MLR Toronto Arrows

Four Arrows to Start for Canada U20 in Tournament Opener

August 11, 2022 - Major League Rugby (MLR)
Toronto Arrows News Release


Four players in the Arrows fold have been tabbed to start for Canada's under-20 men's side in Saturday's U20s Canada Conference 2022 tournament opener.

Senior team players Kobe Faust and Sam Reimer will start on the wing and at scrum-half, respectively, with the duo joined by Academy pair David Scollon (hooker) and Talon McMullin (centre).

Academy players Michael Di Lella, Adam Doyle, and Jacob Ince will look to feature off the bench against Zimbabwe.

Canada's match will kick off at 6:30 p.m. ET on Saturday evening, and will be streamed on Rugby Canada's YouTube channel.

Via Rugby Canada

The U20s Canada Conference gets underway this weekend and Head Coach Adam Roberts has named his match day roster to take on Zimbabwe in Canada's Men's U20s opening fixture at the University of Guelph.

Canada's match against Zimbabwe will kick off at 6:30 p.m. Eastern / 3:30 p.m. Pacific on Saturday and follows the tournament's curtain raiser between Chile and Uruguay which commences at 4:00 p.m. Eastern / 1:00 p.m. Pacific. This is a non-ticketed event and fans who wish to attend the matches are encouraged to do so.

Starting for Canada at centre is multi-sport athlete Talon McMullin, alongside his brother, Takoda, who will line up on the wing. Pacific Pride squad members Tyler Matchem, Alastair Bruce, Ethan Fryer and Mathew Klimchuk will start among the forwards, while fellow Pride teammate Sam Reimer, also of the Toronto Arrows, is in at scrum half.

Captaining the side, Liam Bowman, who came through the Oakville Crusaders program, will play at centre on his return having featured prominently for Canada's Men's U18s before playing in France for the past two years.

"The entire team, from players to coaches and the support staff, are buzzing for this weekend's match against Zimbabwe and to the U20s Canada Conference as a whole," said Roberts. "There is nothing quite like the anticipation and energy that comes with starting a test campaign and harnessing that energy to collectively put together performances on the field."

Following their match against Zimbabwe, Canada's Men's U20s will take on Chile on Thursday, August 18 at 6:30 p.m. Eastern / 3:30 p.m. Pacific, before closing out the tournament with a match against Uruguay on Tuesday, August 23, also at 6:30 p.m. Eastern / 3:30 p.m. Pacific.

WHERE TO WATCH

The U20s Canada Conference 2022 will be streamed LIVE on Rugby Canada's YouTube channel. Click here to access the page where the livestream will be located.

CANADA'S MEN'S U20 MATCH DAY ROSTER VS ZIMBABWE

1. Mehdi Porchet (Geneva, Switzerland) - Stade Montois RFC

2. David Scollon* (Mississauga, ON) - University of Guelph

3. Tyler Matchem (Halifax, NS) - Pacific Pride

4. Logan Weidner (North Vancouver, BC) Brive RFC

5. Alastair Bruce (Cape Town, South Africa) - Pacific Pride

6. Mathew Klimchuk (Regina, SK) - Pacific Pride

7. Ethan Fryer (Seattle, USA) - Pacific Pride / New England Free Jacks

8. Relmu Wilson-Valdes (Nelson, BC) - UBC

9. Sam Reimer* (Ajax, ON) - Pacific Pride / Toronto Arrows

10. Jamin Hodgkins (Bermuda) - Cardiff Met University

11. Kobe Faust* (Uxbridge, ON) - University of Guelph / Toronto Arrows

12. Talon McMullin* (White Rock, BC) - Bayside RFC

13. Liam Bowman (Oakville, ON) - US Montauban

14. Takoda McMullin (White Rock, BC) - UBC

15. Ted Champion (Hong Kong) - University of Arizona

REPLACEMENTS

16. Michael Di Lella Jr.* (Orono, ON) - University of Guelph

17. Payton Teneycke (Brandon, MB) - UBC

18. Ethan Jurgeneit (Barrie, ON) - Trinity Western University

19. Caden Wilson (Vancouver, BC) - UBC

20. Taine Clague (Victoria, BC) - University of Victoria

21. Adam Doyle* (Kingston, ON) - Queens University

22. James Biss (London, England) - Durham University

23. Jack East (Wanaka, New Zealand) - Pacific Pride

24. Lukas Scheck (Regina, SK) - Canada's Senior Men's Sevens

25. Joe McNulty (North Vancouver, BC) - Capilano RFC

26. Sol Jacques (Penticton, BC) - UBC

27. Alastair Marshall (Hudson Bay, SK) - UBC

28. Jacob Ince* (Oakville, ON) - University of Guelph



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