Seattle Seawolves
Mike Sheppard, Brampton, ON- Toronto Arrows
Matt Heaton, Godmanchester, QC- Darlington Mowden Park
Jamie Mackenzie, Oakville, ON- Toronto Arrows
Shane O'Leary, Cambellton, NB- Nottingham Rugby
Nick Blevins, Calgary, AB- Calgary Hornets
Kickoff is at 10pm ET/ 7pm PT on September 7th with tickets still available at ticketmaster.ca. Fans can watch the match LIVE on TSN1, TSN4, tsn.ca, and the TSN app.
Rugby World Cup:
Canada vs. Italy
September 26
Fukuoka Hakatanomori Stadium
Fukuoka, Japan
Kick-off: 16:45pm local time (2:45am ET/*11:45pm PT on Sep. 25)
Broadcast: TBC
Canada vs. New Zealand
October 2
Oita Stadium
Oita, Japan
Kick-off: 19:15pm local time (5:15am ET/2:15am PT)
Broadcast: TBC
Canada vs. South Africa
October 8
Kobe Misaki
Kobe, Japan
Kick-off: 19:15pm local time (5:15am ET/2:15am PT)
Broadcast: TBC
Canada vs. Namibia
October 13
Kamaishi Recovery Memorial Stadium
Kamaishi, Japan
Kick-off: 16:45pm local time (2:45am ET/*11:45pm PT on Oct. 12)
Broadcast: TBC
Note: A broadcast deal is being finalized by World Rugby for the Canadian coverage of the 2019 Rugby World Cup and more information will be released once completed.