Premiership Women’s Rugby (PWR) Kicks Off in UK This Weekend: 23 Canadian Players on Rosters
There are 23 Canadian players on 7 teams in the English Premier Women’s Rugby (PWR) league. The largest contingent of players are on the Saracens and Trailfinders, both teams have 7 Canadians. Exeter have 4, Loughborough, Harlequins, Bristol all have 1. Teams without Canadians are Leicester, Sale [see update note below].
The list of players by club is below, also interesting are the players not participating, those players are likely focused on 7s this season. The standout Canadian players not participating who we expect to see on the 7s circuit include Krissy Scurfield, Carissa Norsten, Asia Hogan-Rochester, Shoshanah Seumanutafa, Shalaya Valenzuela, Piper Logan, Breanne Nicholas, Keyara Wardley, Caroline Crossley, Charity Williams, Florence Symonds.
The PWR kicks off this weekend with Loughborough @ Harlequins on Friday, then Saturday Exeter @ Trailfinders, Leicester @ Sale, and on Sunday Saracens @ Gloucester. The two Saturday matches will be live streamed on the PWR YouTube channel.
[Note: we’ve added Mackenzie Carson, the Canadian who plays for England, so 22 Canadian players in total on 7 teams. We added Abby Duguid a late signing by Exeter, so 23 players now.]
Exeter Chiefs (5)
Daleaka Menin
Sabrina Poulin
Alexandra Tessier
Emily Tuttosi
Abby Duguid
Loughborough Lightning (1)
Fancy Bermudez
Saracens (7)
Alysha Corrigan
Gabrielle Senft
Julia Omokhuale
Laetitia Royer
Paige Farries
Sophie de Goede
Olivia Apps
Harlequins (1)
Sara Svoboda
Ealing Trailfinders (7)
Julia Schell
Claire Gallagher
Mikiela Nelson
Cassandra Tuffnail
Emma Taylor
Sally Williams
Maya Montiel
Bristol Bears (1)
Holly Phillips
Gloucester-Hartbury (1)
Mackenzie Carson