Canada’s U20 Women’s Rugby Team will play England, Wales and the USA this July in Cardiff for the first ever Women’s U20 Transatlantic Quad Series, with 30 players named to a roster led by Head Coach Dean Murten.

 An expanded squad of 32 players will train in Smiths Falls, Ontario from July 3 to 9 prior to the selected squad of 30 players travelling to Wales. Canada will open against the United States on July 14 at 9:30am PT / 12:30pm ET at Cardiff Metropolitan University before meeting England on July 19 at 9:30am PT / 12:30pm ET and hosts Wales on July 24 at 11:30am PT / 2:30pm ET, both at Cardiff Arms Park.

“We are greatly looking forward to working with this group of players as they continue their development along the high performance pathway,” said Murten. “Last summer the U20 women’s program officially relaunched with two valuable test matches against the USA and Wales, and we are confident that our programming this summer will once again provide an elite training and competition experience and challenge our players as they continue their development both on and off the pitch. These players have put in a great amount of work with their club and university teams, and will now get to transfer their skills to an international setting.”

Selection of the squad was informed by player identification conducted the U19 Canadian Rugby Championships, nominations through U SPORT, and previous involvement along the high performance pathway.

Six players return from Canada’s 2023 U20 Women’s Rugby Team that took on the USA and Wales in Ottawa alongside the 2023 Pacific Four Series. The roster also features eight players from Canada’s silver medal Trinbago 2023 Commonwealth Youth Games U18 women’s sevens squad.

Tattyannah Jackson was also recently announced to the Women’s Canada Selects squad that plays two matches against Spain in June. Adia Pye is representing Canada in June ahead of joining the U20 squad as well, playing in the FISU World University Championship Rugby Sevens.

Further information on how to follow Canada’s U20 Women’s Rugby Team will be announced shortly.

Canada’s U20 Women’s Rugby Team Wales Tour Squad

Forwards

• Camille Arvin-Bérod (Saint-Denis-Sur-Richelieu, QC) – Montreal Irish / Laval University / Lons Section Paloise
• Emma Grootendorst (Comox Valley, BC) – Westshore RFC / University of Victoria
• Emily Findlay (Regina, SK) – Westshore RFC / University of Victoria
• Emily Lenhardt (Campbellville, ON) – Guelph Gryphons
• Jayne Armatage (Waterloo, ON) – Guelph Redcoats / Queen’s University
• Jesse Knaggs (Victoria, BC) – Castaway Wanderers / University of British Columbia
• Jordan Schneppenheim (Keswick, ON) – Aurora Barbarians / Queen’s University
• Kayah Adamuszewski (Guelph, ON) – Guelph Redcoats / University of Guelph
• Kiki Idowu (Toronto, ON) – Toronto Scottish / University of British Columbia
• Maddy Thran (Courtenay, BC) – Comox Valley Rapids / University of British Columbia
• Madeline Di Girolamo (Vaughan, ON) – University of Guelph
• Maia Swemmer (Uxbridge, ON) – Aurora Barbarians / Brock University
• Piper Walsh (Luskville, QC) – SABRFC / University of Victoria
• Riley Authier (Châteauguay, QC) – Rugby Châteauguay / Vanier College
• Sarah (Jiggy) Schonfeld (Ottawa, ON) – Bytown Blues / Kingston Panthers / Queen’s University
• Sierra Hasse (Saint-Lazare, QC) – SABRFC
• Tattyannah Jackson (Newmarket, ON) – Aurora Barbarians / Queen’s University

Backs

• Adia Pye (Victoria, BC) – Castaway Wanderers / University of British Columbia
• Anya Prokopich (Surrey, BC) – Vancouver Thunderbirds / University of British Columbia
• Ava Ference (Shawnigan Lake, BC) – Harvard University
• Ava Van Santen (Langley, BC) – Burnaby Lake RFC/Trinity Western University
• Ella Blyth (Oshawa, ON) – Ottawa Banshees / University of Ottawa
• Elle Douglas (Saskatoon, SK) – Kirin RFC / University of Victoria
• Kayleigh Noel (Beaumont, AB) – Strathcona Druids / University of Lethbridge
• Lana Dueck (Abbotsford, BC) – Abbotsford Rugby Club / University of British Columbia
• Nayka Goudreau (Saint-Prosper-de-Dorchester, QC) – Club de Rugby de Québec / Campus Notre-Dame-de-Foy
• Rachel Cullum (Ottawa, ON) – Ottawa / Queen’s University
• Ria Johnston (Charlottetown, PEI) – CRFC / University of PEI
• Olivia Newsome (Calgary, AB) – Lanark Highlanders / Calgary Saints / University of Victoria
• Sarah MacPherson (Hong Kong) – Kowloon Women’s Premiership/ University of British Columbia

Non-Travelling Reserves

• Addy Holmes (Waterloo, ON) – Guelph RFC / University of Guelph
• Brooke Rempel (Ariss, ON) – Brantford Harlequins / Brock University
• Grace Jacklyn (Brantford, ON) – Brantford Harlequins / University of Guelph
• Halle Woodcock (Trenton, ON) – Belleville Bulldogs / Guelph Redcoats / University of Guelph
• Kennedi Stevenson (Toronto, ON) – Niagra Rugby Union (NRU)
• Paige MacLean (Summerside, PEI) – CRFC / University of PEI
• Sarah Hardy (Cole Harbour, NS) – Valley Rugby Union / Queen’s University

Staff

• Dean Murten – Head Coach
• Darcy Patterson – Manager / Assistant Coach
• Colette McAuley – Assistant Coach
• Carolyn McEwen – Assistant Coach
• Glen Sharpe – Assistant Coach
• Jenn Russell – Assistant Coach
• Jessical Algie – Medical
• Blake Barry – Medical 

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