Canada’s Senior Women’s 15s roster confirmed for opening Pacific Four Series fixture against the USA

June 3, 2022 (Tauranga, New Zealand) – Canada’s Senior Women’s 15s roster has been named ahead of the team’s opening Pacific Four Series fixture against the USA.

Head Coach Kevin Rouet’s side’s clash with the 7th-ranked Americans will take place at Tauranga Domain in Tauranga, New Zealand at 12:15 p.m. local time on Monday, June 6 (8:15 p.m. Eastern / 5:15 p.m. Pacific on Sunday, June 5).

The Pacific Four Series will mark Rouet’s first matches in charge of the Senior Women’s 15s, following his recent appointment as Head Coach, and a chance to provide opportunities to young, up-and-coming players as he continues to assess his squad ahead of the Rugby World Cup. With that, Sophie De Goede will be making her first appearance as captain for the Canadian side.

“We are all very much looking forward to kicking off our competition calendar as part of the Journey to the Rugby World Cup at the Pacific Four Series,” said Rouet. “We have been focused on redefining our systems and the upcoming test versus the USA will be our first opportunity to set that in motion.”

Having been assembled in New Zealand for the past week, the team has had critical preparation time together, something that cannot but understated for the decentralized program.

Rouet added: “We have enjoyed a very good first week of practice and now we are looking forward to competing in our first match against our North American neighbours.”

The Senior Women’s 15s, whose official team partner is NFP, will compete in three matches in total at the Pacific Four Series. They will follow their game against the USA with a clash against New Zealand on Sunday June 12 before meeting Australia on Saturday June 18 local time.

WHERE TO WATCH
Fans can watch a live stream of Canada’s match against the USA on the World Rugby website. Click here to access the page on which the live stream will be hosted.

CANADA’S SENIOR WOMEN’S 15s MATCH DAY ROSTER vs USA
Brittany Kassil (Guelph, ON) - Guelph Redcoats
Veronica Harrigan (Lucan, ON) - Brantford Harlequins
Olivia DeMerchant (Mapledale, NB) - Halifax Tars RFC
Tyson Beukeboom (Uxbridge, ON) - Cowichan RFC
Courtney Holtkamp (Rimbey, AB) - Red Deer Titans/Loughborough Lightning
Pamphinette Buisa (Gatineau, QC) - Ottawa Irish
Sara Svoboda (Belleville, ON) - Brantford Harlequins/Belleville Bulldogs/Loughborough Lightning
Sophie de Goede (Victoria, BC) - Castaway Wanderers RFC
Brianna Miller (Pointe-Claire, QC) - Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue RFC
Taylor Perry (Oakville, ON) - Oakville Crusaders
Paige Farries (Red Deer, AB) - Westshore RFC/Worcester Warriors
Alexandra Tessier (Sainte-Clotilde-de-Horton, QC) - Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue RFC
Sara Kaljuvee (Ajax, ON) - Toronto Scottish
Sabrina Poulin (St-Georges, QC) TMRRFC/Stade Rennais
Elissa Alarie (Trois-Rivières, QC) - Westshore RFC/SABRFC/Braves de TR

FINISHERS
Laura Russell (Bolton, ON) - Cowichan RFC/Toronto Nomads
Mikiela Nelson (North Vancouver, BC) - UBC Rugby/Capilano Rugby
Maya Montiel (Dieppe, NB) – University of Ottawa
Abby Duguid (Edmonton, AB) - University of Lethbridge/Loughborough Lightning
Emma Taylor (Scotsburn, NS) - HRFC / London Saracens
Anaїs Holly (Montréal, QC) - Town of Mont-Royal R.F.C.
Maddy Grant (Cornwall, ON) – University of Ottawa
Renee Gonzalez (Toronto, ON) - Westshore RFC

About Rugby Canada
Rugby Canada is the national governing body of the sport of Rugby Union in Canada. They administer and operate Men’s and Women’s Senior and Junior National programs in both rugby 15s and 7s, as well as govern the Club and community game for more than 30,000 registered participants from coast to coast in conjunction with ten Provincial Union members.

Rugby Canada is headquartered at the Al Charron National Training Centre in Langford, BC, residing on the unceded territories of the Coast Salish and Lekwungen/Songhees peoples, with staff also working from Vancouver, Toronto and Ottawa. Rugby Canada business operations, programs and events are delivered nationwide, including the internationally recognized HSBC Canada Sevens annual tournaments.

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