
87 players named to U18 men’s summer development camp
Eighty-seven players have been named to Rugby Canada’s 2025 U18 men’s summer development camp.
Eighty-seven players have been named to Rugby Canada’s 2025 U18 men’s summer development camp.
Held over July 1 to 7 at the University of Guelph, the camp will be led by Cory Hector (University of Guelph) and Didier Banse (University of British Columbia).
This national development camp will serve as just one of many talent identification points for Canada’s U20 Men’s Rugby Team, along with other provincial competitions taking place across the summer, including (but not limited to) the BC Rugby Provincial Regional Championships, the Atlantic Rugby Championships and the 2025 U19 Canadian Rugby Championships.
"Our coaching staff is looking forward to working with these 87 players in Guelph this week,” said Hector. “Our aim is to expose a wide group of players from across the country to a high performance training environment, develop their technical and tactical skills, and ignite some competition with East vs West matches. Along with the many other competitions and tournaments taking place for young players in Canada this summer, this will be a great opportunity to continue to identify and develop the next generation of national team players. Of the recently named Canada’s Men’s Rugby Team training squad currently in Edmonton, six players boast U18 experience, while 18 players from this year’s U20 team have participated in the U18 program.”
More information on the development camp and an overview of Rugby Canada’s 2025 age grade programming can be found here.
CANADA’S MEN’S U18 CAMP SQUAD
Adam Robinson (Kingston, ON) - Kingston Panthers RFC
Adriaan de Necker (Kyle, SK) - Gophers RFC
Aidan McGuire (Ottawa, ON) - Bytown Blues RFC
Aiden Smyth (Edmonton, AB) - Strathcona Druids RFC
Angjelo Kola (Toronto, ON) - Balmy Beach RFC
Ariston Xourafas (Blackrock, IRE) - Blackrock College
Ashton Burton (Whitby, ON) - Ajax Wanderers RFC
Aton Biakabutuka (Ottawa, ON) - Bytown Blues RFC
Ayden Harvey (Binbrook, ON) - Burlington Centaurs RFC
Ben Blewman (North Vancouver, BC) - Capilano RFC
Blake Marshall (Gold Coast, AUS) - The Southport School
Brady Mantle (Delta, BC) - Bayside RFC
Brian Morrison (Sunken Lake, NS) - Valley Rugby Union
Cameron Jones (Whitby, ON) - Ajax Wanderers RC
Charles McCully (Peterborough, ON) - Peterborough Pagans RFC
Charlie Blackwood (Tsawwassen, BC) - Bayside Sharks RFC
Christophe Côté (Winnipeg, MB) - Manitoba Wombats
Colby Pentecost (Minnedosa, MB) - Souris Sabres / Prairie Renegades
Cooper Allen (Thornbury, ON) - Georgian Bay Titans
Declan Anderson (Duncan, BC) - Cowichan RFC
Devin Hollands (Uxbridge, ON) - Oshawa Vikings
Duncan Gunn (Glenburnie, ON) - Kingston Panthers RFC
Easton Blackmer (High River, AB) - Foothills Lions RFC
Ewan Gardiner (Victoria, BC) - Cowichan RFC
Finley Lewis (Reading, ENG) - Barrhaven Scottish RFC
Fraser Lemanski (North Vancouver, BC) - Capilano RFC
Gabriel Regosa (Victoria, BC) - Castaway Wanderers
Gabriel Rioux (Longueuil, QC) - Celtics Rive-Sud
Gabriel Williams (Quispamsis, NB) - Saint John Trojans RFC
Gavin Say (Cobourg, ON) - Cobourg Saxons RFC
Geart De Marez Oyens (Oakville, ON) - Oakville Crusaders
George Hemings (London, ENG) - Bedford School
Grayson Bennet (Souris, MB) - Souris Sabres / Manitoba U16
Hans Waldner (Brandon, MB) - Brandon Barbarians RFC
Hayden Jones (Victoria, BC) - Unaffiliated
Indiana Abram (Tiny, ON) - Barrie RFC
Isaac Rainey (Chestermere, AB) - Vikings RFC
Jack MacAlister (Pemberton, BC) - Axemen Rugby Club
Jack Priestman (Brinston, ON) - Barrhaven Scottish RFC
Jackson Landon (Ottawa, ON) - Bytown Blues
Jamie Dent (Bath, ENG) - Corsham Rugby
Jaren Alaimoana (Grande Prairie, AB) - Grande Prairie RFC
Jayce Kroes (Milton, ON) - Oakville Crusaders RFC
Joshua Williams (Duncan, BC) - Cowichan Rugby
Josiah Ashworth (Weybridge, ENG) - Weybridge Vandals RFC
Junoir Atalifo (Fort McMurray, AB) - Fort McMurray Knights
Keane Peters (Sherwood Park, AB) - Strathcona Druids RFC
Keith Morrison (Wolfville, NS) – Valley Rugby Union
Kian Mullen (Sherwood Park, AB) - Strathcona Druids RFC
Lennox Stewart (Belleville, ON) - Belleville Bulldogs
Levi Kanewske (West Vancouver, BC) Capilano RFC
Liam Monaghan (Belleville, ON) - Belleville Bulldogs
Liam Wood (Roslin, ON) - Belleville Bulldogs
Lucas Zondag (Goderich, ON) - Waterloo County RFC
Luke Waters (Whitby, ON) - Ajax Wanderers RFC
Malin Hazl (Guelph, ON) - Guelph RFC
Mason Durant (Canning, NS) - Valley Rugby Union
Massimo Ruben (Shawnigan Lake, BC) - Salish Sea Warriors
Mickael Tissier (Oakville, ON) - Oakville Crusaders RFC
Nathan Murray (Victoria, BC) - Claremont Secondary School
Nolan Mahoney (Northampton, ENG) - Old Northamptonians RFC
Oscar Lennox-King (Whistler, BC) - Axemen Rugby Club
Oskar Benoit (North Vancouver, BC) - Meraloma RFC
Parker Wrathall (Tsawwassen, BC) - Bayside Sharks RFC
Philip Peroff (Kingston, ON) - Kingston Panthers RFC
Quinlan Bjorndal (Abbotsford, BC) - Robert Bateman Secondary School
Rhett Esler (Okotoks, AB) - Cowichan Piggies
Rogan Moir (Waterloo, ON) - Waterloo County Lions
Ryder Sim (Ottawa, ON) - Ottawa Ospreys RFC
Samuel Bayley (Duncan, BC) - Cowichan RFC
Samuel Cousineau (Pemberton, BC) - Axemen Rugby Club
Samuel Morreale (Stoney Creek, ON) - Burlington Centaurs RFC
Setrak Kalpakian (Vancouver, BC) - UBCOB Ravens
Stewart Davis (Pickering, ON) - Ajax Wanderers RFC
Thomas Cha (Souris, MB) - Souris Sabres / Manitoba U16
Thomas Dannhauser (Tsawwassen, BC) - Cowichan RFC
Thomas Gould (Victoria, BC) - Castaway Wanderers
Thomas Steinke (Vancouver, BC) - UBCOB Ravens
Thymen Vanderploeg (Bayfield, ON) - Waterloo County Lions
Torin Brooks (Campbell River, BC) - Bytown Blues
Trace Barrack (Edmonton, AB) - Cowichan RFC
Trent Benedict (Thornhill, ON) - Aurora Barbarians
Tyler Cunningham (Streetsville, ON) - Mississauga Blues RFC
Vigo Kramer (Guelph, ON) - Guelph RFC
William Young (Surrey, BC) - Unaffiliated
Wyatt McKinnon (Athabasca, AB) - Clansmen RFC
Wyatt Rainham (Halifax, NS) - Halifax Tars RFC