Rugby Canada's Sevens teams are heading to the USA Sevens this weekend in Las Vegas, along with a Maple Leaf Sevens Women's Development squad. In total, 16 Ontario athletes will be participating in Vegas, between the three Canadian squads.
Most notably, John Moonlight is set to become the most capped Canadian sevens players this weekend.
On top of this, Sara Kaljuvee of Ajax joins the Women's roster and a young group of Ontario athletes will be suiting up for the Maple Leafs.
Canada’s Las Vegas Sevens Roster - Women's (Name, club, hometown):
Britt Benn – Guelph Redcoats (Napanee, ON)
Caroline Crossley – Castaway Wanderers (Victoria, BC)
Hannah Darling – Peterborough Pagans (Warsaw, ON)
Bianca Farella – Town of Mont Royal (Montreal, QC)
Sara Kaljuvee – Toronto Scottish (Ajax, ON)
Jen Kish – Edmonton Rockers (Edmonton, AB)
Ghislaine Landry (captain) – Toronto Scottish (Toronto, ON)
Megan Lukan – Unattached (Barrie, ON)
Kayla Moleschi - Williams Lake Rustlers (Williams Lake, BC)
Breanne Nicholas – London St. Georges (Blenheim, ON)
Natasha Watcham-Roy – Hull Volant (Gatineau, QC)
Charity Williams – Markham Irish (Toronto, ON)
Coaching Staff:
Meaghan Howat – Manager
John Tait – Head Coach
Sandro Fiorino – Assistant Coach
Morgan Williams – Assistant Coach
Maple Leafs Las Vegas International Invitational Roster - Women's (Name, club, hometown):
Olivia Apps – Aurora Barbarians (Lindsay, ON)
Margaret Banks – Shawnigan Lake (Coquitlam, BC)
Pamphinette Buisa – Ottawa Irish (Gatineau, QC)
Emma Chown – Kingston Panthers (Barrie, ON)
Ashley Gordon – Brampton Beavers (Brampton, ON)
Julia Greenshields – Sarnia Saints (Sarnia, ON)
Nakisa Levale – Abbotsford Griffins (Abbotsford, BC)
Kaili Lukan – Unattached (Barrie, ON)
Irene Patrinos – Ottawa Irish (Mississauga, ON)
Erika Scott – Ormstown Saracens (Dewittville, QC)
Keyara Wardley – Okotoks Lions (Vulcan, AB)
Canada's Las Vegas Sevens Day 1 Schedule - Women's (Friday, March 3rd):
Canada vs Russia at 12:01 pm ET / 9:01 am PT
Canada vs Argentina at 2:46 pm ET / 11:46 am PT
Canada vs France at 5:31 pm ET / 2:31 pm PT
Canada’s Men’s Sevens Squad for USA Sevens (Name, club, hometown):
Phil Berna – (UBC Thunderbirds) Vancouver, BC
Luke Bradley, UVic Vikes/Port Alberni Black Sheep (Port Alberni, BC)
Justin Douglas – (Abbotsford RFC/BC Bears) Abbotsford, BC
Mike Fuailefau – (Castaway Wanderers/BC Bears) Victoria, BC
Lucas Hammond – (UVIC Vikes) Toronto, ON
Nathan Hirayama – (UVic Vikes/BC Bears) Richmond, BC
Harry Jones – Captain (Capilano RFC) Vancouver, BC
Caleb Jordan – (Montreal Wanderers) Montreal, QC
Isaac Kaay – (UVic Vikes) Kamloops, BC
Pat Kay – (Castaway Wanderers/BC Bears) Duncan, BC
Luke McCloskey – (Castaway Wanderers) Victoria, BC
John Moonlight – (James Bay AA/Ontario Blues) Pickering, ON
Adam Zaruba – (Capilano RFC/BC Bears) Vancouver, BC
Unavailable for Selection:
Matt Mullins – (Queen’s University/Ontario Blues) Belleville, ON
Liam Underwood – (Balmy Beach RFC/Ontario Blues) Toronto, ON
Day 1 Schedule:
Canada vs. South Africa — 9:43pm ET/6:43pm PT
Canada vs. Wales — 12:20am ET/9:20pm PT
Day 2 Schedule:
Canada vs. France — 6:46pm ET/3:46pm PT
