Rosters Announced For Canada Selects Versus BC Invitational Match On Saturday as Part of BC 125th Anniversary Celebrations
Mike Shelley and Kenny Goodland will coach the BC Invitational Team, while Ben Herring and guest-coach Scott Hansen from New Zealand will run the Canada Selects side. Saturday’s game will be an opportunity for coach Crowley, along with Canada Assistant Coach Neil Barnes and a selection committee, to watch Canada’s best players in a head-to-head competition.
“(Saturday’s Game) is of massive importance to our selection. It will be our only opportunity before a World Cup year to get all our players on the same field,” said Crowley.
“It will be great to see our overseas players playing against domestic-based players. The camp leading into it is a chance to work with the guys and at the end of that, we will be able to see guys in the same position as one another.”
Following the game, the coaching staff and selection committee will meet to discuss the players’ performance and pick a starting roster for next weekend’s International Test match against Japan on June 7 at Swangard Stadium. Saturday’s game in West Vancouver will be refereed by Cnaadian International Chris Assmus, and his Assistant Referees will be Harry Mason and Nathan Abdelnour.
The Japan test is part of the 2014 Pacific Nations Cup, where Canada will also play USA on June 21 in Sacramento, California. Canada will also face Scotland on June 14 at BMO Field in Toronto.
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Roster for BC Invitational Team:
1.Andrew Tiedemann – (Castaway Wanderers/Prairie Wolf Pack) St. Albert, AB
2.Aaron Carpenter – (Cornish Pirates RFC) Brantford, ON
3.Jake Ilnicki – (Castaway Wanderers/BC Bears) Williams Lake, BC
4.Jamie Cudmore – (ASM Clermont Auvergne) Squamish, BC
5.Tyler Hotson – (London Scottish RFC) Vancouver, BC
6.Kyle Gilmour – (Saint Albert RFC/Prairie Wolf Pack) Saint Albert, AB
7.John Moonlight – (James Bay AA/Ontario Blues) Pickering, ON
8.Adam Kleeberger – (Castaway Wanderers/BC Bears) White Rock, BC
9.Phil Mack – (James Bay AA/BC Bears) Victoria, BC
10.Connor Braid – (James Bay AA/BC Bears) Victoria, BC
11.Jeff Hassler – (Ospreys/Prairie Wolf Pack) Okotoks, AB
12.Nick Blevins – (Calgary Hornets/Prairie Wolf Pack) Calgary, AB
13.Conor Trainor – (UBCOB Ravens/BC Bears) Vancouver, BC
14.Sean Duke – (UVIC Vikes/BC Bears) Vancouver, BC
15.Pat Kay – (UVIC Vikes/BC Bears) Duncan, BC
16. Anthony Luca – (Burnaby Lake RC/BC Bears) Pitt Meadows, BC
17. Micha Govorchin – (Burnaby Lake RC/BC Bears) North Delta, BC
18. Callum Morrison – (UBCOC Ravens/BC Bears) Victoria, BC
19. Admir Cejvanovic – (Burnaby Lake RC/BC Bears) Vancouver, BC
20. Sean White – (James Bay AA/BC Bears) Victoria, BC
21. Mike Fuailefau – (Castaway Wanderers/BC Bears) Victoria, BC
22. Nathan Hirayama – (UVIC Vikes/BC Bears) Richmond, BC
23. Justin Douglas – (Abbotsford RFC) Abbotsford, BC
Coach: Mike Shelley
Assistant Coach: Kenny Goodland
Roster for Canada Selects:
1. Hubert Buydens – (Manawatu Turbos/Prairie Wolf Pack) Saskatoon, SK
2. Ray Barkwill – (Niagara Wasps RFC/Ontario Blues) Niagara Falls, ON
3. Jason Marshall – (Atlantique Stade Rochelais) Vancouver, BC
4. Brett Beukeboom – (Plymouth Albion) Lindsay, ON
5. Jon Phelan – (Castaway Wanderers/Atlantic Rock) Montreal, QC
6. Jebb Sinclair – (London Irish/Atlantic Rock) Fredericton, NB
7. Nanyak Dala – (Castaway Wanderers/Saskatoon Wild Oats) Saskatoon, SK
8. Tyler Ardron – (Ospreys/Ontario Blues) Lakefield, ON
9. Gordon McRorie – (Calgary Hornets/Prairie Wolf Pack) Calgary, AB
10. Liam Underwood – (Ontario Blues) Toronto, ON
11. Phil Mackenzie – (Sale Sharks) Oakville, ON
12. Patrick Parfrey – (Swilers RFC/Atlantic Rock) St. Johns, NL
13. Ciaran Hearn – (Castaway Wanderers/Atlantic Rock) Conception Bay South, NL
14. Taylor Paris – (SU Agen Lot-et-Garonne) Barrie, ON
15. James Pritchard – (Bedford Blues) Parkes, NSW, Australia
16. Garret Garbe – (UBCOC Ravens) Vancouver, BC
17. Beniot Pifferio – (St Anne de Bellevue/Burnaby Lake RFC) Montreal, QC
18. Scott Mackay – (Burnaby Lake RC/BC Bears) Vancouver, BC
19. Cam Pierce – (Kelowna Crows RFC) Cold Stream, BC
20. Sawyer Herron – (UVIC Vikes/Ontario Blues) Oakville, ON
21. James Pitblado – (UVIC Vikes/BC Bears) Vancouver, BC
22. Mike Scholz – (Castaway Wanderers/Ontario Blues) Oakville, ON
23.Duncan Maguire – (St. Albert Rugby Club/Prairie Wolf Pack) St. Albert, AB
Coach: Ben Herring
Assistant Coach: Scott Hansen
CANADA’S MEN’S SCHEDULE:
CANADA SELECTS VS BC BEARS
Saturday, May 31
Klahanie Park, West Vancouver, BC
Kickoff 4:00pm – local time (7pm ET)
Streamed LIVE at www.bcrugby.com
CANADA VS JAPAN
Saturday, June 7
Pacific Nations Cup
Swangard Stadium, Burnaby, BC
Kickoff 6:00pm Pacific Time (9pm ET)
LIVE on TSN1 and Streamed LIVE on www.irb.com
CANADA VS SCOTLAND
Saturday, June 14
BMO Field, Toronto, ON
Kickoff 2pm Eastern Time (11am PT)
Streamed LIVE on www.tsn.ca and Delayed on TSN1 at 8pm ET/5pm PT
CANADA VS USA
Saturday, June 21
Pacific Nations Cup
Bonney Field, Sacramento, CA
Kickoff 3pm Pacific Time (6pm ET)
LIVE on TSN1
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