Rugby Canada – 18^th ranked Canada’s Men’s Rugby Team set to face 19^th seeded Russia on Saturday afternoon at Calgary Rugby Park as part of #RISEAsOne Summer Series

CALGARY, AB (June 13, 2016) – Canada’s Men’s Rugby Team will be hosting a press conference on Tuesday, June 14^th in advance of the Rugby Canada #RiseAsOne Summer Series featuring Canada vs Russia on Saturday, June 16^th at the Calgary Rugby Park.   

Calgary last held a test match on July 2, 2005, when Canada beat Argentina 22-15. June’s test match will mark the first time Russia has played a test match in Canada as the home side will look to ‘Tame the Bear’. In three previous contests, Canada has never lost to Russia. The two sides first met in Burnaby in 2009 with Canada winning 22-3 before picking up a 34-18 win in Esher, England, as part of the 2011 Churchill Cup. Their most recent match-up came in 2012 when Canada won 35-3 in Wales as part of their November tour where Okotoks, AB., native Jeff Hassler had a pair of tries and Calgary’s Nick Blevins touching down too. 

What:                     Rugby Canada Press Conference

When:                   Tuesday, June 16, 2016 at 11:30am to 12pm
   Coffee, tea, water, pop, sandwiches will be served
                  

Who:                      Jamie Cudmore – Captain of Canada’s Men’s Rugby Team

    Mark Anscombe – Head Coach Canada’s Men’s Rugby Team

    Head Coach & Captain of Russian Men’s Rugby Team

Where:                   Calgary Tower – arrive through main entrance 11:15am to 11:30am

Where:                   Media can apply for accreditation through http://www.rugbycanada.ca under the “Media> Media Relations” tab for Saturday’s test match

Additional media opportunities:

Please find below a list of media availabilities with Canada’s Men’s Rugby Team in Calgary throughout the week of June 13^th in advance of the match on Saturday, June 16^th.

Training Schedule

DATE	TIME	LOCATION	AVAILABILITY	DETAILS
Monday	2:30pm to 4:30pm	Calgary Rugby Union	Last 30 minutes, interviews after	Interviews on-field
Tuesday	2:30pm to 3:30pm	Calgary Rugby Union	Last 30 minutes, interviews after	Interviews on-field
Tuesday	11:30am to 12pm	Calgary Tower	Press Conference with CAN & RUS
Wednesday	OFF	OFF	Media by request
Thursday	10am to 11:00am	Calgary Rugby Union	Last 30 minutes, interviews after	Interviews on-field
Friday	11am to 12pm	Calgary Rugby Union	Last 20 minutes	Interviews on-field
Saturday	3pm kick off	BC Place	Post-match media scrum	Details TBD

ABOUT RUGBY CANADA:

Rugby Canada is the national governing body of the sport of rugby union in Canada.  Rugby Football has a long history in Canada dating back to its initial appearance in the 1860s. Since 1974, Rugby Canada has been a permanent fixture on  the  global  rugby  scene,  including  trips  to  each  of  the eight Men’s Rugby  World Cups and seven Women’s Rugby World Cups. As a regular on the Men’s and Women’s HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series, Canada continues to climb the world rankings and challenge the dominant rugby nations in both versions of the game.

To support the growth of rugby at the grass-roots level and to ensure there are elite programs for prospering young rugby players to become involved with, Rugby Canada has put an emphasis on developing its junior programs.  Our goal is to develop and train competitive teams for the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, the 2017 Women’s Rugby World Cup in Ireland and 2019 Men’s Rugby World Cup in Japan.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:

Bryan Kelly                                                                                  
Media Relations, Rugby Canada                                                                                        
Phone: 250.216.5272                                        
Email: bkelly@rugbycanada.ca