Match day roster named for Canada’s Men’s Rugby Team ahead of development match against Chile

October 19, 2022 (São Paulo, Brazil) – Head Coach Kingsley Jones has named his match day roster for Friday’s non-capped match against Chile, presented by DHL.

Canada’s Men’s Rugby Team is in the city of Mogi das Cruzes in the São Paulo Metropolitan Region for their first of two games in the new Americas Rugby Trophy, a three-country development competition involving Chile, Brazil and Canada.

Canada takes on Chile, currently ranked No. 21 in the world, at Municipal Stadium Francisco Ribeiro Nogueira on Friday October 21 with kickoff scheduled for 12:00 p.m. PST/3:00 p.m. EST.

“We are all looking forward to getting back on the field to face Chile on Friday,” Jones said. “The roster we have named gives us a good balance between youth and experience while providing us a great opportunity to test some of our up-and-coming players against international competition. These matches will be crucial for our program to build depth as we get set to prepare for the next World Cup qualification period.”

Robbie Povey alongside captains Ben LeSage and Lucas Rumball will bring a veteran presence to Jones’ roster, all with experience at the international level. Kyle Baillie, who has more than 30 caps for Canada since his international debut in 2016, returns to the forward pack after missing an extended amount with an injury.

Matthew Klimchuk from Rugby Canada’s high-performance men’s development academy, the Pacific Pride, receives his first opportunity to display his skills to Jones and his staff. On the bench to start, Klimchuk will be joined by Pride graduates Callum Botchar and Emerson Prior.

Crossover athletes from Canada Men’s Sevens Team named to the match day roster include Cooper Coats – who will start the game in the number 10 jersey – David Richard, Josiah Morra, Alex Russell, Josh Thiel and Botchar.

WHERE TO WATCH

The match will be livestreamed on Rugby Canada’s YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XirCOcCjJvY

Kickoff is at 4:00 p.m. local time, Friday at 12:00 p.m. PT / 3:00 p.m. ET. 

CANADA’S SENIOR MEN’S 15s MATCH DAY ROSTER VS CHILE

1. Liam Murray (Langley, BC) – Dallas Jackals
2. Andrew Quattrin (Holland Landing, ON) – New England Free Jacks
3. Tyler Rowland (Mississauga, ON) – Toronto Arrows
4. Josh Larsen (Nanaimo, BC) – New England Free Jacks
5. Conor Keys (Stittsville, Ottawa, ON) – New England Free Jacks
6. Kyle Baillie (Summerside, PEI) – Halifax Tars
7. Lucas Rumball (Markham, ON) – Toronto Arrows
8. Corey Thomas (Broome, Australia) – LA Giltinis
9. Ross Braude (Pretoria, South Africa) – Toronto Arrows
10. Cooper Coats (Halifax, NS) – Halifax Tars / Canada Sevens
11. Josiah Morra (Toronto, Ontario) - Castaway Wanderers / Canada Sevens
12. Josh Thiel (Victoria, BC) – James Bay AA / Canada Sevens
13. Ben LeSage (Calgary, AB) – LA Giltinis
14. David Richard (Milton, ON) – Mississauga Blues RFC / Canada Sevens
15. Robert Povey (Oxford, UK) – Houston Sabercats

REPLACEMENTS

16. Lindsey Stevens (Sydney, Australia) - LA Giltinis
17. Emerson Prior (Brockville, Ontario) – Peterborough Pagans / Utah Warriors
18. Conor Young (Yamba, Australia) – New England Free Jacks
19. Callum Botchar (Vancouver, BC) – Canada Sevens
20. Matthew Klimchuk (Regina, SK) – Regina Rogues / UVIC
21. Jason Higgins (Cork, Ireland) – San Diego Legion
22. Gabriel Casey (Ottawa, ON) – Bytown Blues / UVIC
23. Alex Russell (Chichester, England) – McGill University / Canada Sevens