Injury Update: Lucie Romeo and Alex Russell join Pan American Games rosters

27/10/2023

Rugby 7s Senior Women, Rugby 7s Senior Men

Lucie Romeo and Alex Russell have been added to Canada’s Santiago 2023 Pan American Games rosters following injury to Julia Greenshields and Brock Webster.

A Maple Leaf Academy player and RBC Training Ground athlete, Romeo competed with Canada’s U20 Women’s Rugby Team in Ottawa this past July. Set to make her international sevens debut in Chile, Romeo was one of 16 players who travelled to France in May for a prolonged training camp ahead of the 2023 HSBC France Sevens.

Russell, a Pacific Pride graduate and McGill University alumnus, first represented Canada in 2021 at Vancouver Sevens, and most recently competed at the Paris 2024 Olympic qualification event in Langford in August. Russell played a key role in Canada’s 2024 Series Play-off win in May, scoring with a minute remaining to help Canada secure a win over Kenya in the final.

The rugby sevens competition at the Santiago 2023 Pan American Games kicks off on November 3 at Estadio Municipal de La Pintana in Chile. More information on the Pan American Games, including the full schedule, can be found here.

Canada’s Women’s Sevens Team
1. Olivia De Couvreur (Ottawa, Ont.) - Ottawa Irish
2. Alysha Corrigan (Charlottetown, P.E.I.) - CRFC
3. Caroline Crossley (Victoria, B.C.) - Castaways Wanderers
4. Breanne Nicholas (Blenheim, Ont.) - Kent Havoc RFC
5. Lucie Romeo (Abbotsford, B.C.) - Abbotsford RFC / University of Victoria
6. Charity Williams (Toronto, Ont.) - Markham Irish
7. Chloe Daniels (Sutton, Ont.) - Aurora Barbarians / Queen’s University
8. Shalaya Valenzuela (Abbotsford, B.C.) - Abbotsford RFC
9. Carissa Norsten (Waldheim, Sask.) - Kirin RFC / University of Victoria
10. Eden Kilgour (Barrie, Ont.) - Aurora Barbarians
11. Piper Logan (Calgary, Alta.) - Calgary Hornets / University of British Columbia
12. Asia Hogan-Rochester (Toronto, Ont.) - Toronto Nomads RFC

Canada’s Men’s Sevens Team
1. Elias Ergas (Vancouver, B.C.) - University of British Columbia
2. Jake Thiel (Victoria, B.C.) - James Bay AA
3. Kal Sager (Peterborough, Ont.) - Peterborough Pagans / Trent University
4. Phil Berna (Vancouver, B.C.) - Vancouver Rowing Club
5. Ethan Hager (Brantford, Ont.) - Brantford Harlequins Rugby Club
6. Elias Hancock (Ottawa, Ont.) - Bytown Blues
7. Thomas Isherwood (Okotoks, Alta.) - Foothills Lions RFC
8. Alex Russell (Chichester, ENG) - McGill University
9. Jack Carson (Victoria, B.C.) - University of British Columbia
10. Lockie Kratz (Victoria, B.C.) - Castaway Wanderers / NOLA Gold
11. Matt Percillier (Victoria, B.C.) - University of British Columbia
12. David Richard (Milton, Ont.) - Mississauga Blues RFC

WHERE TO WATCH

CBC Sports is Canada’s home for the 2023 Pan American Games. Extensive coverage can be viewed on CBC Sports’ platforms, including up to four daily streaming feeds available on cbcsports.ca, CBC Gem and the CBC Sports app for iOS and Android. Highlights will be available on the CBC’s YouTube channel, on cbcsports.ca, and the CBC Sports app.

The Pan Am Sports Channel will also be available for free in Canada throughout the event, offering additional live feeds of sports coverage.

CANADIAN MATCH OFFICIALS

Kristine Lovatt and Moe Chaudhry have been selected to referee at the Pan American Games. Lovatt earned her first international appointment this summer as an assistant referee at the Pacific Four Series prior to officiating at Rugby Americas North Sevens in Langford. Chaudhry officiated on the 2023 World Rugby Sevens Series and at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, and has experience refereeing international test matches and in the MLR.

SCHEDULE

Friday November 3

Canada (W) vs Chile
7:15am PT / 10:15am ET / 11:15am local time

Canada (M) vs Brazil
8:05am PT / 11:05am ET / 12:05pm local time

Canada (W) vs Mexico
11:50am PT / 2:50pm ET / 3:50pm local time

Canada (M) vs Mexico
1:05pm PT / 4:05pm ET / 5:05pm local time

Canada (W) vs Brazil
3:10pm PT / 6:10pm ET / 7:10pm local time

Canada (M) vs USA
4:00pm PT / 7:00pm ET / 8:00pm local time

Saturday November 4

5th place semi-finals (W/M)
Start at 6:00am PT / 9:00am ET / 10:00am local time

Semi-finals (W/M)
Start at 7:40am PT / 10:40am ET / 11:40am local time

5th and 7th place finals (W/M)
Start at 11:00am PT / 2:00pm ET / 3:00pm local time