With files from Rugby Canada Communications
Forty U18 women’s players will attend a Canada Top 40 camp in March ahead of a two-game series with the USA later this year.
The camp will take place in Burnaby March 12-18 with the series against the USA taking place in the summer. Dates and locations have not yet been confirmed.
"We're really excited to get back to work with this group of athletes,” head coach Dan Valley said. “This is another opportunity to put them into a National camp setting and all of the challenges and learning that comes with that.
"The athletes have been hard at work in their home provinces and now have an opportunity to come together to test themselves against their peers from across the country."
Canada’s U18 women faced England Talent Development Group in April last year in a two-game series. After falling 41-17 in Game 1, Canada was narrowly beaten 17-12 in the second game.
In September of last year, Valley named a 68-player long list for the 2016-17 season.
Canada Women’s U18 Top 40 Camp Roster (Name, club, province):
Erika Barton, Kingston Panthers, Ontario
Randi Bell, Calgary Irish, Alberta
Taylor Black, Crusaders, Ontario
Tanika Bonneville, Bayside, British Columbia
Vyktoria Brouchu, Aurora Barbarians, Ontario
Carson Brown, Aurora Barbarians, Ontario
Jordan Calladine, Lethbridge, Alberta
Hunter Czeppel, Abbotsford, British Columbia
Hannah Daniels, Aurora Barbarians, Ontario
Hannah Ellis, Halifax Tars, Nova Scotia
Brooklynn Feasby, Oshawa Vikings, Ontario
Emma Feldinger, Lake City Falcons, British Columbia
Emma Frey, Oshawa Vikings, Ontario
Madison Grant, Cornwall Claymores, Ontario
Sarah Hoerig, Oshawa Vikings, Ontario
Courtney Holtkamp, Red Deer Titans, Alberta
Idia Ihensekhien, Crusaders, Ontario
Sarah-Ann Klok, Abbotsford, British Columbia
Tausani Levale, Abbotsford, British Columbia
Aliesha Lewis, Guelph Redcoats, Ontario
Alyson Macdougall, Calgary Irish, Alberta
Ambre Mah-Fifi, Calgary Irish, Alberta
Amy Marchand-Dion, Nova Scotia Keltics, Nova Scotia
Celia Martensson, Aurora Barbarians, Ontario
Brianna Martey, Ottawa Irish, Ontario
Kyra Maybee, Peterborough, Ontario
Lauren Melanson, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Brogan Mior, Foothills Lions, Alberta
Bridget Peros, Crusaders, Ontario
Holly Phillips, Calgary Irish, Alberta
Alexie Pusch, St. Albert, Alberta
Alayna Scramstad, Lashburn Lucky, Saskatchewan
Berlyn Seselja, Bayside, British Columbia
Lily Stewart, Peterborough, Ontario
Shaye Tudor, Castaway Wanderers, British Columbia
Shalaya Valenzuela, Abbotsford, British Columbia
Keyara Wardley, Okotoks Lions, Alberta
Valerie Wideski, Bayside, British Columbia
Rori Wood, Westshore, British Columbia
Genna Wright, Lethbridge, Alberta