Canada Summer Games 2025

Canada Summer Games BC U20 Men’s Rugby 7s Trials on Monday, June 16th, at Shawnigan 5pm-7pm – Public Welcome

The Canada Summer Games are taking place in St. John’s, Newfoundland between August 8-25. The Rugby 7s takes place Aug 11-13. In 2022 it was just U18 women’s Rugby 7s, won by BC, but in 2025 it will be men’s U20 and women’s U18 Rugby 7s.

Originally the Canada Summer Games was U18 men’s XVs in 1981 and 1985, and after sitting out the 1989 Games, returned from 1993-2009. Ontario won the 2009 U18 men’s XVs competition featuring players like Taylor Paris and Liam Underwood, BC won the 2005 U18 XVs title and featured Nathan Hirayama.

Now the game is 7s and 2025 will be first time both men and women compete.

The men’s U20 are having an open trial at Shawnigan Lake on Monday from 5pm to 7pm and the public are welcome to attend. Below are a list of the players attending. There are some recognizable names from the recent Canada U20 XVs tour to Fiji for the Oceania U20 tournament, including Josh McIndoe, Liam James, Liam Turnbull, Spencer Cotie, Max McGavern, Reece Thompson.

The team will travel with 12 players, and there will be 2 non-travelling reserves selected as well.

Name Club/University team Hometown
Liam James UBC/RAVENS Vancouver
Brek Ball WESTERN Vancouver
Jackson Powell UVIC/CW Victoria
Eli Palov UBC/CW Victoria
Noah Merkur QUEENS/RAVENS Vancouver
Hudson Poppit WESTSHORE Victoria
Evan Palmer QUEENS/RAVENS Vancouver
Sam Blundell PRIDE Mill Bay
Jo Paradis UBC/COWICHAN Nanaimo
Luke Prest COWICHAN Cowichan
Ben Bjorndal TWU/ARFC Abbotsford
Liam Turnbull UBC/RAVENS Vancouver
Jasper Keast UVIC/CW Victoria
Chris MacGregor RAVENS/Concordia Vancouver
Iain Anderton-Teasdale UVIC/COWICHAN Cowichan
Mike Oughtred UVIC/CW Victoria
Reece Thompson UVIC Minesing,ON
Alex Muir UCD/RAVENS Victoria
Jonty Nicholas UBC/SALISH Shawnigan Lake
Josh McIndoe UVIC/CW Victoria
Gavin Kelly UVIC/KELOWNA Kelowna
Max McGavern UBC Newcastle, AUS
Thomas Steinke Western/Ravens Vancouver
Ty Driscoll PRIDE Victoria
Matt Bennett Westshore/UVIC Victoria
Lewis Ahrens RAVENS Vancouver
Spencer Cotie UVIC/CW Victoria
Jackson Palmer QUEENS/SALISH Shawnigan Lake
Yuri Huisamen Salish Shawnigan Lake
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