VANCOUVER, BC, Sept. 27,
2024 /CNW/ - The match day roster for
Canada's Women's Rugby Team's
first game of WXV 1 in Vancouver
has been selected by Head Coach Kevin
Rouet.
Canada will face France at BC Place on September 29 with kick-off scheduled for
3:45pm local time in Vancouver (6:45pm
ET) to begin their 2024 WXV 1 campaign.
"The team is looking forward to getting WXV 1 started on home
soil here in Vancouver," said
Rouet. "Our journey and preparation for Rugby World Cup starts now
and we are looking forward to seeing a strong performance from the
team against France on Sunday.
Training camp has been a great experience, and the players have
been working hard to prepare for the tournament. Everyone is
excited to be back on the pitch."
Named to Canada's match day
roster against France are 20
players who were selected for Canada's historic win over the New Zealand
Black Ferns at the 2024 Pacific Four Series this past May in
Christchurch.
Asia Hogan-Rochester and
Caroline Crossley are in line to
earn their first caps after recently winning a silver medal at the
Paris 2024 Olympics with
Canada's Women's Sevens Team
alongside fellow teammates Fancy Bermudez, Olivia Apps and Alysha
Corrigan, who were also named to the match day roster.
Starting in the centers for Canada is Shoshanah
Seumanutafa from White Rock,
BC who played her rugby growing up at the Pacific Academy
and UBC Thunderbirds where she three Canada West championships.
Tickets for WXV 1 can be purchased HERE. Tickets are purchased
as single day passes, with each ticket providing fans access for a
full match day. This means purchasers can attend multiple games
using a single ticket on September
29, October 5 and October 12. Fans will be able to exit and
re-enter the stadiums in accordance with regulations.
Additional questions regarding ticket purchases can be directed
to tickets@rugby.ca.
All of Canada's WXV 1 matches
will be available on TSN and TSN+. On Sunday
September 29, Canada's game
against France will be broadcast
on TSN2 and livestreamed on TSN+ at 3:45pm
PT/6:45pm ET.
More information on WXV can be found HERE.
Media accreditation applications are currently being accepted
HERE. Questions regarding media accreditation can be directed to
media@rugby.ca
Canada's Women's Rugby Team
Match Day Roster vs France
1. Brittany Kassil (Guelph, ON) – Guelph Goats
2. Emily Tuttosi (Souris, MB) – Calgary Hornets / Exeter
Chiefs
3. DaLeaka Menin (Vulcan, AB) –
Calgary Hornets / Exeter Chiefs
4. Tyson Beukeboom (Uxbridge, ON) – Cowichan Piggies / Aurora
Barbarians / Ealing Trailfinders
5. Laetitia Royer (Loretteville, QC) – St-Anne-de-Bellevue / Concordia Univeristy / ASM
6. Pamphinette Buisa (Gatineau,
QC) – Ottawa Irish
7. Fabiola Forteza (Quebec City, QC) – Club de rugby de Québec /
Stade Bordelais
8. Gabrielle Senft (Regina, SK) – Castaway Wanderers /
Saracens
9. Justine Pelletier
(Rivière-du-Loup, QC) – Club de rugby de Québec / Stade
Bordelais
10. Claire Gallagher (Caledon, ON) – Aurora Barbarians / Leicester
Tigers
11. Paige Farries (Red Deer, AB) – Saracens
12. Alexandra Tessier (Sainte-Clotilde-de-Horton, QC) –
Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue RFC / Exeter Chiefs
13. Shoshanah Seumanutafa
(White Rock, BC) – Counties
Manukau
14. Fancy Bermudez (Edmonton, AB)
– Nor'Westers Athletic Association / Westshore RFC / Saracens
15. Julia Schell (Uxbridge, ON) – Guelph Goats / Castaway
Wanderers / Ealing Trailfinders
FINISHERS
16. Sara Cline (Edmonton, AB) – Leprechaun Tigers
17. McKinley Hunt (King City, ON) – Aurora Barbarians /
Saracens
18. Alexandria Ellis (Ottawa, ON) – Barrhaven Scottish / Stade
Français Paris
19. Courtney Holtkamp (Rimbey, AB) – Red Deer Titans Rugby
20. Caroline Crossley (Victoria, BC) - Castaway Wanderers
21. Olivia Apps (Lindsay, ON) – Lindsay RFC
22. Alysha Corrigan (Charlottetown, PEI) - CRFC
23. Asia Hogan-Rochester
(Toronto, ON) - Toronto Nomads
SOURCE Rugby Canada