Match day roster named for Canada’s Women’s Rugby Team’s game against South Africa

Head Coach Kevin Rouet has named the match day roster for Canada’s Women’s Rugby Team’s test match against South Africa.

Canada will play South Africa on Saturday March 25 at 4:00 p.m. local time (8:00 a.m. PT / 11:00 a.m. ET) at Estadio Nacional de la Universidad Complutense de Madrid in Spain. This will be the first time that Canada’s Women’s Rugby Team has played South Africa in 10 years, having last met at the 2013 Nations Cup. Fans can stream the game for free on ferugby.tv.

Edmonton’s Fancy Bermudez will earn her first international 15s cap on Saturday. Bermudez debuted for Canada’s Women’s Sevens Team in September 2021 at the Fast Four tournament in Vancouver. She has since played in 51 HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series matches, scoring 45 points.

Cassandra Tuffnail and Mahalia Robinson could earn their first caps as well. A former University of Guelph number eight, Tuffnail now plays in the UK for Richmond Rugby as a loose-head prop. Robinson is a standout fly half from Concordia University, who led her team with 55 points in the 2022-23 season and scored all 24 of Concordia’s points in the RSEQ bronze medal match.

Next Saturday, April 1, Canada will face the USA in the first match of 2023 Pacific Four Series at 5:00pm local time (8:00 a.m. PT / 11:00 a.m. ET) in Madrid, kicking off a campaign to qualify for the top tier of the inaugural WXV global women’s international 15s competition. The roster for this game will be announced next week.

WHERE TO WATCH

Canada’s match against South Africa will be livestreamed by Spain’s rugby union at ferugby.tv. Registration is required, but access is free.

SPAIN TOUR SCHEDULE

South Africa vs. Canada – March 25, 2023 at 4:00 p.m. local time – 8:00 a.m. PT / 11:00 a.m. ET

USA vs. Canada – April 1, 2023 at 5:00 p.m. local time – 8:00 a.m. PT / 11:00 a.m. ET

CANADA’S WOMEN’S RUGBY TEAM MATCH DAY ROSTER vs SOUTH AFRICA

1.  Brittany Kassil (Guelph, ON) – Guelph Redcoats RFC
2.  Emily Tuttosi (Souris, MB) – Calgary Hornets / Exeter Chiefs
3.  DaLeaka Menin (Vulcan, AB) – Exeter Chiefs
4.  Tyson Beukeboom (Uxbridge, ON) – Cowichan RFC
5.  Courtney Holtkamp (Rimbey, AB) – Red Deer Titans Rugby
6.  Fabiola Forteza (Quebec City, QC) – Club de rugby de Québec / Stade Bordelais
7.  Sara Svoboda (Belleville, ON) – Brantford Harlequins / Belleville Bulldogs / Loughborough Lightning
8.  Sophie de Goede (Victoria, BC) – Castaway Wanderers RFC
9.  Justine Pelletier (Rivière-du-Loup, QC) – Club de rugby de Québec / Stade Bordelais
10.  Julia Schell (Uxbridge, ON) – Guelph Redcoats / Castaway Wanderers
11.  Paige Farries (Red Deer, AB) – Westshore RFC / Worcester Warriors
12.  Alexandra Tessier (Sainte-Clotilde-de-Horton, QC) – Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue RFC
13.  Fancy Bermudez (Edmonton, AB) – NorWester Athletic Association / Westshore RFC
14.  Sarah-Maude Lachance (Victoriaville, QC) – Club de rugby de Québec / Lons Section Paloise
15.  Sabrina Poulin (St-Georges, QC) – TMRRFC / Eibar Rugby Taldea

FINISHERS

16.  Gillian Boag (Calgary, AB) – Capilano RFC
17.  Maya Montiel (Dieppe, NB) – University of Ottawa / Saracens
18.  Cassandra Tuffnail (Heidelberg, ON) – Fergus Highland RFC / Richmond FC / Brunel University London
19.  Emma Taylor (Scotsburn, NS) – Halifax RFC
20.  Marie-Pier Fauteux (Sherbrooke, QC) – Club de rugby de Québec / Université Laval
21.  Laetitia Royer (Loretteville, QC) – St-Anne-de-Bellevue / ASM Romagnat
22.  Mahalia Robinson (Fulford, QC) – TMRRFC / Concordia Université
23.  Renee Gonzalez (Scarborough, ON) – Westshore RFC / University of Victoria