Canada A national rugby union team

Canada A

Union	Rugby Canada
Emblem(s)	the Maple leaf
Ground(s)	Westhills Stadium
1st kit 2nd kit

Canada A is a national representative rugby union team of Rugby Canada. Previously called Canada Selects, the team is the second-tier side to the Canada national rugby union team. Canada A competes in tournaments such as the Americas Rugby Championship and World Rugby Pacific Challenge against other national 'A' teams.^[1]

Results

Matches against national teams or national 'A' teams up to and including 2015 Pacific Challenge:

08-06-2002	Scotland	33–8	Canada XV	Markham, ON
30-07-2003	New Zealand Māori	52–11	Canada A	Markham, ON
11-08-2008	Portugal	18–34	Canada XV	Markham, ON
21-10-2009	Argentina XV	40–16	Canada Selects^*	Chatham-Kent, ON
10-10-2010	Tonga A	16–32	Canada Selects	Córdoba, Argentina
05-10-2010	Canada Selects	14–49	Argentina XV	Córdoba, Argentina
15-10-2010	USA Select XV	6–17	Canada Selects	Córdoba, Argentina
12-10-2012	Uruguay	10–28	Canada A	Langford, BC
16-10-2012	USA Selects	2–23	Canada A	Langford, BC
19-10-2012	Argentina XV	28–9	Canada A	Langford, BC
20-10-2013	Canada A	17–10	Uruguay	Langford, BC
15-10-2013	Canada A	10–30	USA Selects	Langford, BC
19-10-2013	Canada A	14–23	Argentina XV	Langford, BC
11-10-2014	Canada A	20–6	Uruguay	Langford, BC
15-10-2014	Canada A	3–16	USA Selects	Langford, BC
19-10-2014	Canada A	9–39	Argentina XV	Langford, BC
10-03-2015	Junior Japan	17–69	Canada A	Suva, Fiji
14-03-2015	Samoa A	19–17	Canada A	Suva, Fiji
18-03-2015	Pampas XV	36–15	Canada A	Suva, Fiji
23-03-2015	Samoa A	26–28	Canada A	Suva, Fiji

Notes:

^* Exhibition match (no cap)

Current squad

Canada A 28-man squad for the 2015 World Rugby Pacific Challenge.^[2]

Note: Bold denotes players who are internationally capped.

Forwards Player Position Club Ray Barkwill Hooker Ontario Blues Benoît Piffero Hooker Blagnac Kyle Baillie Prop Atlantic Rock Hubert Buydens (c) Prop Prairie Wolf Pack Tom Dolezel Prop Ontario Blues Pete Houlihan Prop Prairie Wolf Pack Jake Ilnicki Prop BC Bears Ryan Kotlewski Prop Prairie Wolf Pack Aaron Flagg Lock BC Bears Callum Morrison Lock BC Bears Evan Olmstead Lock Prairie Wolf Pack Alistair Clark Flanker Ontario Blues Thyssen de Goede Flanker BC Bears Seb Pearson Flanker Ontario Blues Adam Kleeberger Number eight BC Bears John Moonlight Number eight Ontario Blues

Backs Player Position Club Gordon McRorie Scrum-half Prairie Wolf Pack Sean White Scrum-half BC Bears Harry Jones Fly-half BC Bears Liam Underwood Fly-half Ontario Blues Nick Blevins Centre Prairie Wolf Pack Ciaran Hearn Centre Atlantic Rock Pat Parfrey Centre Atlantic Rock Conor Trainor Centre BC Bears Sean Duke Wing BC Bears Phil Mackenzie Wing Sale Sharks Jordan Wilson-Ross Wing Ontario Blues Pat Kay Fullback BC Bears

References

1. Shelvin Singh (27 January 2015). "Fiji to host rugby’s revamped ‘Pacific Challenge’". Mai Life. Archived from the original on 27 January 2015. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
2. PACIFIC RUGBY CHALLENGE ROSTER ANNOUNCED

External links

• 2014 Pacific Rugby Cup News on oceaniarugby.com