The USA Rugby AIG Women’s Junior All-Americans’ Under-20 Can-Am Series starts in Ontario Wednesday, August 20, 2014.
The WJAAs have already assembled in Batavia ahead of Wednesday’s match at London St. George’s Rugby Football Club in London. Pennsylvania State University’s Kyla Chipman will captain the squad in London, while Brianna Kim of the University of Virginia will serve as Chipman’s vice captain. Stars and Stripes Camp 2014 attendees Lilly Durbin, McKenzie Hawkins, Mata Hingano, and Maya Learned all make the starting XV, as does 2013 IRB U20 Nations Cup WJAA Gabriella Cantorna.
“This is the first time this group of athletes have been on a team together,” Head Coach Danielle Miller said. “We have a wide range of ages and athletes on this team from players who, in the fall, could be entering their sophomore year of college or sophomore year of high school.
Canadian women’s rugby has seen a surge of successful entries in major competitions recently. The senior side battled England in the IRB Women’s Rugby World Cup Final Sunday in Paris – a 21-9 loss – and the Nanjing 2014 Summer Youth Olympic Games team secured its spot in Wednesday’s gold medal match against Australia.
Canada has also held a recent advantage in this matchup, as the WJAAs fell twice to the northern neighbors – in pool play and the Final – in the 2013 IRB U20 Nations Cup in England.
Kickoff at London St. George’s Rugby Football Club is scheduled for 6:30 P.M. ET. Tickets are $10 each and can be purchased through Rugby Canada.
FIXTURES & RESULTS
USA v Canada – Wednesday, August 20 @ 6:30 P.M. ET – St. George’s Rugby Football Club, London / Final Score: 5 – 51
USA v Canada – Saturday, August 23 @ 7:00 P.M. ET – Norm Perry Park, Sarnia / Final Score: 6 – 43 / Match Report
ROSTERS
USA
1. Maya Learned
2. Etta MyLau
3. Abby Ellen Vogel
4. Katie Mueller
5. Melissa Hargadine
6. Frieda Fetuu
7. Gioanna Cruz
8. Kyla Chipman (Field Captain)
9. Brianna Kim (Vice Captain)
10. Gabriella Cantorna
11. Danielle Ordway
12. McKenzie Hawkins
13. Mata Hingano
14. Caitlin “CJ” Whiteside
15. Lilly Durbin
AIG Women’s Junior All-Americans | Reserves
16. Elizabeth Groff
17. Hope Wasserman
18. Azniv Nalbandian
19. Hedvig Karlsson
20. Adriana Zeiders
21. Ashley Rolsma
22. Nikki Richardson
23. Ashlee Byrge
USA Coaching Staff
Danielle Miller – Head Coach
Kelly Seary – Assistant Coach
Wil Snape – Assistant Coach
Mark Smith – Assistant Coach
Katie Wurst – Manager
Bri Arsenault – Trainer
CANADA
1. TIFFANY PICKETTS
2. EMLY TUTTOSI
3. (C) DELEKA MENIN
4. DORIAN KHOURI
5. ALEXANDRA ELLIS
6. SASHA ELLIOT
7. OPENSIDE SARAH SVOBODA
8. MADDY MACKENZIE
9. JESS NEILSON
10. ALEX TESSIER
11. DANIELLE SPICE
12. NATALIE LESCO
13. FABIOLA FORTEZA
14. DEANNA FOSTER
15. BREANNE NICHOLAS
16. COLLEEN IROWA
17. COREEN RILEY
18. CAMILLE PROVENCAL-AUBE
19. LAUREN AGNEW
20. KATIE SVOBODA
21. STEPHANIE BLACK
22. CAROLINE CROSSLEY
23. EMMA JADA
EVENT TICKETS
BROADCAST/LIVE RESULTS
All matches will be streamed live on the Ustream Canada Channel. Live updates will be provided by YSC on Twitter or Facebook.
HASHTAG
For updates on the tour check out Twitter and Facebook hash tag #Canam & #WJAA. Also we recommend anytime you talk about Women’s Rugby on Twitter you include #wrugby.
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