Canada East (rugby team)

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Canada East
Nickname(s)	East
Founded	2005
Union	Rugby Canada
Coach	Simon Blanks
Captain	Derek Daypuck
Most caps	Derek Daypuck (6)
Most appearances	Derek Daypuck (6)
Top scorer	Derek Daypuck (78)
Team colours
First match
USA Falcons 14 - 29 Canada East (20 May 2006)
Largest win
USA Hawks 11 - 34 Canada East (27 May 2006)
Worst defeat
USA Falcons 14 - 29 Canada East (20 May, 2006)
Official website
www.narugby.com/teast.html

Canada East is one of two national representative rugby union teams from Canada that compete in the North America 4 Series.

[edit] History

[edit] Formation

Canada East was founded in 2005 by the NA4 Committee. The NA4 Committee is made up of the International Rugby Board, Rugby Canada and USA Rugby. The committee is charged with operating and financing the four North American teams (the others being the USA Hawks, USA Falcons, and Canada West. In 2008, however, each franchise will be sold and become privately owned. ^[1]

[edit] Inaugural Competition: 2006 North America 4 Series

East's first ever match occurred on 20 May 2006 during the inaugural NA 4 Series. They faced the USA Falcons in pool play and were defeated 14-29. They finished the competition with a 2-2-1 record in pool play and had an average of 27 points scored and 22 points scored against per match. ^[2] Derek Daypuck of the Castaway Wanderers captained the squad during the inaugural campaign.

[edit] PARMA Select XV

The PARMA Select XV is the All-Star squad composed of the best players of the competition as determined by the Pan-American Rugby Media Association. Dan Pletch, Stu Ault, Sean-Michael Stephen, and Derek Daypuck were selected to the starting XV. Jarod Selby was named as a reserve.

[edit] Current squad

The 2006 NA4 squad is as follows

[edit] External links

• Official Site

[edit] References