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 Hubert Buydens |
Hubert Buydens has represented Canada three times, including his debut against Barbados in the 2006 RWC qualifier. He has a total of eight Canada appearances, including non-cap Churchill Cup matches. The Native of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan plays for the Prairie Wolf Pack of the CRC. | hbuydens@rugbycanada.ca |
 Aaron Carpenter |
Aaron Carpenter first toured with Canada’s senior national team to the Super Powers Cup in 2004. He made the move to professional rugby in 2009 with Coventry before signing with Plymouth Albion in the RFU Championship for the 2010 and 2011 seasons. | acarpenter@rugbycanada.ca |
 Jamie Cudmore |
Jamie Cudmore has played with ASM Clermont Auvergne since 2005. He played with the U-23 Pacific Sport Rugby Academy on its 2002 tour of Germany. He has also seen time with Llandovery, Llanelli and FC Grenoble. | jcudmore@rugbycanada.ca |
 Nanyak Dala |
Nanyak Dala began playing rugby in Canada with the Rugby Canada Super League Prairie Fire team and advanced to the national finals in 2005 and 2006. He continued his national team participation while playing for Canada West in 2008. | ndala@rugbycanada.ca |
 Brian Erichsen |
Brian Erichsen toured with the U-19 team to Wales in 1996 and with the U-23s to New Zealand and Germany. In 2010, he was part of the team that beat France A in the Churchill Cup. | berichsen@rugbycanada.ca |
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Matt Evans has had a wealth of national team experience after having represented Canada at the U-19, U-20 and U-21 levels. He made his Test debut in 2008 against Ireland. |
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 Matt Evans |
Ed Fairhurst played on Canada’s U-19 team that finished fourth at the World Youth Championships in France in 1998. He has represented Canada with the national sevens team eight times, including stops at the 2002 Commonwealth Games and the 2005 Sevens Rugby World Cup. | efairhurst@rugbycanada.ca |
 Scott Franklin |
Scott Franklin has played for the Regina Prairie Fire and the Victoria Crimson Tide in the Rugby Canada Super League. He toured New Zealand with Canada A in 2006 and played one game of the 2007 Rugby World Cup. | sfranklin@rugbycanada.ca |
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Ryan Hamilton first represented Canada in England in 2005 with the national U-17 team. He won the BC Rounsfell Cup Championship with the University of Victoria Vikes in 2009. His first tour with the senior men’s team was to the 2010 Churchill Cup. | rhamilton@rugbycanada.ca |
 Ciaran Hearn |
Ciaran Hearn represented Canada at the 2004 U-19 Rugby World Cup and played for the Canadian U-21s in 2006. He is an active member of both the national men’s 15s and sevens squads. | chearn@rugbycanada.ca |
 Nathan Hirayama |
Nathan Hirayama played for Canada’s sevens team in Dubai in 2006. He again represented his country in the World Championships in Belfast in 2007. He is actively involved in both the national sevens and 15s programs. | nhirayama@rugbycanada.ca |
 Tyler Hotson |
Tyler Hotson represented Canada at the U-19 Rugby World Cup in 2004. He was a member of the Canada West NA4 side from 2006 to 2008 and made his debut for Canada’s senior team against the USA in 2008. | thotson@rugbycanada.ca |
 Adam Kleeberger |
Adam Kleeberger played in Canada’s U-19 team at the World Championships in France in 2003. He was a part of Canada’s sevens side at the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne in 2006. He was also a member of Auckland’s ITM Cup side in 2010. | akleeberger@rugbycanada.ca |
 Jeremy Kyne |
Jeremy Kyne grew up playing his club rugby with Tawa in his native country of New Zealand. After moving to Canada in 2005, he represented Canada A against Argentina in 2009. Following a strong 2010 season, he toured with the Canada Selects to Argentina. | jkyne@rugbycanada.ca |
 Jamie Mackenzie’s |
Jamie Mackenzie’s debut came against Belgium on Canada’s four-game European tour in 2010. He currently plays for Esher in the RFU Championship. Jamie and his brother Phil are both members of the 2011 RWC squad. | jmackenzie@rugbycanada.ca |
 Phil Mackenzie |
Phil Mackenzie has made 11 appearances with Canada prior to the summer lead-up to the 2011 Rugby World Cup. He was a member of the Canadian U-19 World Cup squad and also plays sevens for his country. | pmackenzie@rugbycanada.ca |
 Jason Marshall |
Jason Marshall was a member of Canada West in the NA4. He played for Canada in the 2010 and 2011 Churchill Cup tournaments and joined the team on its November test series in Europe last year. | jmarshall@rugbycanada.ca |
 Ander Monro |
Ander Monro represented Scotland at the U-15, U-16, U-19 and U-21 levels. He hoisted the Scottish Cup with Edinburgh University in 2004. He played professionally with Edinburgh from 2004 to 2007 and Colorno in Italy from 2007 to 2009. | amonro@rugbycanada.ca |
 Chauncey O’Toole |
Chauncey O’Toole has spent time playing on both the west and east coasts of Canada. He had a breakout performance at the 2011 Churchill Cup and earned two man-of-the-match nods en route to being named player of the tournament. | cotoole@rugbycanada.ca |
 Taylor Paris |
Taylor Paris was a member of the Canadian U-17 squad before becoming the youngest player to make his sevens debut at 17 in the IRB Wellington Sevens in 2010. He recently became the youngest Canadian ever to don the senior national jersey playing as an 18-year-old in Belgium. | tparis@rugbycanada.ca |
 James Pritchard |
James Pritchard played in the 2003 Rugby World Cup and was recalled in 2006 where he set – and then broke – his own Canadian scoring record for points in a single match by a single player. He currently sits as the country’s second highest scorer of all time with 355 points scored in capped appearances. | jpritchard@rugbycanada.ca |
 Pat Riordan |
Pat Riordan was selected to Canada’s U-17 tour to England in 1997. He played for his country in the Super Powers Cup and the Churchill Cup in 2004. He has been captain of the Canadian men’s squad since 2008. | priordan@rugbycanada.ca |
 Mike Scholz |
Mike Scholz has represented Canada at the U-19 and U-20 levels. He has played sevens for Canada at the Hong Kong, London and Edinburgh legs of the international circuit and has been on two tours with the 15s team. | mscholz@rugbycanada.ca |
 Jebb Sinclair |
Jebb Sinclair made his debut against Portugal in Lisbon in 2008. He was a member of the 2011 Churchill Cup team where his strong play netted him a contract with the London Irish. | jsinclair@rugbycanada.ca |
 Ryan Smith |
Ryan Smith graduated through Canada’s U-23 Pacific Sport Rugby program before joining the national team. He has spent time with the Ontario U-21, Canada U-23, and Canada sevens teams. He garnered Canada’s player-of-the-year honours in 2005. He has been a member of the country’s 15s and sevens programs. | rjsmith@rugbycanada.ca |
 Andrew Tiedemann |
Andrew Tiedemann has spent time with the national team at the U-17, U-19 and U-20 levels. The member of the Prairie Wolf Pack of the Canadian Rugby Championship has a total of 10 caps and 14 Canada appearances. | atiedemann@rugbycanada.ca |
 Conor Trainor |
Conor Trainor is playing in his first year of senior test rugby after making his debut against Russia at the 2011 Churchill Cup. On a national level, he has played with the U-20 team on tours to Wales and Japan. | ctrainor@rugbycanada.ca |
 DTH Van Der Merwe |
DTH Van Der Merwe was a member of the Saskatchewan U-18, U-21 and Rugby Canada Super League Prairie Fire teams. He played for club side James Bay AA in Victoria where he won three-straight B.C. Championships from 2006 to 2008, including a national title in 2007. | dthvandermerwe@rugbycanada.ca |
 Frank Walsh |
Frank Walsh has been a central figure for the four-time national champion Rock squad of the Canadian Rugby Championship. He made his Canada debut on the 2008 tour to Europe. He will be making his World Cup debut in New Zealand. | fwalsh@rugbycanada.ca |
Sean White
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Sean White was a member of two undefeated National Championship teams playing with B.C. at the U-16 and U-18 levels. He has represented Canada’s sevens team on the IRB World Circuit in Wellington, Las Vegas and the United Kingdom. | stwhite@rugbycanada.ca |
