A reader sent the following article in from the Saracens website. Mackenzie Carson won the George Jones Scholarship in 2017 and the John Cannon Memorial Award in 2018, both funds are administered by the Canadian Rugby Foundation.
There were at least 8 Canadian women in action in the English Premier. Four players on the Exeter Chiefs including Emily Tuttosi who scored a try in Exeter’s first win of the season. Sophie de Goede came off the bench for Saracens in their win. Paige Farries had her debut for Worcester and two more Canadians suited up for Loughborough (Holtkamp, Svoboda) in their loss to Harlequins.
The Allianz Premier 15 league kicked off last weekend. There are 10 teams in the league, a number of them familiar to followers of the men’s English Premiership: Exeter, Harlequins, Sale, Worcester, Saracens, Bristol and Wasps. There’s also Loughborough, Gloucester-Hartpury and Darlington Mowden Park (DMP).