Welcome from Pat Aldous, Rugby Canada Chairman

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Welcome from Pat Aldous, Rugby Canada Chairman
On behalf of Rugby Canada, I would like to congratulate everyone participating
in the 2015 Rugby World Cup hosted by England. Canada has competed in
every World Cup since its inception in 1987 and is proud to send our most
talented members of the National Senior Men’s team to compete on the world
stage.
Rugby has a long and proud history: it is a shared passion that unites cultures
around the world. Rugby Canada applauds the players and the support staff ‘s
tireless efforts and the many hours of training endured to have the opportunity
to compete against the world’s best.
This summer, Rugby Canada travelled across the country, with matches in four
Provinces and seven cities. This had been made possible by the unprecedented
growth in our fan base. We hosted the Pacific Nations Cup in Toronto and
Burnaby and also held the Women’s Rugby Super Series in Calgary, Red Deer
and Edmonton. We also held test matches in Ottawa and Halifax.
I would like to acknowledge the support of our partners and supporters. Without
the support of our Clubs and Provincial Unions, sponsors and funding partners,
including Sport Canada, Own the Podium and World Rugby, the growth and
success of our National Programs would not be what it has been these past
few years. There is still progress to be made to keep competitive with the rest
of the world and continuing to bring world-class rugby to Canada will support
that objective.
Good luck to all the teams and we look forward to our contests against Ireland,
France, Italy and Romania, our opponents in the knockout rounds.
Go Canada go!
Pat Aldous
Chairman, Rugby Canada
The State of Canadian Rugby
Top domestic competition — Canadian Rugby Championship
Features four regional teams — Atlantic Rock, BC Bears,
Ontario Blues and Prairie Wolf Pack
Provincial Unions: 10
Clubs: 309
Registered players: 27,421 (21,250 male / 6,171 female)
ABOUT CANADA:
Canada is an expansive nation and the
second largest country in the world.
It consists of 10 provinces and three
territories and reaches the Pacific Ocean
on the west coast and the Atlantic
Ocean on the east coast. Both English
and French are the official languages of
Canada, as well as several recognized
languages of its indigenous population.
Canada has more than 35 million
residents and boasts a wide range of
both wildlife and and environments, from
coastal communities and metropolis
to flat farmlands, rainforests and arctic
wilderness.
NPSP Continues to Provide Funding for Athletes
The National Player Support Program is a critical part of the
success of Rugby Canada’s athletes.
The program has been in place since 2013 and is headed
up by Canada’s all-time test appearance leader Al Charron.
“It’s a slush fund to address some of the needs that other
funding doesn’t,” Charron said. “It’s allowing our players
to play and commit to Canada and hopefully allowing the
players to be the best that they can be when taking the field.
“Canada only has so many blue-chip unbelievable rugby
players and that is trying to grow but we can’t afford to lose
those players.”
The funds are used in a variety of ways to support athletes
and are distributed by Rugby Canada’s High Performance
Department
“The National Players Support Program is incredibly
important to Rugby Canada and the support it provides our
national team athletes cannot be underestimated,” Rugby
Canada’s General Manager of Rugby Operations and
Performance, Jim Dixon said. “I thank those who support the
program and in doing so enable our players to dedicate the
hours needed to perform on the world stage.
Contributions to the program are made by donation with
Charron seeking out members of the rugby community as
well businesses and the general public.
“We’ve had donations as small as $50 and as big as
$30,000,” Charron said. “We’re trying to get as many more
people in as possible and there’s a lot more we can do that
we should be able to do and we’re trying to get the word out
there and get our athletes looked after as best as possible so
that when they take the field for Canada they’re going to do
us proud and we’re going to be proud of them.”
The program benefits both the men’s and women’s sevens
and fifteens program as well as Canada’s age grade teams
and can supply money for players who aren’t carded as
well as supplement those who are. Decisions regarding
allocation are decided in consultation with the coaches and
the managers.
List of National Player Support Program donors:
Scott Dexter, Alan Horn, Doug McCutcheon, Murray Bryant,
Michael McKenna, Jeffrey Moody, Anthony Solomon, Mark
Thompson, Bill Webb, Brendan Parfrey, Ian MacMillan, Scott
Hendry, Richard Powers, Greg Ashe, Al Charron, Kevin
Reed, Mark Johnson, Ian MacLean, Tim Powers, Trevor
Jones, Scott MacDonald, Greg Mosgrove, Robert Orange,
Bill Dinardo, Ross and Louise Waters, Anatol Von Hahn, Noel
Browne, Pat Parfrey, William Thompson, Richard Graham,
Tim and Susan Lorimer, Gus Fumano, Robert Hutchison,
Andy Wright, Graeme Young, James Cole, Ron Allen, Tom
Woods, Steve Skalic, David Loucks, Hugh Christie, John and
Gabrielle Goudy Dennis Quigley, Keith Gillam, John Gerome,
Shane Duff, Barry Giffen, Rob Forbrigger, Colin Brown,
Sean St. John, Jason Lewis, Stephanie White, Robert Lee,
Richie Oh, Gary Dukelow, Steven Gardiner, John Ormston,
Ray Smallwood, Brian Burke, Stephen Webb, Duncan
McNaughton, Sean Gillespie, Pat Murphy,Ron McCabe,
Debbie Moonlight, Dennis Clarke, Michael Antolin, Dawn
Dauphinee, Jimmy Heaslip, CG Industrial Specialties (staff),
McCague Borlack LLP Barristers & Solicitors, AJ MacMurrayRamsay, David Butler, Toby Shannan, Dan Pletch, Fred
Burton
Rugby World Cup History
ABOUT:
The Rugby World Cup is the third biggest sporting event in the
world and is contested every four years between the top international teams. The tournament was first held in 1987, when the
tournament was co-hosted by New Zealand and Australia. The
most recent tournament was held in 2011 in New Zealand.
The winners are awarded the William Webb Ellis Cup, named after William Webb Ellis, the Rugby School pupil who — according
to a popular myth — invented rugby by picking up the ball during
a football game. Australia, New Zealand and South Africa have
won the tournament twice while England have won it once.
The tournament is administered by World Rugby, the sport’s
international governing body. Sixteen teams were invited to participate in the inaugural tournament in 1987, however since 1999
twenty teams have taken part. Japan will host the event in 2019.
HOSTS:
1987 — New Zealand and Australia
1991 — England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland and
France
1995 — South Africa
1999 — England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland and
France
2003 — Australia
2007 — France, Scotland, Wales
2011 — New Zealand
2015 — England
2019 — Japan
WINNERS:
1987 — New Zealand (29-9 vs. France)
1991 — Australia (12-6 vs. England)
1995 — South Africa (15-12 vs. New Zealand
AET)
1999 — Australia (35-12 vs. France)
2003 — England (20-17 vs. Australia AET)
2007 — South Africa (vs. England 15-6)
2011 — New Zealand (vs. France 8-7)
Canada’s Rugby World Cup Match History
2011: New Zealand
Pool Games:
September 14 — Canada 25-20 Tonga (Northland Events Centre,
Whangarei)
September 18 — Canada 19-46 France (McLean Park, Napier)
September 27 — Canada 23-23 Japan (McLean Park, Napier)
October 2 — Canada 15-79 New Zealand (Regional Stadium,
Wellington)
1995: South Africa
Pool Games:
May 26 —
Canada 34-3 Romania (Boet Erasmus, Port Elizabeth)
May 31 — Canada 11-27 Australia (Boet Erasmus, Port Elizabeth)
June 3 — Canada 0-20 South Africa (Boet Erasmus, Port
Elizabeth)
1991: England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland and France
Pool Games:
October 5 — Canada 13-3 Fiji (Stade Jean Dauger, Bayonne)
October 9 — Canada 19-11 Romania (Stade Municipal, Toulouse)
October 13 — Canada 13-19 France (Stade Armandie, Agen)
Quarter-finals:
October 20 — Canada 13-29 New Zealand (Stade de Nord, Lille)
2007: France, Scotland, Wales
Pool Games:
September 9 — Canada 17-42 Wales (Stade de la Beaujoire,
Nantes)
September 16 — Canada 16-29 Fiji (Millenium Stadium, Cardiff)
September 25 — Canada 12-12 Japan (Stade Chaban-Delmas,
Bordeaux)
1987: New Zealand and Australia
September 29 — Canada 6-37 (Stade Chaban-Delmas, Bordeaux) Pool Games:
May 24 — Canada 37-4 Tonga (McLean Park, Napier)
2003: Australia
May 30 — Canada 19-46 Ireland (Carisbrook, Dunedin)
Pool Games:
June 3 — Canada 9-40 Wales (Rugby Park, Invercargill)
October 12 — Canada 10-41 Wales (Telstra Dome, Melbourne)
October 17 — Canada 6-68 New Zealand (Telstra Dome,
Melbourne)
October 21 — Canada 14-19 Italy (Bruce Stadium, Canberra)
October 29 — Canada 24-7 Tonga (Win Stadium, Wollongong)
World Cups: 7
1999: England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland and France
Matches: 21
Pool Games:
Wins: 6
October 2 — Canada 20-33 France (Stade de la Mediterranee,
Draws: 2
Beziers)
Defeats: 17
October 9 — Canada 22-38 Fiji (Stade Lescure, Bordeaux)
Points for: 469
October 14 — Canada 72-11 Namibia (Stade Municipal, Toulouse) Points against: 707
Overall World Cup record
Canada’s 2015 Rugby World Cup Pool D Fixtures
DATE
OPPONENT
LOCATION
Saturday, September 19
Ireland 50-7
Canada
Millennium Stadium,
Cardiff, Wales, 2:30 pm
Saturday, September 26
Italy
Elland Road, Leeds,
England, 2:30 pm
Thursday, October 1
France
Stadium MK, Milton Keynes,
England, 8 pm
Tuesday, October 6
Romania
King Power Stadium,
Leicester, England, 4:45pm
Canada’s Record vs. RWC 2015 Pool Opponents
vs. Ireland (0-5-1)
vs. France (1-7)
vs. Italy (2-5)
vs. Romania (2-3)
June 25, 2013 (Toronto)
Ireland 40-14 Canada
September 18, 2011
(Napier, RWC)
France 46-19 Canada
June 15, 2012, (Toronto)
Italy 25-16 Canada
November 22, 2014
(Bucharest)
Romania 18-9 Canada
May 23, 2009 (Vancouver)
Ireland 25-6 Canada
November 9, 2008
(Limerick)
Ireland 55-0 Canada
June 17, 2000 (Markham)
Canada 27-27 Ireland
November 30, 1997
(Lansdowne Rd)
May 30, 1987 (Dunedin,
RWC)
November 12, 2005
(Nantes)
France 50-6 Canada
November 25, 2006
(Fontanafredda)
Italy 41-6 Canada
July 10, 2004 (Toronto)
France 47-13 Canada
November 6, 2004
(L’Aquila)
Italy 51-6 Canada
November 23, 2002
(Saint Denis)
France 35-3 Canada
October 21, 2003
(Canberra, RWC)
Italy 19-14 Canada
October 2, 1999 (Beziers)
France 33-20 Canada
November 11, 2000
(Revigo)
Canada 22-17 Italy
December 17, 1994
(Besancon)
France 28-9 Canada
June 4, 1994 (Ottawa)
Canada 18-16 France
October 13, 1991 (Agen,
RWC)
France 19-13 Canada
June 25, 1983 (Burnaby)
Canada 19-13 Italy
July 1, 1983 (Toronto)
Italy 37-9 Canada
November 16, 2013
(Bucharest)
Romania 21-20 Canada
November 19, 2005
(Bucharest)
Romania 22-20 Canada
May 26, 1995 (Port
Elizabeth, RWC)
Canada 34-3 Romania
October 9, 1991
(Toulouse, RWC)
Canada 19-11 Romania
Canada’s Senior Men’s Captains
2015 — Tyler Ardron, Aaron Carpenter,
Jamie Cudmore
2014 — Tyler Ardron
2013 — Tyler Ardron, Hubert Buydens
2012 — Aaron Carpenter
2011 — Pat Riordan, Ander Monro
2010 — Pat Riordan
2009 — Pat Riordan
2008 — Ed Fairhurst, Pat Riordan
2007 — Morgan Williams, Mike James
2006 — Ryan Smith, Morgan Williams
2005 — Mark Lawson, Keith Tkachuk,
Mike Webb, Morgan Williams
2004 — Mike Webb, Keith Tkachuk
2003 — Ryan Banks, Mike James, Al
Charron
2002 — Al Charron, Pat Dunkley
2001 — Gregor Dixon, Al Charron, Pat
Dunkley, Rod Snow
2000 — Al Charron, Kyle Nichols
1999 — John Graf, Gareth Rees
1998 — Bob Ross, Gareth Rees, John
Graf
1997 — Gareth Rees, John Graf
1996 — Steve Gray, John Graf, Al
Charron
1995 — Gareth Rees, John Graf
1994 — Ian Stuart, Gareth Rees
1993 — Karl Svoboda, Norm Hadley,
Ian Stuart
1992 — Norm Hadley
1991 — Mark Wyatt, Glenn Ennis
1990 — Mark Wyatt
1989 — Glenn Ennis
1988 — Roy Radu
1987 — Hans de Goede, Roy Radu
1986 — Hans de Goede
1985 — John Phelan, Hans de Goede
1984 — Hans de Goede
1983 — Ian Macmillan
1982 — Spence McTavish
1981 — Mike Luke, Spence McTavish
1980 — Mike Luke
1979 — Mike Luke
1978 — Ken Wilkie, Mike Luke
1977 — Preston Wiley
1976 — Ken Wilkie
1975 — No games played
1974 — Mike Luke
1973 — Ken Wilkie
1972 — No games played
1971 — Pat Aldous
1970 — Ross McDonald
1968-69 — No games played
1967 — Ted Hunt
1966 — Ted Hunt
1962 — Buzz Moore
1932 — Jerry L. Boone, Len Leroy
Canada’s Senior Men’s Head Coaches
Kieran Crowley — 2008-present
Ric Suggitt — 2004-2007
David Clark — 2000-2003
Pat Parfrey — 1996-1999
Ian Birtwell — 1990-1996
Gary Johnston — 1985-1989
Barry Legh — 1985
Tillman Briggs — 1983-1984
Bruce Howe — 1979-1982
Donn Spence — 1976-1978
George Carson — 1973-1974
Max Howell — 1971
Dick Ellis — 1970
George Sainas — 1967
Ken Banks — 1966
‘Buzz’ Moore — 1962
Jack Tyrwhitt — 1932
Canada’s All-time Leading Cap Winners
Al Charron — 76 caps (1990-2003)
Aaron Carpenter — 68 caps (2005 - present)
Winston Stanley — 66 caps (1994-2003)
Scott Stewart — 64 caps (1989-2001)
Rod Snow — 62 caps (1995-2007)
James Pritchard — 61 caps (2003-2015)
Bob Ross — 58 caps (1989-2003)
Ed Fairhurst — 57 caps (2001-2012)
Mike James — 56 caps (1994-2007)
Morgan Williams — 56 caps (1999-2008)
Gareth Rees — 55 caps (1986-1999)
Keith Tkachuk — 55 caps (2000-2010)
John Graf — 54 caps (1989-1999)
Ryan Smith — 51 caps (2003-2011)
John Hutchinson — 50 caps (1993-2000)
Eddie Evans — 49 caps (1986-1998)
Steve Gray — 47 caps (1984-1997)
Ciaran Hearn — 46 caps (2008-present)
Tyler Hotson — 45 caps (2008-present)
John Thiel — 44 caps (1998-2008)
Pat Riordan — 43 caps (2003-2011)
Jebb Sinclair — 40 caps (2008-present)
Pat Dunkley — 38 caps (1998-2005)
Adam Kleeberger — 38 caps (2005-2014)
John Tait — 37 caps (1997-2002)
Canada’s All-time Leading Point Scorers
James Pritchard — 607 points
Gareth Rees — 491 points
Bobby Ross — 419 points
Mark Wyatt — 234 points
Jared Barker — 226 points
Winston Stanley — 123 points
John Graf — 89 points
DTH Van Der Merwe — 85 points
Scott Stewart — 84 points
Aaron Carpenter — 70 points
Most Points in a Match by Canada
Most Points Allowed in a Match
72 — vs. Namibia (Toulouse, 1999)
69 — vs. Barbados (Bridgetown, 2006)
62 — vs. Japan (Markham, 2000)
60 — vs. Spain (Madrid, 2010)
57 — vs. USA (St. John’s, 2006)
57 — vs. Hong Kong (Vancouver, 1996)
79 — vs. New Zealand (Wellington, 2011)
74 — vs. Australia (Brisbane, 1996)
73 — vs. New Zealand (Auckland, 1995)
70 — vs. England (Twickenham, 2004)
68 — vs. New Zealand (Melbourne, 2003)
Most Points in a Match by a Player
Most Tries in a Match by a Player
36 — James Pritchard vs. USA (St. John’s, 2006)
29 — James Pritchard vs. Barbados (Bridgetown,
2006)
27 — Gareth Rees vs. Namibia (Toulouse, 1999)
26 — Bobby Ross vs. Japan (Vancouver, 1996)
4 — Kyle Nichols vs. Japan (Markham, 2000)
3 — James Pritchard vs. Barbados (Bridgetown,
2006)
3 — James Pritchard vs. USA (St. John’s, 2006)
3 — Steve Gray vs. USA (Vancouver, 1997)
Most Tries in a Career by Player
Most Tries in a Match by Canada
24 — Winston Stanley (66 caps)
18 — James Pritchard (61 caps)
17 — DTH Van Der Merwe (36 caps)
14 — Aaron Carpenter (68 caps)
13 — Morgan Williams (56 caps)
10 — Kyle Nichols (25 caps)
11 — vs. Barbados (Bridgetown, 2006)
9 — vs. Namibia (Toulouse, 1999)
8 — vs. Tonga (Napier, 1987)
8 — vs. Japan (Vancouver, 1991)
8 — vs. Japan (Markham, 2000)
8 — vs. Spain (Madrid, 2010)
Most Matches by Starting Position
Most Matches as Captain
Fullback — Scott Stewart, 45 caps
Wing — Winston Stanley, 44 caps
Centre — Steve Gray, 31 caps
Fly-half — Gareth Rees, 47 caps
Scrum-half — Morgan Williams, 52 caps
Prop — Rod Snow, 56 caps
Hooker — Pat Riordan, 35 caps
Lock — Mike James, 55 caps
Flanker — Al Charron, 43 caps
No. 8 — Aaron Carpenter, 46 caps
25 — Al Charron
25 — Gareth Rees
23 — Pat Riordan
15 — John Graf
15 — Morgan Williams
13 — Aaron Carpenter
9 — Tyler Ardron
9 — Mark Wyatt
8 — Hans de Goede
8 — Mike Luke
Most Penalty Goals by a Player
Most Conversions by a Player
110 — Gareth Rees
103 — James Pritchard
84 — Bobby Ross
56 — Mark Wyatt
55 — Jared Barker
104 — James Pritchard
51 — Gareth Rees
51 — Bobby Ross
24 — Jared Barker
23 — Mark Wyatt
Most Drop Goals by a Player
Most Yellow Cards by a Player
10 — Bobby Ross
9 — Gareth Rees
4 — Mark Wyatt
3 — Ander Monro
1 — 9 players
6 — Jamie Cudmore
3 — Rod Snow
3 — Luke Tait
2 — 10 players
Canada’s Record vs. Each Rugby Playing Nation
Argentina — 2-6
Australia — 0-6
Barbados — 1-0
Belgium — 1-0
Chile — 2-0
England — 0-6
Fiji — 3-8
France — 1-7
Georgia — 3-2
Hong Kong — 5-1
Ireland — 0-6-1
Italy — 2-5
Japan — 8-14-2
Namibia — 2-0
New Zealand — 0-5
Portugal — 4-0
Romania — 2-3
Russia — 3-0
Samoa — 0-5
Scotland — 1-3
South Africa — 0-2
Spain — 1-0
Tonga — 5-3
USA — 38-15-1
Uruguay — 7-1
Wales — 1-11
Three Canadians named to World Cup disciplinary team
Three Canadians have been named to
the 2015 Rugby World Cup disciplinary
team ahead of the tournament opener in
September.
Bruce Kuklinski has been named a citing
commissioner, Alan Hudson will act as a
judicial officer and Justice Graeme Mew will
take the role of appeals officer.
“It is an honour and a privilege to be part
of the upcoming Rugby World Cup and
certainly a surprise too to be included as one
of eleven Citing Commissioners,” Kuklinski
said. “I am very much looking forward to it. I
am involved for the first two and a half weeks
of the tournament although I don’t know at
this stage what games I will be CCing.”
Kuklinski, Hudson and Mew will each have
specific duties within their roles, outlined as
follows in accordance with World Rugby:
• Citing Commissioners shall be entitled to
cite a Player for any act(s) of Foul Play which
on the opinion of the Citing Commissioner
warranted the Player concerned being
Ordered Off.
• A Judicial Officer deals with disciplinary
matters when a Player is Ordered Off the
playing enclosure (Red Card) or when a
Player is cited for an act or acts of Foul Play
(Citing).
• The final decision of a Judicial Officer may
(within specifically designated parameters)
be appealed and then further reviewed by
an Appeals Officer.
This year’s tournament will be Kuklinski’s
first World Cup appearance. He began
refereeing in Canada in 1990 and in 1995
became a Rugby Canada National Panel
Referee. Kuklinski refereed 11 international
test matches as well 13 sevens events.
In 2013, he was named Rugby Canada’s
Match Official of the Year. He completed his
citing commissioner course in 2010 and has
been appointed to the U20 Junior World
Championship, the Americas Cup and the
Pacific Nations Cup among other worldwide
events.
Hudson has previously worked at the
Rugby World Cup as well as a number of
World Rugby internationals and has been
called upon to perform to act as a judicial
officer during the British Lions tour of
South Africa as well as during international
matches in Australia. He has been appointed
by the IRB and World Rugby to act in
the judicial role at a number of Americas
Cups over the past few years as well as
the Pacific Nations Cup, numerous HSBC
World Sevens Series and Women’s Sevens
World Series tournaments and international
matches in North America, South America
and the Caribbean Nations.
Mew will be working his fourth Rugby
World Cup and has acted as judicial
officer and an appeals officer at a number
of previous Rugby World Cups and
numerous tournaments and international
matches around the world. His international
reputation in sport disciplinary matters
is well recognized beyond rugby.
He
has also heard cases as an arbitrator or
adjudicator involving match fixing in cricket
and numerous doping cases for the World
Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). Since 2013,
Mew has worked as a full-time judge in the
Ontario Superior Court.
“The 2015 Rugby World Cup will be my
fourth World Cup as an appeals officer and I
feel very privileged to once again be able to
participate as a representative of Canada,”
Mew said.
“Until this Rugby World Cup I’ve been the
only Canadian on the tournament disciplinary
team, so this is a real breakthrough and a
credit to Rugby Canada’s discipline program
in which Bruce and Al have been leading
participants under the guidance of Trevor
Arnold.”
Tyler Ardron
Position: No.8
Club: Ospreys
DOB: June 16, 1991
Place of birth: Canada
Hometown: Lakefield, ON
Height: 194cm
Weight: 112kg
Test caps: 20
Test tries: 2
Debut: June 9, 2012 vs. USA
Twitter: @tyardron
BIO: Ardron currently plays for Ospreys in the Guinness Pro
12 and serves as captain of Canada’s Senior Men’s team ...
He signed with Ospreys ahead of the 2013 season. During the
2014-15 season, Ardron played in 23 games scoring two tries.
He was named Ospreys player’s player of the year at the end of
the season and captained the side during the RBS Six Nations.
Earlier in the season, Ardron signed a three-year extension with
the club ... Ardron previously captained Canada at the 2012 IRB
Americas Rugby Championship, where Canada finished 2nd ...
Ardron grew up in Lakefield, Ontario playing rugby for the Brantford Harlequins and received his first Cap for Canada in the
summer of 2012 against the United States.
Ray Barkwill
Position: Hooker
Club: Unattached/Ontario Blues
DOB: August 26, 1980
Hometown: Niagara Falls, ON
Height: 180cm
Weight: 103kg
Test caps: 23
Test tries: 1
Debut: November 9, 2012 vs. Samoa
Twitter: @raybarkwill2
BIO: Barkwill grew up in Niagara Falls, Ontario playing rugby
for the Niagara Wasps RFC of Rugby Ontario’s Senior Men’s
League. Barkwill received his first Cap for Canada in the fall of
2012 ... Barkwill was also a member of Canada’s 2012 Americas
Rugby Championship side that defeated Uruguay and the United
States before losing in the final to Argentina. Barkwill plays for
the Ontario Blues of the Canadian Rugby Championship, who
won four straight MacTier Cups from 2011-14 ... In 2015, Barkwill
played in five test warm-up matches ahead of the World Cup. The
2015 tournament will be his debut at the event.
Brett Beukeboom
Position: Lock
Club: Cornish Pirates
Hometown: Lindsay, ON
Height: 196cm
Weight: 111.5kg
Test caps: 16
Test tries: 0
Debut: June 9, 2012 vs. USA
Twitter: @BrettBeukeboom
BIO: Beukeboom started representing Canada at the
U-20 Junior World Championship in Japan in 2009 and at
the Junior World Trophy in Moscow in 2010. Beukeboom
received his first Senior cap on June 9, 2012 against the
USA ... Beukeboom previously played for Plymouth Albion of the Championship but will join the Cornish Pirates
for the upcoming 2015-16 Championship season. He has
played in four warm-up test matches ahead of his first appearance at the Rugby World Cup.
Nick Blevins
Position: Centre
Club: Calgary Hornets/Prairie Wolf Pack
DOB: November 11, 1988
Hometown: Calgary, AB
Height: 187cm
Weight: 103kg
Test caps: 26
Test tries: 5
Debut: November 15, 2009
vs. Japan
Twitter: N/A
BIO: Blevins grew up in Calgary, Alberta playing for
the Calgary Hornets. Blevins received his first Cap for
Canada against Japan in November 2009 ... Blevins
was Canada’s joint top try scorer during the 2015 Pacific Nations Cup with two tries ... Blevins was a member
of Canada’s side at the 2012 Americas Rugby Championship and scored his first try with the Senior Men’s
National team against Russia in the fall of 2012. Blevins
is also a member of the Prairie Wolf Pack of the Canadian Rugby Championship and helped them win their
first ever CRC title in 2015. Blevins scored three tries
in three games earlier in the summer becoming just the
12th player to do that in Canadian test history.
Connor Braid
Position: Centre
Club: Unattached/BC Bears
DOB: May 31, 1990
Hometown: Victoria, BC
Height: 185cm
Weight: 98.4kg
Test caps: 18
Test tries: 2
Debut: November 6, 2010 vs.
Belgium
Twitter: @ConnorBraid
BIO: Braid’s hard-working and reliable style has made him a regular in both the fifteens and sevens teams.
The 24-year-old also represented Canada at 2012’s Americas Rugby Championship and led the squad in
the points scoring chart in that tournament. Braid was part of Canada’s 2013-14 IRB World Sevens Series
squad that enjoyed a record-breaking season where he played mostly in the pack. Braid’s highlight of 201314 came during the Sevens Series in Las Vegas when he was a key figure in Canada’s come-from-behind
victory against Samoa, which sealed a third place finish. As well as featuring regularly on the Sevens World
Series in recent events, Braid also played in the 2014 Commonwealth Games tournament. Braid appeared
in the final event of the 2014-15 season in London ... Braid signed with the Glasgow Warriors in August
ahead of the 2014-15 season but saw limited playing time and was sent to London Scottish for the remainder of the season in December. However, he returned to Glasgow as cover during the Six Nations making
seven appearances for the Warriors and kicking four conversions and a penalty and was part of the squad
that won the Pro 12 Final. Braid will leave Glasgow at season’s end and is currently searching for a new
team.
Hubert Buydens
Position: Prop
Club: Unattached/Prairie Wolf
Pack
DOB: January 4, 1982
Hometown: Saskatoon, SK
Height: 191cm
Weight: 123.5kg
Test caps: 36
Test tries: 0
Debut: June 10, 2006 vs.
England A
Twitter: N/A
BIO: The native of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Buydens plays
for the Prairie Wolf Pack of the Canadian Rugby Championship, helping them win the 2015 title, and previously Manawatu
of the New Zealand ITM Cup ... Buydens is a former university
football player who enjoyed success as an offensive lineman,
ultimately earning a tryout with the British Columbia Lions of
the Canadian Football League ... Rugby eventually won out,
with him going on to represent Canada, making his debut
against Barbados in the 2006 Rugby World Cup qualifier and
since then, he has been a mainstay in Canada’s squad ... He
was a member of Canada’s 2011 World Cup roster and has
played in all seven test matches in 2015 ahead of this year’s
tournament.
Aaron Carpenter
Position: Hooker
Hometown: Brantford, ON
Height: 183cm
Weight: 110kg
Test caps: 68
Test tries: 14
Debut: May 25, 2005 vs. USA
Twitter: @Carpatron
BIO: Carpenter grew up in Brantford, Ontario and received his first Cap for Canada at the
Toshiba Super Cup against the United States in
2005. His first try for the Men’s National team
came against England at the 2005 Churchill
Cup ... Carpenter has represented Canada at
the 2007 and 2011 World Cups. After spending
three seasons with Plymouth Albion of the RFU
Championship, Carpenter signed a contract with
league rival the Cornish Pirates for the 2013-14
season. He was Canada’s joint top scorer during
the 2015 Pacific Nations Cup with two tries. He
has played in all eight test matches in 2015 and
is Canada’s second most capped player ever.
Jamie Cudmore
Position: Lock
Club: Clermont
DOB: September 6, 1978
Hometown: Squamish, BC
Height: 196cm
Weight: 118kg
Test caps: 36
Test tries: 2
Debut: July 13, 2002 vs.
USA
Twitter: @JNCudmore
BIO: Cudmore grew up in Squamish, British Columbia. Cudmore
received his first Cap for Canada at a 2002 World Cup qualifying
match against the United States. Cudmore has played in three
consecutive World Cups, being named to Canada’s squad for the
2003, 2007 and 2011 editions. Cudmore scored his first try for the
Men’s National team against the United States at the 2004 Churchill Cup ... Since 2005, Cudmore has played for ASM Clermont
Auvergne of the Top 14 in France and helped his side advance to
the 2014-15 Champions Cup Final and the Top 14 Final. He also
played in four straight Top 14 Finals from 2007-10, including victory in 2010 and played in the 2013 Heineken Cup Final.
Nanyak Dala
Position: Flanker
Club: Castaway Wanderers/Prairie Wolf Pack
DOB: June 18, 1984
Place of birth: Nigeria
Hometown: Saskatoon, SK
Height: 178cm
Weight: 98.9kg
Test caps: 34
Test tries: 4
USA
Twitter: @Yakbutt
BIO: Dala is a veteran of both the National Fifteens and Sevens
team. Originally born in Nigeria, Dala moved to South Africa with his
family and took up rugby at age 12. Eventually Dala would go on
to represent KwaZulu-Natal provincial teams at various age-grade
levels before he and his family would eventually move to the city of
North Battleford in Canada where his father sought opportunities in
the medical field ... Dala grew up in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, playing for the Saskatoon Wild Oats. Dala has featured more prominently in the Sevens squad as he captained the team in 2012-13 when
they retained their core status. During the 2013-14 season he played
in the opening seven legs of the series and formed a formidable
forward trio alongside John Moonlight and Connor Braid which was
a key component in helping Canada achieve their best ever season
finish of sixth place ... Dala also played in the 2011 Rugby World
Cup. After missing time with injury, Dala returned to the international
fold in Canada’s final match of the 2015 Pacific Nations Cup.
Matt Evans
Position: Wing/Fullback
Place of birth: England
Hometown: Salisbury,
England
Height: 183cm
Weight: 93.5kg
Test caps: 30
Test tries: 7
vs. Ireland
Twitter: @MattEvans_88
BIO: Evans plays professionally in England for the Cornish Pirates of the Championship. The 27-year-old played
13 games this past season scoring six tries and adding a
drop goal. Evans was a member of the 2011 World Cup
squad ... Evans made his return to the sevens squad for
the final tournament of the 2014-15 season at the London
Sevens, marking an end to a three-year hiatus ... Evans
made his international debut for Canada at the 2008 IRB
Junior World Championship as a member of Canada’s
Under 20 National team. In 2015, Evans played in the first
three Pacific Nations Cup matches as well as tests against
the USA and Georgia.
Kyle Gilmour
Position: Flanker
Club: Rotherham Titans
Hometown: St. Albert, AB
Height: 185cm
Weight: 102.5kg
Test caps: 12
Test tries: 0
Portugal
Twitter: @GilmourKy
BIO: Gilmour earned his first Canadian team appearance vs. New Zealand Maori on November
3, 2013 but collected his first Cap vs. Portugal in
November, 2013, coming on as a replacement
in the second half ... Gilmour captained the Prairie Wolf Pack to their first ever Canadian Rugby
Championship in 2015 ... In June, 2015, Gilmour signed a one-year deal with the Rotherham
Titans of the RFU Championship. After missing
out on selection in Canada’s Pacific Nations Cup
opener against Japan, Gilmour has gone to appear in all six test matches leading into the World
Cup.
Jeff Hassler
Position: Wing
Club: Ospreys
Hometown: Okotoks, AB
Height: 183cm
Weight: 95.5kg
Test caps: 16
Test tries: 3
USA
Twitter: @Jeff_Hassler
BIO: Hassler currently plays for the Ospreys of the Guinness
Pro 12. A former running back for the University of Saskatchewan, Hassler received his first Cap for Canada in the summer
of 2012 against the United States. Hassler grew up in Okotoks, Alberta playing for Okotoks RFC ... Hassler was signed
by the Ospreys in the summer of 2013 and had an immediate
impact scoring seven tries in the 2013-2014 season. Hassler’s offensive prowess didn’t go unnoticed as he was named
to the RaboDirect Pro 12 dream team for the 2013-2014 season ... During the 2014-15 season, Hassler battled a left knee
ligament injury limiting him to just 11 games. However, he
managed to score six tries. Hassler was named Rugby Canada’s Male Player of the Year for 2014.
Ciaran Hearn
Position: Centre
Club: Unattached/Atlantic Rock
DOB: December 30, 1985
Hometown: Conception Bay South, NL
Height: 190cm
Weight: 98kg
Test caps: 46
Test tries: 6
Debut: November 8, 2008 vs. Ireland
Twitter: @Hearnia9
BIO: Hearn is a crucial member of the sevens squad,
as well as the fifteens team. Hearn played in six
sevens tournaments during the 2013-14 season and
followed that up with three appearances this past season. His kicking restarts have been dubbed one of
the best on the World Series circuit due to the soaring
height he sends the ball to offer his chasing teammates good time to contest for possession ... Hearn
made his test debut in November 2008 against Ireland
and scored his first try against the USA in 2012 ... He
was a member of the 2011 World Cup squad and is
ranked inside the top 20 for test appearances by a
Canadian player.
Nathan Hirayama
Position: Fly half
Club: UVic Vikes/BC Bears
DOB: March 23, 1988
Hometown: Richmond, BC
Height: 183cm
Weight: 91.2kg
Test caps: 20
Test tries: 1
Portugal
Twitter: @NHirayama10
BIO: Hirayama has been a mainstay for Canada Sevens since making his series debut in 2006 at the age of 18. Since then he has built
a global reputation as one the top playmakers in the game as his
cool persona and style on the field lulls defenses into feeling they
have him in check before he either breaks the line or creates for others ... Hirayama was one of the standout performers in 2012-13 as
he racked up the third most points on the series with 241.Hirayama
went on to top the points list at the 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens
in Moscow as his excellent performances that campaign earned him
the captaincy in 2013/14. However, an injury plagued season led
to Hirayama missing five of the nine tournaments, which meant he
could not repeat or better the outstanding showings he displayed the
previous year. Hirayama featured in the final two tournaments of the
2014-15 season ... He represented Canada at the 2011 World Cup.
Jake Ilnicki
Position: Prop
Club: Castaway Wanderers/BC Bears
DOB: February 24, 1992
Hometown: Williams Lake, BC
Height: 190cm
Weight: 119kg
Test caps: 8
Test tries: 0
Debut: November 9, 2013 vs. Georgia
Twitter: @Ilnix
BIO: Ilnicki participated in the 2013 Americas
Rugby Championship for Canada A and then won
his first Canada appearance vs the New Zealand
Maori on November 3rd, 2013 ... Ilnicki got his first
official cap against Georgia in November 2013 as
a replacement for Andrew Tiedemann in the second half ... Ilnicki was recalled to the national side
for Canada’s final 2015 Pacific Nations Cup match
against the USA after which he returned to Australia to play for the NSW Country Eagles. However, he was again recalled to the 2015 World Cup
squad and played 70 minutes against Fiji after
arriving in England less than 48 hours earlier.
Harry Jones
Position: Fullback
Club: Capilano RFC/BC Bears
Hometown: West Vancouver, BC
Height: 185cm
Weight: 92.7kg
Test caps: 17
Test tries: 5
Debut: November 12, 2012 vs. Russia
Twitter: @JonesHarry3
BIO: Jones captained Canada’s team at the 2009
IRB Junior World Championship in Japan. He also
competed for Canada at the Under 17 and Under
19 levels whilst also playing in the Canadian Rugby Championship for the BC Bears.Jones though
is a stalwart on Canada’s Men’s Sevens Team and
played in all nine tournaments during the 2013-14
season before competing at the Commonwealth
Games. In the 2014-15 season, Jones played in
seven legs and was Canada’s top point scorer
with 191. He helped the team win gold at the 2015
Pan-Am Games ... Jones made his senior test debut in 2012 against Russia and scored his first try
against Fiji in 2013.
Phil Mack
Position: Scrum half
Club: James Bay AA/BC
Bears
DOB: September 18, 1985
Hometown: Victoria, BC
Height: 170cm
Weight: 82.9kg
Test caps: 28
Test tries: 1
Debut: May 23, 2009 vs. Ireland
Twitter: @phillymack07
BIO: Mack has been one of the most reliable members of Canada’s sevens side over the past few seasons and played an integral role in the team’s best
ever series finish in 2013-14, a campaign that saw
him honoured in the HSBC IRB World Series ‘Dream
Team’ alongside fellow countryman John Moonlight.
Mack is Canada’s most capped sevens player and
previously represented Canada at the U19 and U21
level. During the 2014-15 season, Mack played in just
two tournaments ... Mack made his test debut in 2009
against Ireland in Vancouver. The 2015 World Cup
will be his debut at the tournament after playing in six
of Canada’s seven test matches so far this year.
Jamie Mackenzie
Club: Oakville Crusaders/Ontario
Blues
Hometown: Oakville, ON
Height: 175cm
Weight: 92.7kg
Test caps: 7
Test tries: 0
Belgium
Twitter: @jmackerdoo
BIO: Mackenzie, the younger brother of Phil, made
his test debut in 2010 against Belgium ... Mackenzie, a scrum-half who previously played his rugby
for Esher in the RFU Championship, has seen his
stock on the rise in the past couple of seasons.
Mobile around the back of the ruck this Ontario
Blues product saw success with Canada’s U20
team at the 2009 Junior World Trophy ... After a
nearly two-year absence from the senior side,
Mackenzie returned to the fold this year and started in test matches against the USA and Georgia.
Phil Mackenzie
Position: Wing
Club: Sale Sharks
Height: 185cm
Weight: 99.2kg
Test caps: 27
Test tries: 5
vs. Portugal
Twitter: @Phister13
BIO: Mackenzie, the older brother of Jamie,
made his test debut in 2008 against Portugal
and scored his first try against the USA in
2011. Mackenzie was a member of the 2011
World Cup squad, playing in all four games ...
Mackenzie grew up in Oakville, Ontario and
represented Canada at the Under 19 World
Cup ... He represented Canada ‘A’ earlier in
2015 when he played in the Pacific Challenge
Cup in Fiji ... Mackenzie has played for the
Sale Sharks in the Premiership since 2013.
Mackenzie scored his fifth test try against Samoa during the 2015 Pacific Nations Cup.
Gordon McRorie
Club: Calgary Hornets/Prairie
Wolf Pack
DOB: May 2, 1988
Place of birth: Scotland
Hometown: Calgary, AB
Height: 175cm
Weight: 79.6kg
Test caps: 13
Test tries: 0
Debut: June 7, 2014 vs. Japan
Twitter: @GordyMcRorie
BIO: McRorie, from Scotland, qualified through Canadian residency following three seasons of Canadian Rugby Championship play with the Prairie
Wolf Pack ... He helped the Wolf Pack win their first
CRC title in 2015 after being the tournament’s top
point-scorer ... McRorie played his formative rugby
in the Scottish premier divisions, mostly at Stirling
County ... He made his test debut for Canada in
June 2014 against Japan. During Canada’s seven
Rugby World Cup warm-up matches, McRorie was
the top point scorer.
John Moonlight
Position: Flanker
Club: Ajax Wanderers/Ontario Blues
DOB: July 2, 1987
Hometown: Pickering, ON
Height: 184cm
Weight: 102.6kg
Test caps: 21
Test tries: 3
Georgia
Twitter: @JMoonlight12
BIO: Moonlight is Canada’s sevens captain and has been a stalwart on Canada’s Men’s Sevens Team for years. He helped secure
Canada’s core status for the 2013-2014 season and followed that
up with an impressive season when Canada claimed a sixth place
finish during the 2013-14 season standings where he was named
to the season’s ‘Dream Team’ ... Moonlight has been named Canada’s Sevens Player of the Year for four straight years and appeared
at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. During the 2014-15 season,
Moonlight took part in all nine legs of the Sevens Series. He captained Canada to gold at the 2015 Pan Am Games ... Moonlight
made his senior debut in 2009 and scored his first international try in
his second game against Georgia that same year.
Evan Olmstead
Position: Lock
Club: Parramatta Two Blues
Hometown: Sydney, Australia
Height: 198cm
Weight: 114kg
Test caps: 5
Test tries: 0
Debut: July 29, 2015 vs.
Samoa
Twitter: @EvanOlmstead21
BIO: Olmstead was born in North Vancouver but moved to
Sydney, Australia, when he was three ... He has suited up for
Canada’s U20 side and currently plays for Parramatta Two
Blues in Sydney’s Shute Field, the premier grade rugby trophy in NSW. He was also selected to the NRU’s 2015 Greater Sydney Rams roster. Olmstead continues to live in Sydney ... He played for Canada ‘A’ earlier in 2015 at the Pacific
Challenge Cup in Fiji ... He made his test debut earlier this
year against Samoa after a standout training camp forced his
way on to the Pacific Nations Cup roster.
Benoit Piffero
Position: Hooker
Club: Unattached
DOB: May 21, 1987
Hometown: Montreal, QC
Height: 183cm
Weight: 104kg
Test caps: 10
Test tries: 0
Debut: November 9, 2013 vs. Georgia
Twitter: @BenPif
BIO: Benoit won his first cap coming on as a replacement for Ray Barkwill vs. Georgia on November 9th,
2013 ... He has previously played for the Atlantic
Rock in the Canadian Rugby Championship as well
as St. Anne de Bellevue and Burnaby Lake RC ... He
spent the 2014-15 season playing for Blagnac Sporting Club Rugby, who play in the top French amateur
league. During the 2014-15 season he made 13 appearances scoring one try ... After playing just one
test match in 2014, Piffero has appeared in five of
Canada’s Rugby World Cup warm-up matches.
James Pritchard
Position: Fullback
Club: Bedford Blues
DOB: July 21, 1979
Place of birth: Australia
Hometown: Parkes, NSW,
Australia
Height: 178cm
Weight: 85kg
Test caps: 61
Test tries: 18
Debut: July 26, 2003 vs. New Zealand Maori
Twitter: @jpritchard21
BIO: Pritchard grew up in Parkes, New South
Wales. Pritchard earned his first Cap for Canada
against the New Zealand Maori during the Maori’s
2003 summer tour. Pritchard played for Canada at
the 2003, 2007 and 2011 Rugby World Cups. His
607 points are the most ever by a Canadian in test
rugby ... He has been named Bedford’s player of
the year three times and in 2011 became the first
player in Bedford Blues history to score more than
400 points in a season in their 125 year history ...
He has also had spells with Plymouth Albion, Perpignan and the Northampton Saints.
Djustice Sears-Duru
Position: Prop
Club: Oakville Crusaders/Ontario
Blues
DOB: May 24, 1994
Height: 185cm
Weight: 122.6kg
Test caps: 9
Test tries: 0
Debut: November 23, 2013 vs. Portugal
Twitter: @DjSD1
BIO: Sears-Duru made his test debut in November,
2013, against Portugal ... After a nearly two years absence from the senior team, where Sears-Duru recovered from injuries including a broken ankle, he made
his second test appearance in Canada’s 2015 Pacific
Nations Cup clash against Japan ... Sears-Duru was
one of only five players to play in all four games of
Canada’s 2015 PNC campaign and played in all seven Rugby World Cup warm-up games... A graduate
of Canada’s age grade rugby programs from U17
through to U20, Sears-Duru has also been a solid
performer as a member of the Leicester Tigers Academy in England.
Jebb Sinclair
Position: Lock
Club: London Irish
DOB: April 8, 1986
Hometown: Fredericton, NB
Height: 193cm
Weight: 115.9kg
Test caps: 40
Test tries: 2
Portugal
Twitter: @JebbSinclair
BIO: Sinclair continues to impress since his break out season in 2011 that saw him catch a lot of attention at the World
Cup and win a contract at London Irish and then in 2012,
on loan with the DHL Stormers of South African Super Rugby ... In 2012 Sinclair won the Currie Cup with the Western
Province before returning to England. He became only the
second Canadian ever to win the Currie Cup ... Sinclair grew
up in Fredericton, New Brunswick playing for the Fredericton
Loyalists of New Brunswick’s Senior Men’s league. Sinclair
received his first Cap for Canada against Portugal during
a tour of Europe in November 2008. Sinclair was named to
Canada’s roster for the 2011 World Cup scoring one try in
four games.
Richard Thorpe
Position: Back row
Club: London Welsh
Place of birth: England
Hometown: Beckenham,
England
Height: 185cm
Weight: 105.2kg
Test caps: 7
Test tries: 0
vs. Samoa
Twitter: @RichardJAThorpe
BIO: Thorpe currently plys his trade for London Welsh
who endured a difficult campaign last season as they
were relegated back to the RFU Championship. Thorpe played in 12 games for Welsh and is under contract
for the 2015-16 season ... He previously played for the
Leicester Tigers during the 2012-13 season and has
also spent time with Saracens and London Irish beforehand ... Thorpe made his test debut in November 2014
and has been a mainstay in the Canadian squad since
... He also played for England at the U16, U19 and U21
level.
Andrew Tiedemann
Position: Prop
Club: Castaway Wanderers/Prairie Wolf Pack
Hometown: St. Albert, AB
Height: 183cm
Weight: 119.7kg
Test caps: 36
Test tries: 1
Debut: May 30, 2009 vs. Wales
Twitter: @AndrewTiedemann
BIO: Tiedemann grew up in St. Albert, Alberta
playing for the Prairie Wolf Pack of the Canadian
Rugby Championship and helped them win the
2015 CRC title for the first time in team history.
Tiedemann received his first Cap for Canada
against Wales during the summer of 2009. On his
35th appearance, Tiedemann scored his first test
try against Georgia. Tiedemann represented Canada at the U20 level during the 2008 IRB Junior
World Championship ... After being named to
three consecutive Churchill Cup rosters between
2009 and 2011, Tiedemann was selected to Canada’s roster at the 2011 World Cup ... In the fall of
2012, Tiedemann signed a contract with FC AuchGers of France’s Rugby Pro D2.
Conor Trainor
Position: Centre
Club: UBCOB Ravens/BC Bears
Hometown: Vancouver, BC
Height: 185cm
Weight: 100kg
Test caps: 19
Test tries: 6
Debut: June 8, 2011 vs. Russia
Twitter: @conort22
BIO: Trainor is a permanent fixture on the Sevens circuit but has
successfully transitioned to the fifteens game. He made his test
debut in June 2011 against Russia and scored his first test try
in the same match. He was a member of the 2011 World Cup
squad ...Trainor played for the under-20s on tours to Wales and
Japan before making his sevens debut. He was a member of the
2014 Commonwealth Games team. During the 2014-15 season,
Trainor played in all nine events ... He learned his rugby while
attending St. George’s School, a boarding school in Vancouver
known for its sports programs. He has played rugby at the high
school, university, provincial and national level. For his province
of British Columbia, Trainor has strapped on the boots for the U16
and U18 representative sides.
DTH Van Der Merwe
Position: Wing
Club: Scarlets
DOB: April 28, 1986
Place of birth: South Africa
Hometown: Regina, SK
Height: 183cm
Weight: 101kg
Test caps: 36
Test tries: 17
Barbados
Twitter: @DTHVDM
BIO: van der Merwe just completed a six-year spell with the
Glasgow Warriors as he will join Scarlets next season. However, he left on top as he helped guide Glasgow to their first
ever Guinness Pro 12 title where he scored in the final. Van
Der Merwe is Glasgow’s all-time leading try scorer with 43
... Daniel Taillifer Hauman (DTH) Van der Merwe grew up
in South Africa but immigrated to Regina, Saskatchewan
in 2003. Van der Merwe received his first Cap for Canada
against Barbados during a World Cup Qualifier in the summer
of 2006. van der Merwe was named to Canada’s roster for the
2007 and 2011 World Cups, starting all of Canada’s matches
and scoring two tries. After scoring two tries against Fiji in a
Rugby World Cup warm-up match, van der Merwe moved into
third place on Canada’s all-time try scoring list.
Doug Wooldridge
Position: Prop
Club: Lindsay RFC/Ontario Blues
Hometown: Lindsay, ON
Height: 180cm
Weight: 128kg
Test caps: 20
Test tries: 0
Debut: May 23, 2009 vs. Ireland
Twitter: @doug_wooldridge
BIO: Wooldridge grew up in Lindsay, Ontario playing rugby for Lindsay Rugby Football Club. Wooldridge received his first Cap for Canada against
Ireland during the summer of 2009. Wooldridge
was selected to Canada’s side at the 2009 and
2010 Churchill Cup in addition to the 2012 Americas Rugby Championship. Wooldridge has also
represented the Ontario Blues of the Canadian Rugby Championship, helping them win four
straight MacTier Cups. Wooldridge appeared in all
four of Canada’s 2015 Pacific Nations Cup matches.
Kieran Crowley - Head Coach
BIO: Crowley has been Canada’s Senior Men’s head coach since
2008. Crowley began coaching in 1993 and went on to coach professionally at Taranaki of New Zealand’s Provincial Competition
spending four years as assistant coach and another five as head
coach. He also spent time as an All Black Selector and in 2007
he guided the New Zealand U19 team to a world championship
at the IRB tournament in Belfast. As a player, Crowley played
200 games for Taranaki and also won 19 caps for New Zealand,
scoring 105 points and was a member of their 1987 World Cup
winning team.
Leo Crowley - Assistant Coach
BIO: Crowley has been an assistant coach with Taranaki since
2010. During that time he helped the team win the Ranfurly Shield
and last season helped guide the team to their first ITM Cup win.
Crowley also acts as an assistant coach the Chiefs Development
Squad in New Zealand. After the World Cup, Crowley will head to
Australia to join the Melbourne Rebels of Super Rugby as an assistant coach.
Neil Barnes - Forwards Coach
BIO: Barnes has been an assistant coach with Canada for six
years. He previously worked with the New Zealand U17, U18 and
U20 teams and was also involved in the selection of New Zealand’s national age-grade teams. He also previously spent six
years as an assistant coach with Taranaki. After the World Cup,
Barnes will return to his native New Zealand to take the role of
assistant coach with the Chiefs of Super Rugby.
Mike Shelley - Scrum Coach
BIO: Shelley has been a fixture in Canadian rugby since 2006
when he was head coach of the Calgary Saints before coaching
the Canadian Rugby Championship side Prairie Wolf Pack. Shelley
is also the former men’s U20 head coach and director of U20 rugby for Canada. Shelley made over 200 appearances for the Leeds
Tykes between 1996-2006.
Gareth Rees - Team Manager
BIO: Rees has a long and notable resume when it comes to
his experience in the rugby community. Along with his accomplishments on the field as a player, working in a leadership role
through various Rugby Canada programs for over 25 years, Gareth also held the position of CEO of Rugby Canada from 20022004. From competing as an age grade player, to becoming a
national team player, professional, player’s board representative,
U21 National Coach, professional coach and player agent, Gareth has an extremely well rounded background. He played professionally for several British clubs including the London Wasps
as well as the Harlequins FC in England. Rees was inducted into
the World Rugby Hall of Fame in 2011 and Canada’s Sports Hall
of Fame in 2014.
Andy Evans - Strength and Conditioning Coach
BIO: Evans played scrum half with Douglas and United Rugby
Clubs in New Westminster, BC prior to competing in Weightlifting
and Powerlifting. While studying a Bachelor of Human Kinetics at
UBC, Evans became a specialist in Strength and Power development and his first involvement with Rugby Canada was in 2010
before the 2011 RWC. He began leading the men’s Strength &
Conditioning in 2013. Andy lives in Metchosin, BC with his wife
and their four children.
Graeme Moffat - Skills Coach
BIO: Graeme is the Head Coach of Prairie Wolf Pack in the Canadian Rugby Championship, 2015 winners of MacTier Cup. He
is a former Canada Americas Rugby Championship and U-20
Assistant Coach. Graeme currently lives in Calgary with wife Tara
and daughter Isla with a second child due in four weeks time.
Born and raised in Edinburgh, Graeme studied sports coaching
and played rugby for Currie Rugby Club and played National
age-grade for Scotland. He moved to Canada in 2010 and is the
Director of Rugby for Rugby Alberta.
Danielle Mah - Physiotherapist
BIO: Danielle graduated in Physiotherapy from the Royal College
of Surgeons in Ireland and has worked with the Football Association of Ireland for four years as a physiotherapist. She has also
worked as the lead physiotherapist for Bective Rangers Rugby
Club in Dublin for four years. Danielle is originally from Vancouver
but now lives in Victoria. She graduated from UBC and has worked
full time for Rugby Canada since 2013.
Bryan Kelly - Manager, Communications
BIO: Bryan graduated from Royal Roads University on Vancouver
Island. He previously worked as a Social Media and Communications Intern with the Edmonton Oilers, Victoria Salmon Kings
& Rugby Canada. He previously was the play-by-play voice for
the Saanich Braves Jr. B Hockey Team for three seasons. Bryan currently plays club rugby in Victoria with James Bay Athletic
Association.
Alana Gattinger - Manager, Team Services
BIO: Alana grew up in Whitby, Ontario but now lives in Victoria
working out of Rugby Canada’s Centre of Excellence. She attended the University of Ottawa and graduated with a Masters in Sport
Management. Alana has worked for Rugby Canada in various positions since 2012 including Manager of Competitions, Team Services and Events. She volunteered at the 2012 Olympic Games in
London as part of the Canadian Olympic Committee.
Calum Ramsay - Analyst
BIO: Calum was born in Kingston but raised in London, Ontario.
He joined Rugby Canada as an analyst in 2010 and worked at
2011 Rugby World Cup. He graduated Queen’s University in Mechanical Engineering in 2010 and has played for Queen’s University in Kingston and University of Canterbury in Christchurch and
London St. George’s RFC.
Mike Cook - Therapist
BIO: Mike attended Sheradon College for Athletic Therapy and the
Canadian Therapuetic College for Massage Therapy as well as the
College of International Holistic Medicine. He has a Doctorate of
Acupuncture. Originally from Burlington, Mike now lives in Ancaster with wife Rosa and daughter Alessia. Mike is the clinic owner
and operator of Progressive Sports Medicine, Total Health Link
Burlington, Elite Performance Centres and In-Touch Medical. He
worked with CFL’s Montreal Allouetes as Assistant Therapist during
their run to the 2006 Grey Cup. Also acts as head Therapist for the
Ontario Blues in Canadian Rugby Championship for 4 years.
Peet du Toit - Team Doctor
BIO: Peet is a Sport and Exercise Physician based in Maple
Ridge,BC. He completed his medical degree - MBChB from the University of the Orange Free State in South Africa, and Masters degree
in Sports Medicine from the University of London, UK. He is a current
member of the Faculty of Sport and Exercise Medicine, designationMFSEM(UK) and member of the Canadian Academy of Sport and Exercise Medicine(CASEM).Peet has been involved with rugby as a team
physician for the past 20 years, including WASPS(UK),London and
South East division U/21(UK),University of Johannesburg(RAU),Canadian National Men’s Teams for 10 years.Some other highlights include:
team physician of the South African National Cricket team, London
Marathon,African Cup Hockey tournament,All African games(track and
field),FIFA u/21 Soccer World cup(Canada), Vancouver Winter Olympics. Peet is married to Zabeth and has 3 sons.
Paul Watson - Chief Medical Officer
BIO: Born and raised in New Westminster, Paul now lives in Duncan with his wife and has two children, Evan and Emily. He was
educated at Brentwood College and has a Bachelor of Science
from UBC in Zoology. As well as Medicine. Paul also has a Diploma in Sports Medicine from Canadian Academy of Sports and
Exercise Medicine. He has been a family physician for 32 years
in Duncan and the Chief Medical Officer for Rugby Canada since
2008. He has also worked at the 1994 Commonwealth Games,
2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver and the 2011 Rugby World
Cup in New Zealand. Paul is a Board Member of the Canadian
Academy of Sports and Exercise Medicine
Kim Mark-Goldsworthy - Therapist
BIO: Kim has a Phys Ed Degree from Brock University and has
been practicing for over 20 years. She is originally from Cambridge, Ontario but is currently living in Victoria with her husband
and two daughters. She also work with Victoria Royals of WHL
and worked at the 2012 Olympics in London as part of Canadian
Core Medical Staff and the 2007 Pan Am Games as part of the
Canadian Core Medical Staff. She is on the Executive Canadian
Sport Massage Therapists Association and is one of seven Certified Sports Massage Therapist in British Columbia.
Carla Brash - Therapist
BIO: Carla graduated with honors from the Sports Injury Management Program at Sheridan College. She is an experienced
therapist with extensive knowledge in manual therapy and sport
biomechanics. She resides in Kingston, Ontario where her well
established business the Kingston Athletic Therapy Centre is
based out of. She has been working with various rugby clubs
since 2003 and with the Canadian senior men’s team since 2008.
Ed Spokes BIO: Born in Northamptonshire, England, Ed currently lives in
Epsom, Surrey, England with wife Sara. He graduated from Nottingham Trent University with a Degree in Sports Science in 2001
and has worked as Head Of Analysis at Harlequins RFC in Twickenham since 2003 and was a member of their European Challenge Cup winners team in 2004 and 2011 as well as Premiership
Winners (2012) and LV=Cup Winners (2013)
Jeremy Jakobsze - Massage Therapist
BIO: Jeremy learned to play rugby with the Colonials RFC in
Trail, BC. After moving to New Westminster, BC to attend school
at the West Coast College of Massage Therapy (WCCMT), he
played for the United RFC in Coquitlam, BC when they won their
first Provincial Division 1+2 championship in 2011. After Jeremy’s
clinical practice as an RMT had become quite busy he decided
to temporarily hang up his rugby boots. He then taught at WCCMT and coached the 2013 Maple Ridge Bruins Women’s Div 2
team to an Undefeated season, most points scored and their first
provincial final in years. Since then, Jeremy has been providing
massage therapy for Team Canada during the Pacific Nations
Cup (2014, 2015). The 2015 Rugby World Cup will be his first experience traveling with Team Canada. Jeremy currently lives and
practices in Maple Ridge, BC with his wife Sarah.
Rugby Canada Staff
Abdelnour, Nathan — Manager, Match Official
Development
Brown, Graham — Chief Executive Officer
Charron, Al — Manager, Player Advancement and
Alumni Relations
Clarance, Conor — Coordinator, Brands and
Promotions
Dixon, Jim — General Manager, Rugby Operations
and Performance
Drake, Maralee — Coordinator, Merchandising
Ferreira, Carlos — Director, Events and Competitions
Fiorino, Sandro — Assistant Coach, National
Women’s Program
Gattinger, Alana — Manager, Team Services
Gillam, Alexandra — Coordinator, Marketing Services
and Administration
Goodale, Tyler — Women’s, Strength and
Conditioning Coach
Goodland, Ken — Coordinator, National Player
Development and Talent ID
Hopkins, Dustin — Manager, National Development
Howat, Meaghan — Manager, National Women’s
Program
Hunter, Paul — Manager, Coach Development
Kelly, Bryan — Manager, Media and Communications
Kroll, Penny — Manager, Business Development
Lemmon, Mark — Chief Marketing Officer
MacDougall, Neil — Coordinator, Member Relations
Mah, Danielle — Physiotherapist, National Senior
Men’s Sevens Team
Middleton, Liam — Head Coach, National Senior
Men’s Sevens Team
Morris, Callum — Performance Analyst, National
Senior Women’s Team
Nguyen, Linh — Chief Financial Officer
Ortiz-Luis, Marianne, Coordinator, Accounts Payable
Ramsay, Calum — National Program Performance
Analyst
Ratier, Francois — Head Coach, National Senior
Women’s Team
Reeves, Shawn — Coordinator, Coorperate
Partnerships
Scirova, Nina — Coordinator, Finance
Smart, Jennifer — Manager, Events
Spencer, Myles — Chief Operating Officer
Tait, John — Head Coach, National Senior Women’s
Sevens Team
Thorne, Michael — Manager, Commerical Sales
Tidcombe, Matt — Coordinator, Communications
Travis, Jason — Director, Marketing and
Communications
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Welcome from Pat Aldous, Rugby Canada Chairman

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