Vancouver Highlanders Sign Four More Reserve Players Nick Blain, Brian Ndirangu, Conall Henchy, Andrew Sherlock: Total Now 25 1st XV and 21 Reserves
The Highlanders have added four more Reserve players since our last update. The quality of the Reserve players announced is increasing and the gap between 1st XV and Reserve is closing. Two of the recent Reserve announcements are top level players in the BC Premier, Nick Blain fullback from the championship UBCOB Ravens team and Brian Ndirangu second row from Westshore, both of these players would be interchangeable with their counterparts on the 1st XV. The two other players are Irish and we’re not familiar with their level of play but likely quite handy. Conall Henchy is a hooker from Trinity College, and Andrew Sherlock is a scrum-half from Galwegians.
The Highlanders also announced their 7th high school player of the year, Josh Du Toit of Carson Graham.
The full list of players is posted below, we’ve assigned positions to give readers an idea of possible roster combinations. The first matches are June 28th at Burnaby.
RESERVE PLAYERS
Join us in welcoming our next Vancouver Highlander Reserve Player, Conall Henchy!
From Limerick, Henchy currently plays for Trinity Dublin University FC Rugby as a forward in Ireland. ️#VancouverHighlander #RugbyAtItsBest pic.twitter.com/sjUa4xgjVi
— Vancouver Highlanders (@vanhighlanders) May 29, 2024
Join us in welcoming our next Vancouver Highlander Reserve Player, Andrew Sherlock!
From Salthill, Sherlock currently plays for Galwegians RFC as a back in Ireland. ️ #VancouverHighlander #RugbyAtItsBest pic.twitter.com/PHV4lY12Bn
— Vancouver Highlanders (@vanhighlanders) June 1, 2024
Join us in welcoming our next Vancouver Highlander Reserve Player, Nick Blain!
From London, Blain currently plays for @ravensrugbybc in the @bcrugbyunion Premier League. ️#VancouverHighlanders #RugbyAtItsBest pic.twitter.com/VIiyfF19Mi
— Vancouver Highlanders (@vanhighlanders) June 3, 2024
Join us in welcoming our next Vancouver Highlander Reserve Player, Brian Ndirangu!
From Nakuru, Ndirangu currently plays for Westshore RFC in the BC Rugby Premier League. ️#VancouverHighlanders #RugbyAtItsBest pic.twitter.com/Occf7w6LYm
— Vancouver Highlanders (@vanhighlanders) June 5, 2024
HIGH SCHOOL PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Presenting our seventh High School Rugby Player of the Week, from Carson Graham, Josh Du Toit for demonstrating athletic performance, academic excellence, teamwork, and leadership. Congratulations Josh!
Be sure to nominate who you think should be our next Player of the Week. pic.twitter.com/LY7PBfJ9tr
— Vancouver Highlanders (@vanhighlanders) May 27, 2024
Vancouver Highlanders (25)
James Biss, Jacob Bossi, D’Shawn Bowen, Thomas Davidson, Matthew Klimchuk, Sam Mace, Takoda McMullin, Talon McMullin, Melani Nanai, Ollie Nott, Conor O’Flaherty, Jake Thiel, Josh Thiel, Alastair Marshall, Payton Teneycke, Caden Wilson, Reid Watkins, Lenny Bonduau, Griffin Phillipson, Hayden Mulgrew, Nico Leonard, Joe Locke, Saba Shubitidze, Relmu Wilson-Valdes, Karl Hunger
Potential Roster Combinations
1 Griffin Phillipson
2 Jacob Bossi / Sam Mace
3 Conor O’Flaherty / Payton Teneycke
4 Thomas Davidson
5 Caden Wilson / Karl Hunger
6 Jake Thiel / Saba Shubitidze
7 Ollie Nott / Matthew Klimchuk
8 Joe Locke / Relmu Wilson-Valdes
9 Reid Watkins
10 Josh Thiel / James Biss
11 D’Shawn Bowen / Hayden Mulgrew
12 Talon McMullin
13 Melani Nanai / Nico Leonard
14 Alastair Marshall / Lenny Bonduau
15 Takoda McMullin
Reserves (21)
Ben Beauchamp, Taine Clague, Simeon John, Keegan Neary, Theo Espagnol, Jacob Bourne, Callum Brown, Nathan Holm, Josh Olver, Siôn Griffiths, Ed Wallin, Liam Kinghorn, George Wallin, Asfand Saeed, Demetri Patterson, Cole Kelly, Tom Richardson, Conall Henchy, Andrew Sherlock, Nick Blain, Brian Ndirangu
1 Ed Wallin / Theo Espagnol
2 Josh Olver / Conall Henchy
3 Simeon John / Cole Kelly
4 Brian Ndirangu
5 Asfand Saeed
6 Tom Richardson
7 Taine Clague / Callum Brown
8 Liam Kinghorn
9 Jacob Bourne / Andrew Sherlock
10 George Wallin
11 Keegan Neary / Demetri Patterson
12 Siôn Griffiths
13 Ben Beauchamp
14 Nathan Holm
15 Nick Blain
High School Players of the Week (7)
Liam Turnbull, Markus Djurickovic, Liam James, Aiden Jones, Roman Ruediger-Fancy, Inno De Cotiis, Josh Du Toit
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