Over 180 players named to Rugby Canada U18 development camps
Rugby Canada’s U18 programming kicks off next week with East and West women’s and men’s development camps that will see 189 young players from across the country experience and learn from a high performance training environment.
Rugby Canada’s U18 programming kicks off next week with East and West women’s and men’s development camps that will see 189 young players from across the country experience and learn from a high performance training environment.
The U18 East camps will take place August 11 to 17, with Queen’s University hosting the women’s camp, and the University of Guelph hosting the men’s camp.
Rugby Ontario’s Jennifer Russell will lead the U18 East women’s program, joined by assistant coaches Emma DeLory (Saint Mary’s University/Rugby Nova Scotia), Curtis Lauzon (Rugby New Brunswick), Sean Dunleavy (Queen’s University) and Jeremy Cairnie (Seneca Polytechnic).
The U18 East men’s program will be led by University of Guelph and Canada U20 coach Cory Hector. Joining him as assistant coaches are Sean Medeiros (Brock University), Will Kelly (McMaster University), Ian Mcleod (Western University), Graham Stickler (University of Waterloo), Steve Commerford (Brock University), Shane Cahill (The Rugby Academy), Ewen Curry (University of Guelph) and John Lavery (Queen’s University).
The U18 West women’s camp will take place August 12 to 18 at Shawnigan Lake School, and the men’s camp from August 11 to 17 at the University of British Columbia.
Leading the U18 West women’s program is the University of Alberta’s Chelsea Ross, with Olly Winser (University of Victoria), Jake Thiel (University of British Columbia) and Jayne Isherwood (Hartpury University) joining her as assistant coaches.
The University of British Columbia’s Didier Banse will lead the U18 West men’s program, along with assistant coaches Neil Courtney (Capilano RFC), Peter Houlihan (University of Alberta), Dan Haynes (UBC Okanagan), Connor Hunter (Abbotsford RFC), Owain Cormack (University of British Columbia) and Max Abercrombie (University of British Columbia).
Players were selected based on identification through regional and provincial pathways, with Rugby Canada U18 coaches working alongside regional and provincial coaches. Identification opportunities included, but were not limited to, Provincial Regional Championships, interbranch competitions, and regional identification camps.
U18 WOMEN’S EAST CAMP
Addison Langley (New Glasgow, PEI) - PEI Abbies
Adrianna Platis (Shediac Cape, NB) - Moncton High School
Ainsley Cummings (Tottenham, ON) - Aurora Barbarians
Ainsley McDonell (Ottawa, ON) - Ottawa Irish / St. Pius X High School
Alexandra Dewar (Quinte West, ON) - Belleville Bulldogs
Alison LeBlanc (Saint John, NB) - St. Malachy’s Memorial / New Brunswick Spruce Rugby
Amber Edgerton (Uxbridge, ON) - Oshawa Vikings / Durham College
Athena Papoutsakis (Scarborough, ON) - Aurora Barbarians / Bill Crothers Secondary
Ava Johnston (Peterborough ON) - Peterborough Pagans
Avery Carruthers (Stouffville, ON) - Aurora Barbarians
Brooke Gallagher (Prince Edward County, ON) - Belleville Bulldogs / Wilfrid Laurier University
Brynn Jenkins (Peterborough, ON) - Peterborough Pagans
Clementine Le Bris (Montreal, QC) - Rugby Club Montréal
Déja Hooper-Dixon (Halifax, NS) - Halifax Tars
Delphine Champagne (Québec, QC) - Club de rugby de Québec / CNDF
Drew Spencer (Picton, ON) - Belleville Bulldogs
Ella Beltran (Ottawa, ON) - Bytown Blues / Ashbury College
Emily Hopper (Georgetown, ON) - North Halton RFC
Fiona Day (Fall River, NS) - Halifax Tars / Lockview High School
Frédérique Carrier (Québec, QC) - Saint-Jean-Eudes
Isabella Sacco (Whitby, ON) - Henry Street High School
Isabelle McGinnis (Napanee, ON) - Kingston Panthers / Napanee DSS
Jenny Bédard (Québec, QC) - Club de rugby de Québec
Juliette Cernovitch (Montreal, QC) - Dawson College
Laurence Nicole (Saint-Georges, QC) - Cégep Beauce-Appalaches
Lauren Cheng (Toronto, ON) - Aurora Barbarians
Léa Pépin (Québec, QC) - CNDF
Lily Vandenhoek (Caledon, ON) - North Halton Highlanders / Mayfield Second School
Madeline Landry (Miramichi, NB) - New Brunswick Spruce Rugby / University of PEI
Madison Martin (Winsloe, PEI) - Colonel Grey High School / PEI Abbies
Madison Gillis (Moncton, NB) - Moncton High School
Madison Minnis (Barrie, ON) - Barrie RFC
Maya Ocampo (Kingston, ON) - Kingston Panthers / Kingston Secondary School
Megan Bence (Lunenburg, NS) - Valley Rugby Union
Mia Carrier (Saint-Georges, QC) - Lumberjacks
Mya Rickerby (Grand Valley, ON) - Brantford Harlequins / CDDHS
Nell McClare (Hubbards, NS) - Halifax RFC / Citadel High School
Ornela Moyo Tchuenkam (Québec, QC) - Club de rugby de Québec
Peyton Chase (Riverview, NB) - Riverview High School
Rowan Gallagher (Halifax, NS) - Halifax Tars
Salomé Lapp (Hinchinbrooke, QC) - Beaconsfield Rugby Club / Chateauguay Valley Regional High School
Samantha Reid (River John, NS) - Pictou County Rugby
ShonDreya Smardon (Ottawa, ON) - Barrhaven Scottish RFC
Sierra Thompson (Brantford, ON) - Brantford Harlequins / St. Johns College
Sophia Gibara (Montreal, QC) - Collège Sainte-Anne / Beaconsfield Rugby Club
Stephanie Douglas (Toronto, ON) - Aurora Barbarians
Stella Feeney (Halifax, NS) - Halifax Tars
Sydney Woodcock (Trenton, ON) - Belleville Bulldogs
Tatum Lougheed (Calgary, AB) - Aurora Barbarians
Zoe Paton (Scarborough, ON) - Toronto Amazons / Toronto Scottish
STAFF
Jennifer Russell (Head Coach)
Emma DeLory (Assistant Coach)
Curtis Lauzon (Assistant Coach)
Sean Dunleavy (Assistant Coach)
Jeremy Cairnie (Assistant Coach)
Dr. Manon Bordeleau (Manager)
Terri Burns (Athletic Therapist)
Phil Moussa (Athletic Therapist)
U18 WOMEN’S WEST CAMP
Abigail Hall (Regina, SK) - Regina Rage / Sr Women’s Howlers
Abigail Stanley (Victoria, BC) - James Bay AA
Angelina Boswell (Edmonton, AB) - Leprechaun Tigers
Belle Rousseau (Hong Kong) - James Bay AA
Beth Couling (Souris, MB) - Team Manitoba
Branna Hofstetter (Calgary, AB) - Calgary Hornets
Bree Walker (Ste Rose, MB) - Team Manitoba
Caitryn Gargan (Edmonton, AB) - St. Albert Rugby Club
Ellie Brandwood (Victoria, BC) - James Bay AA
Emerson Hanrahan (Edmonton, AB) - St. Albert Rugby Club
Emilie Gatin (Regina, SK) - Regina Rage
Emilie Sinclair (Coquitlam, BC) - Langley Rugby Club
Eva Hamre (Thorsby, AB) - Leprechaun Tigers
Fiea Marsh (Salmon Arm, BC) - TORA
Gemma Ogoke (Calgary, AB) - Canucks Rugby Club
Kaia Nolan (Rouleau, SK) - Regina Ravens
Katryna Mattern (Wilcox, SK) - Regina Ravens
Kira Smed (Calgary, AB) - Canucks Rugby Club
Maggie Mycroft (Ladysmith, BC) - Cowichan Rugby Club
Maori de Jesus-Gilhula (Calgary, AB) - Calgary Irish
Mary Sieker (Hong Kong) - SG Valley RFC
Maya North (Calgary, AB) - Calgary Hornets
Megan Thompson (Dauphin, MB) - Parkland Mavericks
Mikayla Lord (Calgary, AB) - Calgary Hornets
Morgan Bull (Okotoks, AB) - Foothills Lions RFC
Mya Koleba (Coldstream, BC) - TORA
Namroz Gill (Edmonton, AB) - Leprechaun Tigers
Nina McLaren (Edmonton, AB) - Strathcona Druids
Riley Reid (Ardrossan, AB) - Strathcona Druids
Rowan McLellan (Calgary, AB) - Calgary Hornets
Sasha McKee (Coquitlam, BC) - Langley Rugby Club
Savannah Pelletier (Abbotsford, BC) - Abbotsford Rugby Club
Sophia Nolan (Comox, BC) - Comox Valley Rapids
Sophie Hayes (Victoria, BC) - Castaway Wanderers
Sydney McDonald (Lethbridge, AB) - Lethbridge Rugby Club
Sydney Tasic (Edmonton, AB) - Strathcona Druids
Sydney Wollbaum (Calgary, AB) - Calgary Hornets
Tylie Fraser (Winnipeg, MB) - Winnipeg Wasps
Yixue Wang (Coquitlam, BC) - United RFC
STAFF
Chelsea Ross (Head Coach)
Olly Winser (Assistant Coach)
Jake Thiel (Assistant Coach)
Jayne Isherwood (Assistant Coach)
Lucie Romeo (Manager)
Mike Adibe (Athletic Therapist)
Daniela Hoolaeff (Athletic Therapist)
U18 MEN’S EAST CAMP
Abel Brown (Waterloo, ON) - Waterloo County Rugby
Adam Juan Stander (Oakville, ON) - Oakville Crusaders
Adam Robinson (Kingston, ON) - Kingston Panthers RFC
Aidan Beggs (Caledon Village, ON) - Fergus Highland
Aiden Torrance (Cannington, ON) - Brock Rugby Club
Arthur Fanton (Montreal, QC) - NDG / Parc Olympique
Asumani Muzaliwa (Waterloo, ON) - Waterloo County Rugby
Bailey Singleton (Toronto, ON) - Balmy Beach RFC
Benjamin Davis (Keene, ON) - Peterborough Pagans
Benjamin Koolen (Banbury, ENG) - Banbury RUFC / Gloucester Academy
Charlie Thoms (St. John’s, NL) - Swilers RFC
Coen Quinn (Ottawa, ON) - Bytown Blues
Colson Clost (Ottawa, ON) - Barrhaven Scottish
Connor Van Horne (Dewittville, QC) - Beaconsfield RFC
Damar Murray (Waterloo, ON) - Waterloo County Rugby
Donovan Whitelaw (Mississauga, ON) - Oakville Crusaders
Eliot Marschall (Toronto, ON) - Toronto City Rugby Club
Ethan Chantler (Burlington, ON) - Burlington Rugby Club
Eric Rutledge (New Waterford, NS) - Pictou County
Finn Enticknap-Smith (Ottawa, ON) - Bytown Blues
Gabriel Ricci (Montreal, QC) - Beaconsfield RFC
Henry Boggs (Oakville, ON) - Oakville Crusaders
Henry Newhook (St. John’s, NL) - Swilers
Henry Pretsell (Dublin, IRE) - Oakville Crusaders / St. Michaels College
Isaac Misener (Guelph, ON) - Guelph Rugby Club
James Venimore (Burlington, ON) - Burlington Centaurs
Joe Kaufmann (Kingston, ON) - Kingston Panthers
Kai Williams (St Stephen, NB) - Saint John Trojans
Keagan Dalton (Poplar Hill, NS) - Pictou County Rugby Club
Koen Schroeder (Hamilton, ON) - Burlington Centaurs
Kohl Kletke (Oakville, ON) - Oakville Crusaders
Kolby Wood (Moncton, NB) - Moncton Black Tide
Leo Tomes (Oakville, ON) - Oakville Crusaders
Lucas Murchison (Minesing, ON) - Oakville Crusaders
Mason Durant (Glenmont, NS) - Valley Rugby Union
Mateo Quinonez (New Glasgow, NS) - Pictou Country Rugby Club
Matthew Robinson (Guelph, ON) - Guelph Rugby Club
Max Macleod (Strateford, PEI) - Charlottetown RFC
Max LeBlanc (Guelph, ON) - Guelph Rugby Club
Nicolas Haneberry (Oakville, ON) - Oakville Crusaders
Oscar Medina (Montreal, QC) - NDG / Rugby Club Montréal
Owen Williams (Fall River, NS) - Riverlake RFC
Patrick Wright (Oakville, ON) - Oakville Crusaders
Philip Peroff (Kingston, ON) - Kingston Panthers
Rhys Jones (Oakville, ON) - Oakville Crusaders
Rogan Moir (Waterloo, ON) - Waterloo County
Ryan Driscoll (Riverview, NB) - Moncton Black Tide
Spencer Voegeli (Toronto, ON) - Toronto City Rugby Club
Thymen Van der Ploeg (Bayfield, ON) - Waterloo County Lions
Timothy Phillips (Toronto, ON) - Toronto Dragons
William Kent (Cornwall, PEI) - PEI Abbies / CRFC
William Wright (Ottawa, ON) - Barrhaven Scottish
STAFF
Cory Hector (Head Coach)
Sean Medeiros (Assistant Coach/Manager)
Will Kelly (Assistant Coach)
Ian Mcleod (Assistant Coach)
Graham Stickler (Assistant Coach)
Steve Commerford (Assistant Coach)
Shane Cahill (Assistant Coach)
John Lavery (Assistant Coach)
Ewen Curry (S&C Intern)
Brittany Emary (Physiotherapist)
Halle Rutherford (Athletic Therapist)
U18 MEN’S WEST CAMP
Aiden de Wit (Abbotsford, BC) - Abbotsford RFC
Aiden Stanley Jones (Mill Bay, BC) - Salish Sea Warriors
Archie Rayner-Evans (Brighton, ENG) - Brighton Blues
Ayden Radke (Chilliwack, BC) - Abbotsford RFC
Ben Kruse (Edmonton, AB) - Clansmen RFC
Benard Bjorndal (Abbotsford, BC) - Abbotsford RFC
Blaise Ewaskow (Edmonton, AB) - Clansmen Rugby Club
Bowen Teneycke (Brandon, MB) - Vincent Massey High School
Brett Nash (Vancouver, BC) - UBCOB Ravens
Caleb Graham (Cochrane, AB) - Bow Valley Rugby Club
Charles-Henri Côté (Winnipeg, MB) - Manitoba Wombats Rugby Club
Cole Nevison (White Rock, BC) - Bayside Sharks RFC
Colin Mitchell (Thorsby, AB) - LA Crude
Colton Boychuk (Okotoks, AB) - Foothills Lions RFC
Dallin Westerlund (Richmond, BC) - Bayside Sharks
Declan Stove (Christchurch, NZL) - Castaway Wanderers
Elijah Palov (Victoria, BC) - Castaway Wanderers
Ethan Booth (Vancouver, BC) - UBCOB Ravens
Ethan Samuels (North Vancouver, BC) - Capilano RFC
Evan Palmer (Vancouver, BC) - UBCOB Ravens
Ewan Webber-Smith (Victoria, BC) - Castaway Wanderers
Gavin Kelly (Kelowna, BC) - Kelowna Crows
George Pritchard (White Rock, BC) - Bayside Sharks
George Vorster (Boissevain, MB) - Souris Sabres
Iain Anderton-Teasdale (Duncan, BC) - Cowichan Rugby Club
Isaac John Morrison (Lethbridge, AB) - Lethbridge Rugby Club
Jackson Powell (Victoria, BC) - Castaway Wanderers
Jacques Henning (Okotoks, AB) - Foothills Lions RFC
Joshua du Toit (Cape Town, RSA) - Capilano RFC
Kairi Sasaki (Coquitlam, BC) - United Rugby Club
Keegan Sheridan (White Rock, BC) - Bayside Sharks
Liam James (Vancouver, BC) - UBCOB Ravens
Lucas Townsend (Vancouver, BC) - UBCOB Ravens
Matthew Welch (Calgary, AB) - Calgary Saracens
Michael Oughtred (Victoria, BC) - Castaway Wanderers
Milo McDonald (Shawnigan Lake, BC) - North Island Tsunami
Nathan Bolton (Leduc, AB) - LA Crude
Noah Dickens (Calgary, AB) - Calgary Hornets RFC
Robert Dale Reid (Victoria, BC) - Castaway Wanderers / Junior Tide Rugby
Ronin Smith (Calgary, AB) - Calgary Saints RFC
Sam Johnston (Victoria, BC) - Castaway Wanderers
Soren Gibbons (Edmonton, AB) - Leprechaun Tigers
Stephen Samuel (Calgary, AB) - Canucks Rugby Club
Trace Barrack (Duncan, BC) - Cowichan Rugby Club
Tyrol McFarlane (Edmonton, AB) - Edmonton Clansmen
Walker Tidmarsh (Calgary, AB) - Canucks Rugby Club
William Kent Miner (Dauphin, MB) - Dauphin Mavericks
Xavier Krueger (Okotoks, AB) - Foothills Lions RFC
STAFF
Didier Banse (Head Coach)
Neil Courtney (Assistant Coach)
Peter Houlihan (Assistant Coach)
Dan Haynes (Assistant Coach)
Connor Hunter (Assistant Coach)
Owain Cormack (Assistant Coach)
Max Abercrombie (Assistant Coach)
Will Hammil (S&C)
Brandon Bloomfield (Manager)