28 players named to Canada's U20 Women's Rugby Team for May Ireland tour

Twenty-eight players have been selected to represent Canada’s U20 Women’s Rugby Team this spring in Dublin.  

Canada will play against Ireland on May 10 and May 17 at the IRFU High Performance Centre. The team will depart for Ireland in early May and includes 14 players from last year’s Transatlantic Quad Series champion roster. Canada’s leading try scorers from that tournament, Kennedi Stevenson, Adelaide Holmes and Rachel Cullum, all return to the team.  

“The selection process for this year’s U20 women’s team included five regional camps held in Ontario, Quebec, Alberta, BC and the Atlantic, as well as players’ performance in provincial U19 competition and U SPORTS,” said Dean Murten, Head Coach of Canada’s U20 Women’s Rugby Team. “This is an exciting group of up-and-coming players that our experienced coaching staff is looking forward to working with in Ireland.” 

Eight players on the team helped the University of British Columbia to their first-ever U SPORTS Women’s Rugby Championship title this past fall. This includes Adia Pye, who in addition to being named to the U SPORTS Tournament All-Star team, also won silver for Canada last year at the 2024 FISU World University Championship Rugby Sevens. 

Two players from the 2024 U SPORTS runner-up, the University of Victoria, have been named to the squad also, along with five players from the bronze medallist Queen’s University team, including U SPORTS Rookie of the Year Stevenson. Fellow Rookie of the Year nominees Sierra Hasse and Mya Koleba will make the trip to Dublin as well. 

Information on how to support and follow the team will be announced in the coming weeks. Rugby Canada would like to thank Raymond James, the Canadian Rugby Foundation, For the Love of the Game, Langara Fishing Lodge and Blenheim Foundation for their support of Canada’s U20 Women’s Rugby Team.

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

FORWARDS

Alexis Dobson (Abbotsford, BC) - University of British Columbia 
Amber Edgerton (Uxbridge, ON) - Oshawa Vikings / Durham College 
Anya Prokopich (Surrey, BC) - Bayside RFC 
Brooke Rempel (Ariss, ON) - Brantford Harlequins / Brock University 
Charli Helland (Vulcan, AB) - University of Lethbridge / Calgary Rams 
Gabrielle Knox (Williams Lake, BC) - Williams Lake Rustlers / UBCO 
Heather Armstrong (Calgary, AB) - Calgary Hornets / University of Guelph 
Jordyn Schneppenheim (Keswick, ON) - Aurora Barbarians / Queen’s University 
Kiki Idowu (Toronto, ON) - Toronto Scottish RFC 
Madeline Di Girolamo (Vaughan, ON) - University of Guelph / Aurora Barbarians 
Mya Koleba (Vernon, BC) - TORA / University of British Columbia 
Sandrine Faucher (Québec City, QC) - Club de Rugby de Québec / Université Laval  
Sarah (Jiggy) Schonfeld (Ottawa, ON) - Queen’s University 
Sierra Hasse (Saint-Lazare, QC) - SABRFC / Carleton University 

BACKS 

Adelaide Holmes (Waterloo, ON) - Guelph RFC / University of Guelph 
Adia Pye (Victoria, BC) - Castaway Wanderers / University of British Columbia  
Ava Ference (Shawnigan Lake, BC) - Harvard University / Cowichan Piggies RFC 
Brooklyn Roddham (Langley, BC) - University of British Columbia 
Charlotte Hilton (Fall River, NS) - Halifax Tars RFC 
Elle Douglas (Saskatoon, SK) - Kirin RFC / University of Victoria  
Fiona Day (Fall River, NS) - University of Ottawa 
Guinevere O’Hara (Toronto, ON) - Aurora Barbarians / Queen’s University 
Kelsa Kempf (Langley, BC) - Trinity Western University 
Kennedi Stevenson (Georgetown, ON) - Brantford Harlequins 
Lana Dueck (Abbotsford, BC) - Abbotsford Rugby Club / University of British Columbia / Yale Secondary School 
Nayka Goudreau (Saint-Prosper-de-Dorchester, QC) - Club de Rugby de Québec / Université Laval 
Rachel Cullum (Ottawa, ON) - Queen’s University / Kingston Panthers 
Skye Farish (Victoria, BC) - Castaway Wanderers / University of British Columbia 

Non-Travelling Reserves 

Brynn Jenkins (Peterborough, ON) - Queen’s University 
Dallone Beauchemin (Mississauga, ON) - University of Guelph 
Delphine Champagne (Québec City, QC) - Club de Rugby de Québec / CNDF 
Emilie Brett (Abbotsford, BC) - University of Victoria 
Erica Osei (Montreal, QC) - SABRFC / John Abbott College 
Ivy Poetker (Calgary, AB) - Calgary Rams / Westshore RFC 
Oceanne Gauthier (Lery, QC) - John Abbott College / Quebec West Seniors 
Olivia Dibua (Caledon, ON) - Aurora Barbarians / Queen’s University 
Riley Authier (Châteauguay, QC) - Concordia University 
Robyn Baker (Uxbridge, ON) - Queen’s University 
Sydney Pipe (Colborne, ON) - Queen’s University / Oshawa Vikings 

Staff  

Dean Murten (Head Coach) 
Darcy Patterson (Attack Coach) 
François Vachon-Marceau (Forwards Coach) 
Jennifer Russell (Backs and Transition Coach) 
Nestor Valencia (S&C Coach) 
Jessica Algie (Lead Therapist) 
Emily Hickson (Therapist) 
Richard Owen (Analyst)