Canada’s U20 Women’s Rugby Team to play England, Wales and the USA this July

Wednesday June 12, 2024 (Langford, BC) – Canada’s U20 Women’s Rugby Team will play England, Wales and the USA this July in Cardiff for the first ever Women’s U20 Transatlantic Quad Series, with 30 players named to a roster led by Head Coach Dean Murten.

An expanded squad of 32 players will train in Smiths Falls, Ontario from July 3 to 9 prior to the selected squad of 30 players travelling to Wales. Canada will open against the United States on July 14 at 9:30am PT / 12:30pm ET at Cardiff Metropolitan University before meeting England on July 19 at 9:30am PT / 12:30pm ET and hosts Wales on July 24 at 11:30am PT / 2:30pm ET, both at Cardiff Arms Park.

“We are greatly looking forward to working with this group of players as they continue their development along the high performance pathway,” said Murten. “Last summer the U20 women’s program officially relaunched with two valuable test matches against the USA and Wales, and we are confident that our programming this summer will once again provide an elite training and competition experience and challenge our players as they continue their development both on and off the pitch. These players have put in a great amount of work with their club and university teams, and will now get to transfer their skills to an international setting.”

Selection of the squad was informed by player identification conducted the U19 Canadian Rugby Championships, nominations through U SPORT, and previous involvement along the high performance pathway.

Six players return from Canada’s 2023 U20 Women’s Rugby Team that took on the USA and Wales in Ottawa alongside the 2023 Pacific Four Series. The roster also features eight players from Canada’s silver medal Trinbago 2023 Commonwealth Youth Games U18 women’s sevens squad.

Tattyannah Jackson was also recently announced to the Women’s Canada Selects squad that plays two matches against Spain in June. Adia Pye is representing Canada in June ahead of joining the U20 squad as well, playing in the FISU World University Championship Rugby Sevens.

Further information on how to follow Canada’s U20 Women’s Rugby Team will be announced shortly.

CANADA’S U20 WOMEN’S RUGBY TEAM WALES TOUR SQUAD

Forwards
Anya Prokopich (Surrey, BC) – Vancouver Thunderbirds / University of British Columbia
Camille Arvin-Bérod (Saint-Denis-Sur-Richelieu, QC) - Montreal Irish / Laval University / Lons Section Paloise
Emma Grootendorst (Comox Valley, BC) – Westshore RFC / University of Victoria
Emily Findlay (Regina, SK) – Westshore RFC / University of Victoria
Emily Lenhardt (Campbellville, ON) – Guelph Gryphons
Jayne Armatage (Waterloo, ON) – Guelph Redcoats / Queen’s University
Jesse Knaggs (Victoria, BC) - Castaway Wanderers / University of British Columbia
Jordan Schneppenheim (Keswick, ON) – Aurora Barbarians / Queen’s University
Kayah Adamuszewski (Guelph, ON) – Guelph Redcoats / University of Guelph
Kiki Idowu (Toronto, ON) – Toronto Scottish / University of British Columbia
Maddy Thran (Courtenay, BC) – Comox Valley Rapids / University of British Columbia
Madeline Di Girolamo (Vaughan, ON) – University of Guelph
Maia Swemmer (Uxbridge, ON) - Aurora Barbarians / Brock University
Piper Walsh (Luskville, QC) – SABRFC / University of Victoria
Riley Authier (Châteauguay, QC) – Rugby Châteauguay / Vanier College
Sarah (Jiggy) Schonfeld (Ottawa, ON) – Bytown Blues / Kingston Panthers / Queen’s University
Sierra Hasse (Saint-Lazare, QC) – SABRFC
Tattyannah Jackson (Newmarket, ON) – Aurora Barbarians / Queen’s University

Backs
Adia Pye (Victoria, BC) – Castaway Wanderers / University of British Columbia
Ava Ference (Shawnigan Lake, BC) – Harvard University
Ava Van Santen (Langley, BC) - Burnaby Lake RFC/Trinity Western University
Ella Blyth (Oshawa, ON) – Ottawa Banshees / University of Ottawa
Elle Douglas (Saskatoon, SK) – Kirin RFC / University of Victoria
Kayleigh Noel (Beaumont, AB) – Strathcona Druids / University of Lethbridge
Lana Dueck (Abbotsford, BC) – Abbotsford Rugby Club / University of British Columbia
Nayka Goudreau (Saint-Prosper-de-Dorchester, QC) – Club de Rugby de Québec / Campus Notre-Dame-de-Foy
Rachel Cullum (Ottawa, ON) – Ottawa / Queen’s University
Ria Johnston (Charlottetown, PEI) – CRFC / University of PEI
Olivia Newsome (Calgary, AB) – Lanark Highlanders / Calgary Saints / University of Victoria
Sarah MacPherson (Hong Kong) – Kowloon Women’s Premiership/ University of British Columbia

Non-Travelling Reserves
Addy Holmes (Waterloo, ON) – Guelph RFC / University of Guelph
Brooke Rempel (Ariss, ON) – Brantford Harlequins / Brock University
Grace Jacklyn (Brantford, ON) - Brantford Harlequins / University of Guelph
Halle Woodcock (Trenton, ON) - Belleville Bulldogs / Guelph Redcoats / University of Guelph
Kennedi Stevenson (Toronto, ON) – Niagra Rugby Union (NRU)
Paige MacLean (Summerside, PEI) – CRFC / University of PEI
Sarah Hardy (Cole Harbour, NS) – Valley Rugby Union / Queen’s University

Staff
Dean Murten – Head Coach
Darcy Patterson – Manager / Assistant Coach
Colette McAuley – Assistant Coach
Carolyn McEwen – Assistant Coach
Glen Sharpe – Assistant Coach
Jenn Russell – Assistant Coach
Jessical Algie – Medical
Blake Barry – Medical