Canada Announce 32 Player Roster for Women’s XVs Fall Tour to USA and UK
from Rugby Canada
Head coach Sandro Fiorino has announced his roster for Rugby Canadas National Senior Womens 15s Fall Tour, beginning in November. Canada faces the USA, Wales and World No.1 England as they continue preparations for the rescheduled Rugby World Cup in October 2022.
Canadas roster features a wealth of experience heading into their November matches, with a total of 398 caps spread across the roster, led by Laura Russell, who will look to earn her 50th cap. Teammates Alex Tessier, DaLeaka Menin, Emily Belchos de Goede and Karin Paquin will all enter the Fall Tour looking for their 30th caps.
Several Canadians could also make their 15s debuts: Julia Schell, Laetitia Royer, Sarah Maude Lachance, Nakisa Levale and Renee Gonzalez. Levale and Gonzalez are both coming off impressive September performances at the HSBC Canada Sevens Fast Four events in Vancouver and Edmonton and have progressed through Rugby Canadas Maple Leaf Academy.
Canadas opening two matches of the Fall Tour also mark the kick off of the Pacific Four Series, a new womens competition that will soft launch with Canada and USA going head-to-head on November 1 and 5, 2021. The full four-team format will debut in 2022, ahead of next years Rugby World Cup.
We are very excited to get our Fall Tour underway with this group of players, said Fiorino. Our upcoming matches will provide the competitions necessary for us to continue building as a team as we draw closer to kick off of World Cup 2021.
Canada Womens 15s Fall Tour Roster
Alex Ellis – Ottawa, ON – Barrhaven Scottish/Saracens
Alexandra Tessier – Sainte-Clotilde-de-Horton, QC – Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue RFC
Brianna Miller – Pointe-Claire, QC – Saint-Anne-de-Bellevue RFC
Brittany Kassil – Guelph, ON – Guelph Redcoats
Courtney Holtkamp – Rimbey, AB – Red Deer Titans
DaLeaka Menin – Vulcan, AB – Exeter Chiefs
Elissa Alarie – Trois-Rivieres, QC – Westshore RFC/SABRFC/Braves de TR
Emily Belchos de Goede – Innisfil, ON – Westshore RFC
Emily Tuttosi – Souris, MB – Exeter Chiefs
Emma Taylor – Scotsburn, NS – HRFC
Gabrielle Senft – Regina, SK – Castaway Wanders
Gillian Boag – Calgary, AB – Capilano RFC
Janna Slevinsky – St. Albert, AB – Saracens/Calgary Saracens
Julia Schell – Uxbridge, ON – Guelph Redcoats
Justine Pelletier РRivi̬re-du-Loup, QC РLes Lionnes du stade bordelais/ Club de rugby de Quebec
Karen Paquin – Quebec, QC – Club de Rugby de Quebec/Stade Bordelais
Laetitia Royer – Loretteville, QC – Lons Section Paloise/ St-Anne-de-bellevue
Laura Russell – Bolton, ON – Toronto Nomads/Cowichan RFC
Marie Thibault – Quebec, QC – Club de Rugby de Quebec
Mikiela Nelson – North Vancouver, BC – UBC Rugby/Capilano Rugby
Nakisa Levale – Abbotsford, BC – Abbotsford RFC
Ngalula Fuamba – Notre-Dame-de-l’Ãle-Perrot, QC – T.M.R.R.F.C.
Olivia DeMerchant – Mapledale, NB – Exeter Chiefs/ Halifax Tars RFC
Paige Farries – Red Deer, AB – Worcester Warriors/Westshore RFC
Pamphinette Buisa – Gatineau, QC – Ottawa Irish
Renee Gonzalez – Toronto, ON – Westshore RFC
Sabrina Poulin – St-Georges, QC – TMRRFC/Stade Rennais
Sara Kaljuvee – Ajax, ON – Toronto Scottish
Sarah-Maude Lachance – Victoriaville, QC – Lons Section Paloise Rugby Feminin / Club de Rugby de Quebec
Sophie de Goede – Victoria, BC – Castaway Wanderers RFC
Tyson Beukeboom – Uxbridge, ON – Cowichan RFC
Veronica Harrigan – Lucan, ON – Brantford Harlequins
Injured or Unavailable For Selection
Alysha Corrigan – Charlottetown, PEI – CRFC/Saracens
Cindy Nelles – Belleville, ON – Belleville Bulldogs/University Canterbury
Justine Blatt-Janmaat – Wolfville, NS – Valley Rugby Union
Mackenzie Carson – Abbotsford, BC – Abbotsford RFC
McKinley Hunt – King City, ON – Aurora Barbarians/Exeter Chiefs
Rachel Smith – White Rock, BC – Vancouver Thunderbirds
Taylor Perry – Oakville, ON – Oakville Crusaders Rugby Club
Canadas Womens 15s Fall Tour Schedule
Nov. 1, 2021 @ USA – 7:00pm (PT) – Infinity Park, Colorado – (TICKETS)
Nov. 5, 2021 @ USA – 7:00pm (PT) – Infinity Park, Colorado – (TICKETS)
Nov. 14, 2021 @ England – 6:30am (PT) – Twickenham Stoop, London – (WATCH / TICKETS)
Nov. 21, 2021 @ Wales – 9:00am (PT) – Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff – (TICKETS)