Rugby Canada Announce Regional ID/Development Camps for Women’s XVs – West Camp IntraSquad Match Prior to Island v Ontario Men’s XVs
Rugby Canada have announced East and West camps, the East camp took place last week, the West camp is taking place this coming weekend. The VIRU poster announced a “Canada Women’s Intersquad” prior to the Ontario v Island Tide match, these announcements lineup to expect a West camp intrasquad match on Sunday. The Rugby Canada media release didn’t mention which players are attending which camp but these are the players identified from BC and Alberta. We’ll try to get more details on which players are at the West camp and what the rosters will be for the intrasquad match
ALBERTA (3)
Carmen Izyk, Katie Salverda, Kaitlin Tetteh-Wayoe
VANCOUVER ISLAND (14)
Justine Blatt-Janmaat, Kendra Cousineau, Emily Findlay, Sierra Gillis, Asia Hogan-Rochester, Eden Kilgour, Maggie Mackinnon, Olivia Newsome, Taylor Perry, Adia Pye, Kira Smed, Faith Tiley, Piper Walsh, Larah Wright
VANCOUVER/MAINLAND (11)
Savannah Bauder, Gillian Boag, Lana Dueck, Talia Hennessy, Kiki Idowu, Piper Logan, Jordan McLeod, Anya Prokopich, Rachel Smith, Florence Symonds, Charity Williams
from Rugby Canada
As part of the updated talent identification and development process for Rugby Canada’s Women’s 15s Team announced earlier this year, Head Coach Kévin Rouet has invited 65 players to two regional camps, one hosted in Ottawa at Twin Elm Rugby Park and the other in Langford at the Al Charron Rugby Canada National Training Centre.
These regional camps are designed to help identify and develop players from across Canada who are not currently competing in Professional Women’s Rugby (PWR), France, or other leagues around the world.
“It’s going to be a good opportunity to have two full days with players based in Canada,” said Rouet. “We are going to see the top players from the east and the top from the west from the regional competitions. I am excited to see the next generation of players.”
Players from Eastern Canada will gather in Ottawa for a two-day camp from May 9–10, while players based in Western Canada will meet in Langford for a two-day camp on May 16–17. All players attending the east camp have experience competing in the Quebec Ontario Rugby Championship (QORC) and most players selected to attend the camp were evaluated on their performance this past spring.
Rugby Canada is working to increase and support senior pathway opportunities for players from all provinces including from the Atlantic region, Manitoba and Saskatchewan.
Rouet added: “The idea is to create a long list after these camps to prepare us for our next tour in September. It also gives the players involved the opportunity to gain experience and develop outside of a regular tour with the national team.”
Invited players and their regions listed below:
QUEBEC EAST (12)
Eve Godin, Adele Samson, Anne-Sophie Carreau, Audrey Champagne, Camille Arvin-Bérod, Corine Bellavance, Corinne Frechette, Karen Paquin, Laurence Chabot, Lea Ouellet, Maude Chabot, Sandrine Faucher
QUEBEC WEST (9)
Alexia Vitti, Alysia Comtois, Catherine Ann Blenkhorn, Erica Osei, Lyanne St-Amour, Penelope Anderson, Pénélope Desjardins, Sabrina Poulin, Sierra Hasse
ONTARIO EAST (9)
Grace Dingwall, Kyleigh Chandran, Madison Donnelly, Ngozi Mosindi, Olivia Dibua, Siobhan Sheerin, Sophie McDonald, Tattyannah Jackson, Tylo Borsboom
ONTARIO WEST (7)
Adelaide Holmes, Brittany Kassil, Brooke Remple, Lauryn Bons, Meg Rogers, Natalie Armatage, Taylor McKnight
ALBERTA (3)
Carmen Izyk, Katie Salverda, Kaitlin Tetteh-Wayoe
VANCOUVER ISLAND (14)
Justine Blatt-Janmaat, Kendra Cousineau, Emily Findlay, Sierra Gillis, Asia Hogan-Rochester, Eden Kilgour, Maggie Mackinnon, Olivia Newsome, Taylor Perry, Adia Pye, Kira Smed, Faith Tiley, Piper Walsh, Larah Wright
VANCOUVER/MAINLAND (11)
Savannah Bauder, Gillian Boag, Lana Dueck, Talia Hennessy, Kiki Idowu, Piper Logan, Jordan McLeod, Anya Prokopich, Rachel Smith, Florence Symonds, Charity Williams
UNAVAILABLE (10)
Mya Koleba, Brogan Mior, Ella O’Reagan, Ivy Poetker, Kennedy Feasby, Julia Kata, Maia Swemmer, Oceanne Gauthier, Caroline Crossley, Mahalia Robison