Roster confirmed for Canada’s Senior Women’s 15s final test match before Rugby World Cup

September 22, 2022 (Langford, BC) – Canada’s Women’s 15s will face Fiji in their final international test match prior to the start of Rugby World Cup in New Zealand in early October. This is Canada’s final stop on their ‘Journey to the Rugby World Cup,’ playing No. 21 Fiji, allowing Head Coach Kevin Rouet’s side one last opportunity to finesse their skills before World Cup Pool Play begins.

Friday’s test match will take place at HFC Bank Stadium in Suva, Fiji on Friday, September 23. Kickoff is at 6:00 p.m. local time, which is Friday 2:00 a.m. ET and Thursday, September 22 at 11:00 p.m. PT.

“This match against Fiji is our final chance to give valuable playing time to a wider squad and is imperative as our final preparation before the start of the Rugby World Cup,” commented Rouet. “We’re looking forward to seeing all the hard work put in by the players and staff come to fruition in Friday’s game, providing us with one last opportunity to refine our play before heading to the Rugby World Cup.”

If featured in Friday’s match, Tyson Beukeboom will earn her 50th cap for Canada, placing her within a small and select group of Canadian Women to reach this milestone, including current teammate Laura Russell.

Canada enters this last fixture following two victories in international test matches against Italy in Langford, BC and Wales in Halifax, NS, after three months of soft and centralized World Cup Training Camps.

WHERE TO WATCH

The local broadcast of Friday’s game against Fiji is being produced by FBC Sports and livestreamed on the Walesi App for a fee. The app can be downloaded from the Google play store or Apple store. Kickoff at 6:00 p.m. local time, Friday at 2:00 a.m. ET and Thursday, September 22 at 11:00 p.m. PT.

CANADA’S SENIOR WOMEN’S 15s MATCH DAY ROSTER vs Fiji

1. Brittany Kassil (Guelph, ON) – Guelph Redcoats
2. Emily Tuttosi (Souris, MB) – Calgary Hornets / Exeter Chiefs
3. DaLeaka Menin (Vulcan, AB) – Calgary Hornets / Exeter Chiefs
4. Courtney Holtkamp (Rimbey, AB) – Red Deer Titans
5. McKinley Hunt (King City, ON) – Aurora Barbarians / Exeter Chiefs
6. Fabiola Forteza (Quebec City, QC) – Club de rugby de Québec
7. Karen Paquin (Quebec City, QC) – Club de rugby de Québec / Les Lionnes du Stade Bordelais
8. Sophie de Goede (Victoria, BC) – Castaway Wanderers RFC
9. Brianna Miller (Pointe-Claire, QC) – Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue RFC
10. Julia Schell (Uxbridge, ON) – Guelph Redcoats / Castaway Wanderers
11. Alysha Corrigan (Charlottetown, PEI) – CRFC / Saracens
12. Sara Kaljuvee (Ajax, ON) – Toronto Scottish
13. Anaїs Holly (Montreal, QC) – Town of Mont-Royal RFC
14. Maddy Grant (Cornwall, ON) – University of Ottawa
15. Elissa Alarie (Trois-Rivieres, QC) – Westshore RFC

FINISHERS
16. Gillian Boag (Calgary, AB) – Capilano RFC
17. Mikiela Nelson (North Vancouver, BC) – UBC Rugby / Capilano Rugby
18. Alex Ellis (Ottawa, ON) – Barrhaven Scottish / Saracens
19. Tyson Beukeboom (Uxbridge, ON) – Cowichan RFC
20. Emma Taylor (Scotsburn, NS) – HRFC
21. Gabrielle Senft (Regina, SK) – Castaway Wanderers / Exeter Chiefs / Regina Rogues
22. Alexandra Tessier (Sainte-Clotilde-de-Horton, QC) – Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue RFC
23. Taylor Perry (Oakville, ON) – Oakville Crusaders

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.