Five Arrows to Start for Canada against Spain in Ottawa
July 9, 2022 - Major League Rugby (MLR)
Toronto Arrows News Release
Five Arrows have been chosen to start for Canada against Spain in Ottawa this Sunday.
Scrum-half Ross Braude, prop Cole Keith, hooker Andrew Quattrin, flanker Lucas Rumball, and winger Brock Webster will all begin the match against Los Leones.
Prop Tyler Rowland has been ruled out due to injury.
Rumball will once again serve as the Canucks' captain.
Via Rugby Canada
July 8, 2022 (Ottawa, ON) - As rugby returns to the nation's capital and preparations continue for Canada's Senior Men's 15s clash with Spain, Head Coach Kingsley Jones has confirmed his match day roster for this weekend's test match, presented by DHL.
In what will be the first international test match to be hosted at TD Place in Ottawa, ON, Canada takes on No. 15-ranked Spain on Sunday at 4:00 p.m. Eastern, 1:00 p.m. Pacific.
Following last weekend's resounding 45-0 victory over Belgium at the Wanderers Grounds in Halifax, NS, Jones has made several changes to his lineup. In for the first start of his career is crossover athlete with Canada's Senior Men's Sevens program, Matthew Oworu, also of Rugby Canada's Academy Pacific Pride, who came on as a second-half replacement against Belgium to earn his first cap.
Meanwhile, prop Cole Keith comes into the pack, as does Luke Campbell at No. 8 with Corey Thomas moving into the second row. Ross Braude starts at scrum half, while Conor Keys will take to the field just a few miles from his hometown, Stittsville, ON. Lucas Rumball will captain the side. Tyler Rowland and Josh Larsen are unavailable for selection due to injury.
"This weekend's match against Spain marks the culmination of our two-week camp and we expect it to be a very competitive, hard-fought contest," said Jones. "They are ranked No. 15 in the world and our aim is to get back in the top 20, so this is an opportunity for us to test ourselves against an extremely competent opponent."
He added: "We've prepared well this week and with the support of the home Ottawa crowd behind us, we're going into the game with confidence that we can perform and get the result we're after, which would secure us crucial world ranking points."
WHERE TO WATCH
Fans in Canada can watch Canada's Senior Men's 15s team take on Spain LIVE on TSN 1, TSN.ca and the TSN App.
CANADA'S SENIOR MEN'S 15s MATCH DAY ROSTER vs SPAIN
Cole Keith (Apohaqui, NB) - Belleisle Rovers / Toronto Arrows
Andrew Quattrin (Holland Landing, ON) - Aurora Barbarians / Toronto Arrows
Jake Ilnicki (Williams Lake, BC) - Old Glory DC
Corey Thomas (Broome, Australia) - LA Giltinis
Conor Keys (Stittsville, ON) - Barrhaven Scottish
Matthew Oworu (Calgary, AB) - Pacific Pride
Lucas Rumball (Scarborough, ON) - Toronto Arrows
Luke Campbell (Victoria, BC) - Old Glory DC
Ross Braude (Pretoria, South Africa) - Toronto Arrows
Peter Nelson (Dungannon, UK) - Aurillac
Kainoa Lloyd (Mississauga, ON) - San Diego Legion
Quinn Ngawati (Victoria, BC) - Rugby United New York
Ben LeSage (Calgary, AB) - LA Giltinis
Brock Webster (Uxbridge, ON) - Oshawa Vikings / Toronto Arrows
Cooper Coats (Halifax, NS) - Halifax Tars
Lindsey Stevens (Sydney, Australia) - LA Giltinis
Liam Murray (Langley, BC) - Dallas Jackals
Djustice Sears-Duru (Oakville, ON) - LA Giltinis
Piers von Dadelszen (Vancouver, BC) - Oxford University
Michael Smith (White Rock, BC) - San Diego Legion
Jason Higgins (Cork, Ireland) - San Diego Legion
Dawson Fatoric (Ottawa, ON) - Pacific Pride
Gradyn Bowd (Red Deer, AB) - Castaway Wanderers
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