CANADA FALL TO FIJI IN NARBONNE

NARBONNE, FRANCE - Canada's Men's Rugby Team dropped their final test match of 2017 to Fiji on Saturday evening in Narbonne, France 57-17.

All eyes are on January 27^th at BC Place in Vancouver in the first leg of the 2019 Rugby World Cup qualifiers when Canada hosts Uruguay. With Canada looking to book their ticket to a ninth consecutive RWC in Japan, the contest has been dubbed the “biggest game of a generation” and Rugby Canada is encouraging all rugby & sport fans to purchase tickets and help send our men’s team to Tokyo: http://events.rugbycanada.ca

Canada’s Men’s Team to face Fiji:

1. Hubert Buydens – (New Orleans Gold/Prairie Wolf Pack) Saskatoon, SK

2. Benoit Piffero – (Blagnac Sporting Club/Atlantic Rock) Montreal, QC

3. Jake Ilnicki – (Newcastle Falcons/BC Bears) Williams Lake, BC

4. Josh Larsen – (Northland) Parksville, BC

5. Evan Olmstead – (Newcastle Falcons/Prairie Wolf Pack) Vancouver, BC

6. Kyle Baillie – (London Scottish/Atlantic Rock) Summerside, PEI

7. Matt Heaton – (Darlington Mowden Park/Atlantic Rock) Godmanchester, QC

8. Kyle Gilmour – (St. Albert RFC/Prairie Wolf Pack) St. Albert, AB

9. Phil Mack – Captain (James Bay AA/BC Bears) Victoria, BC

10. Patrick Parfrey – (Swilers RFC/Atlantic Rock) St. John’s, NL

11. Taylor Paris – (Castres/Ontario Blues) Barrie, ON

12. Ciaran Hearn – (London Irish/Atlantic Rock) Conception Bay South, NL

13. DTH van der Merwe – (Newcastle Falcons) Victoria, BC

14. Brock Staller – (Meralomas RFC/BC Bears) Surrey, BC

15. Andrew Coe – (Markham Irish/Ontario Blues) Toronto, ON

16. Ray Barkwill – (Seattle Seawolves/Ontario Blues) Niagara Falls, ON

17. Djustice Sears-Duru – (Ealing Trailfinders/Ontario Blues) Oakville, ON

18. Matt Tierney – (Section Paloise/Ontario Blues) Oakville, ON

19. Brett Beukeboom – (Cornish Pirates/Ontario Blues) Lakefield, ON

20. Lucas Rumball – (Balmy Beach RFC/Ontario Blues) Mississauga, ON

21. Andrew Ferguson – (Oakville Crusaders/Ontario Blues) Mississauga, ON

22. Ben LeSage – (UBC Thunderbirds/Prairie Wolf Pack) Calgary, AB

23. Kainoa Lloyd – (Mississauga Blues/Ontario Blues) Mississauga, ON

FIJI

1 Campese Ma’afu, 2 Tale Tuapati, 3 Kali Tawake, 4 Peceli Yato, 5 Leone Nakarawa, 6 Dominiko Waqaniburotu, 7 Semu Kunatani, 8 Akapusi Qera (capt.), 9 Frank Lomani, 10 Ben Volavola, 11 Nemani Nadolo, 12 Levani Botia, 13 Vereniki Goneva, 14 Josua Tuisova, 15 Kini Murimurivalu

Replacements: 16 Ratunaisa Navuma, 17 Joeli Veitayaki, 18 Ropate Rinakama, 19 Sikeli Nabou, 20 Nemani Nagusa, 21 Henry Seniloli, 22 Asaeli Tikoirotuma, 23 Timoci Nagusa

Canada’s November international calendar:

Canada 9 – 51 Maori All Blacks
Canada 22 – 54 Georgia
Canada 37 - 27 Spain
Canada 17 - 57 Fiji
 

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