Canada Selects vs Spain – June 2024

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Canada Women’s Selects Team Defeat Spain in Two Game Series

The Canada Selects team that travelled to Spain won both matches against Spain, 27-12 on June 9th and 27-26 on June 15th. The Rugby Canada posts on social media with photos are included below. More details can be read on the scrumqueens.com website.

Canada Women’s Selects Team Named for Tour to Spain

Rugby Canada announced the Canada Selects team going to Spain to help prepare Spain for their June 29th World Cup qualifier against Wales. It’s a mixture of upcoming players, veteran players and 7s players.

Emily Belchos is making a comeback and is in the team. Several players who have recently been involved with the Canada women’s team, Sara Svoboda, Julia Omokhuale, Abby Duguid, Claire Gallagher, Julia Schell,  Shoshanah Seumanutafa are travelling. Sevens player Olivia De Couvreur is listed in the forwards.

There are a number of players listed from BC Gold and BC Blue, the Rugby Canada media release has them reversed though, Blue are the Island players, Gold are the Mainland players. Only a few players were involved in this year’s Blue v Gold series, second row Teya Ashworth (BC Gold), Jordan McLeod (BC Gold) who played hooker first match and flanker in the second match. There are some who played in last year’s series Rori Wood (BC Gold), Rachel Smith (BC Gold).

The matches are June 9th and 15th, there’s no word about streaming.

from Rugby Canada

Twenty-eight players have been named to a Women’s Canada Selects squad that will play two matches against Spain this month.

Players were selected through a series of regional and inter-provincial matches across Canada. The tour will serve as an important development opportunity, with players gaining valuable international test match experience and training with coaching staff from the senior national team.

“This tour will be an opportunity for players to test and challenge themselves in an international high performance setting. With the roster including players who competed at the Pacific Four Series, this is also an opportunity for those players to mentor others and share their experiences of competing for Canada at the highest level,” said Kevin Rouet, Head Coach of Canada’s Women’s Rugby Team. “We are greatly looking forward to working with this group as well as to competing with a Spanish squad that is preparing hard and looking to qualify for the Rugby World Cup against Wales at the end of the month.”

A number of players that recently won the 2024 Pacific Four Series with Canada’s Women’s Rugby Team have been named to the squad, including Julia Omokhuale, Sara Cline, Sara Svoboda, Claire Gallagher, Julia Schell and Shoshanah Seumanutafa.

Mahalia Robinson and Lizzie Gibson have been called up to the Canada Selects from the U SPORTS / Maple Leaf Academy squad currently in France for the 2024 FISU World University Championship Rugby Sevens, with Mika Matsukubo and Natalie Armatage replacing them at the FISU tournament.

Olivia De Couvreur joins the team from Canada’s women’s sevens program, along with Maya Addai from the Maple Leaf Academy.

Spain will host the Canada Selects on June 9 in Elche and on June 15 in Villajoyosa, with kick-off times, as well as additional information on how to follow, to be announced. Spain’s announcement can be read here.

WOMEN’S CANADA SELECTS SPAIN SQUAD

Forwards

Abby Duguid (Edmonton, AB) – Loughborough Lightning
Ashlynn Smith (Abbotsford, BC) – University of Calgary / Alberta South
Demi Swann (Georgetown, ON) – Exeter Chiefs
Jordan McLeod (Rivers, MB) – Brandon Barbarians / University of British Columbia / BC Blue
Julia Omokhuale (Calgary, AB) – Calgary Irish Rugby Club / Leicester Tigers
Maya Montiel (Dieppe, NB) – Saracens
Mya Brubacher (West Montrose, ON) – Kingston Panthers / Queen’s University / Ontario East
Olivia De Couvreur (Ottawa, ON) – Ottawa Irish
Rori Wood (Sooke, BC) – University of British Columbia / BC Blue
Sara Cline (Edmonton, AB) – Leprechaun Tigers / Western Force
Sara Svoboda (Belleville, ON) – Brantford Harlequins / Belleville Bulldogs / Loughborough Lightning
Tattyannah Jackson (Newmarket, ON) – Aurora Barbarians / Queen’s University / Ontario East
Taylor McKnight (Stouffville, ON) – Aurora Barbarians / University of Guelph / Ontario West
Teya Ashworth (Eastbourne, ENG) – University of British Columbia / BC Blue
Tylo Borsboom (Winnipeg, MB) – Assassins RFC / University of Ottawa / Ontario East

Backs

Audrey Champagne (Quebec City, QC) – Club de rugby de Québec / Université Laval / Quebec East
Aurora Bowie (Stouffville, ON) – Markham Irish / University of Ottawa / Ontario East
Claire Gallagher (Caledon, ON) – Aurora Barbarians / Leicester Tigers
Corinne Fréchette (Saint-Zéphirin-de-Courval, QC) – Club de rugby de Québec / Université Laval / Quebec East
Emily Belchos (Innisfil, ON) – Castaway Wanderers / BC Gold
Julia Schell (Uxbridge, ON) – Guelph RFC / Castaway Wanderers / Ealing Trailfinders
Lizzie Gibson (Caledon, ON) – Oakville Crusaders / Queen’s University / Ontario East
Madison Donnelly (Little Britain, ON) – Brock RFC / Aurora Barbarians / Queen’s University / Ontario East
Mahalia Robinson (Fulford, QC) – Town of Mount Royal RFC / Ontario West
Maya Addai (Ottawa, ON) – Westshore RFC / BC Gold
Rachel Smith (South Surrey, BC) – University of British Columbia / BC Blue
Shoshanah Seumanutafa (White Rock, BC) – University of British Columbia / Chiefs Manawa
Taejah Thompson (Calgary, AB) – Calgary Canadian Irish Athletic Club / Alberta South

Staff

Kevin Rouet (Head Coach)
Duncan McNaughton (Assistant Coach)
Brittany Waters (Assistant Coach)
Blake Wilson (Assistant Coach)
Stacey Maskelyne (Analyst)
Allison Rodway (Medical)
Tara Makrigiannis (Medical)
Dustin Hopkins (Team Manager)

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