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A thumbnail look at the Canadian Rugby squad
TORONTO (CP) -- Thumbnail looks at the Canadian World Cup rugby team:Ryan Banks
Age: 27
Stats: six feet, 230 pounds
Home town: Burnaby, B.C.
Position: Flanker, No. 8
Occupation: Professional athlete
Club: Bedford, England
Caps: 7
Notes: Former Simon Fraser University football player ... Played his way on to the national team with impressive performances for Rugby Canada developmental side at the 1999 Welsh Challenge Cup.
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Danny Baugh
Age: 24
Home town: Edmonton
Stats: Six foot, 220 pounds
Position: Flanker
Occupation: Professional athlete
Club: Cardiff, Wales
Caps: 14
Points: 15 (3 tries)
Notes: Played for Canadian under-17, under-19 and under-23 teams as well as the Alberta senior and junior sides ... made mark in 1998 played with Rugby Canada side in the Welsh Challenge Cup ... Known for punishing tackles.
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Richard Bice
Age: 31
Home town: Vancouver
Stats: 6-3, 265
Position: Prop
Occupation: Self-employed
Club: Vancouver Rowing Club
Caps: 21
Notes: A member of the '95 World Cup squad in South Africa .... Played in all five Epson Pacific Rim games this year as well as against Wales in 1999.
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Scott Bryan
Age: 30
Home town: Toronto
Stats: 6-2, 210
Position: Centre
Occupation: Lawyer
Club: Balmy Beach
Caps: 17
Points: 15 (3 tries)
Notes: Graduated from Canadian under-19 team and captained Ontario to national championship in 1996 ... Played in four Epson Pacific Rim matches as well as against Wales and England in 1999.
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Mark Cardinal
Age: 38
Stats: 5-11, 220
Home town: Victoria
Position: Hooker
Occupation: Owns waste recycling firm
Club: James Bay
Caps: 32
Points: 15 (3 tries)
Notes: Canada's oldest active international ... His career spans four World Cups. In World Cup 1987 he scored a try against Ireland in Dunedin, missed the 1991 World Cup for business reasons, but played against Romania and South Africa in the 1995 World Cup. ... Led James Bay to B.C. provincial championship in 1999 then retired from club play.
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Al Charron
Age: 33
Stats: 6-41/2, 255
Home town: Ottawa
Position: Back row, lock
Occupation: Professional athlete
Club: Bristol, England
Caps: 51
Points: 30 (six tries)
Notes: Vice-captain ... One of Canada's outstanding all-time forwards. .. Played in '91 and '95 World Cups ... Chosen as a world all-star on several occasions ... Captained Canada in the 1996 Pan-America Tournament ... Played for World XV versus Argentina, and voted Player of the Year by Bristol fans in 1999.
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Jeremy Cordle
Age: 26
Stats: 6-1, 205
Home town: Victoria
Position: Wing
Occupation: Rugby player
Club: Castay Wanderers
Caps: 5
Points: 5 (1 try)
Notes: Born in Wales, played for Oak Bay Castaways in B.C. before going back to his homeland to Abertillary R.F.C. ... Impressive play for Rugby Canada side at the 1999 Welsh Challenge Cup earned him a place on the World Cup squad.
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Pat Dunkley
Age: 27
Stats: 6-0, 222
Home town: Victoria
Position: Hooker
Occupation: Rugby player
Club: James Bay
Caps: 13
Points: 10 (2 tries)
Notes: Can also play wing forward ... Played in all five Epson Pacific Rim matches and against England in 1999.
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John Graf
Age: 30
Stats: 5-9, 195
Home town: Vancouver
Position: Scrum half
Occupation: Rugby player
Club: UBC Old Boys
Caps: 52
Points: 83 (9 tries, 9 penalties, 1 drop goal, seven conversions)
Notes: Tied as Canada's most capped player ... Has won caps in four different positions behind the scrum ... Played scrum half in the '91 World Cup, and in all three '95 World Cup matches in South Africa. ... has served as captain.
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John Hutchinson
Age: 30
Stats: 6-4, 240
Home town: Toronto
Position: Flanker
Occupation: Professional athlete
Club: Suntory (Japan)
Caps: 43
Points:35 (7 tries)
Notes: Played in '95 World Cup ... Acted as pack-leader in Pan Am tournament in 1996 ... Played in all Epson Cup matches, scoring a try against Fiji, and against Wales and England in 1999.
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Mike James
Age: 26
Stats: 6-6, 245
Home town: Burnaby, B.C.
Position: Lock
Occupation: Professional athlete
Club: Perpignan (France)
Caps: 31
Points: 10 (2 tries)
Notes: After playing for Canada A, under-23 and Rugby Canada developmental side in 1993, he set a record winning a dozen caps in less than 12 months. ... Played against Romania and Australia in the '95 World Cup but missed the South Africa game because of a broken thumb.
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David Lougheed
Age: 31
Stats: 6-2, 210
Home town: Toronto
Position: Wing, centre
Occupation: Professional player
Club: Leicester (England)
Caps: 28
Points: 35 (7 tries)
Notes: Played on the left wing in all three World Cup games in South Africa in '95. Now plays centre for Canada ... A key member of the national Sevens squad, he has also played for the world all-stars ... Helped Leicester to English title last season.
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Julian Loveday
Age: 36
Stats: 5-10, 175
Home town: Calgary
Position: Scrum half
Occupation: Computer systems consultant
Club: Calgary Irish
Caps: 9
Points: 5 (one try)
Notes: One of Canada's most prolific sevens players, beginning in 1989, he captained Canada at the World Cup Sevens in 1993. .. Won his first full cap against England in 1993 ... Played against Samoa and U.S. in Epson Cup play this year.
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Duane Major
Age: 27
Stats: 6-0, 235
Home town: Christchurch, New Zealand
Position: Prop
Occupation: Teacher/youth worker
Club: Burnside (New Zealand)
Caps: 1
Notes: Born and raised in New Zealand, Duane is a Canadian citizen thanks to Saskatchewan-born mother. .. Can also play flanker ... Played for the Cantabrians in 1999, the development team for the Super 12 Canterbury Crusaders ... Earned first cap against England in August 1999.
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Brian McCarthy
Age: 30
Stats: 6-4, 255
Home town: Barrie, Ont.
Position: Prop/lock
Occupation: Rugby player
Club: Ottawa
Caps: 5
Notes: Played professionally in England with Nottingham in 1996-97 and Fylde in 1997-98 ... Played on three national championship teams with Ontario and with B.C. ... A member of the August 1999 tour to Wales and England.
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Kyle Nichols
Age: 24
Stats: 6-0, 205
Home town: Toronto
Position: Centre/wing
Occupation: Rugby player
Club:: UBC Old Boys and Wanderers (Ontario)
Caps: 11
Points: 20 (4 tries)
Notes: A former under-19 and national sevens player ... Member of
Rugby Canada's Welsh Challenge Cup squad in 1998 ... Appeared in all five Epson Cup matches in 1999 scoring a try against Fiji.
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Joe Pagano
Age: 27
Stats: 6-0, 195
Home town: Brampton, Ont.
Position: Fullback/wing
Occupation: sales representative
Club: Yeomen (Ontario)
Caps: 9
Points: 15 (3 tries)
Notes: Played well against Ireland A in Belfast at fullback and was rewarded with his first cap against Ireland on the wing at Lansdowne Road during Canada's Irish tour in November 1997 .. Member of Rugby Canada's Welsh Challenge Cup squad in 1998 ... Played against Japan and Fiji in Epson Cup this year.
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Dave Penney
Age: 29
Stats: 6-0, 240
Home town: St. John's
Position: prop
Occupation: teacher
Club: Henley RFC (England)
Caps: 7
Notes: Won his first cap against the U.S. in September 1995 and went on to play for Oxford University against Cambridge in the 1995 'and 1996 Varsity matches, at Twickenham .... Came back into favour in 1999 winning a cap against England.
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Gareth Rees
Age: 32
Stats: 6-0, 220
Home town: Victoria
Position: Fly half
Occupation: Professional athlete
Club: Bedford, England
Caps: 52
Points: 443 (7 tries, 8 drop goals, 102 penalty kicks, 40 conversions)
Notes: Team captain ... Canada's top all-time scorer and tied as its most capped player ... Played in every one of Canada's 10 World Cup games as well as in all World Cup qualification games ... This is his fourth World Cup, the only player in the world ever to do so.
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Rob Robson
Age: 32
Stats: 6-0, 220
Home town: Victoria
Position: Flanker
Occupation: Government employee
Club: James Bay AA
Caps: 4
Notes: Played for Canada's under-19 and under-21 teams and toured New Zealand with Rugby Canada sides in 1989 and 1991 ... Has won six B.C. championships with James Bay ... Played centre for his club in 1997 but returned to the flanker to win his first selection to the national squad ... Played against Japan and Tonga in Epson Cup games this year.
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Bobby Ross
Age: 30
Stats: 5-11, 190
Home town: Victoria
Position: Fly half
Occupation: Fishing guide
Club: James Bay AA
Caps: 36
Points: 297 (5 tries, 7 drop goals, 57 penalty kicks, 37 conversions)
Notes: A member of Canada's World Cup squad in '95 and has a well-earned reputation as a prodigious goal-kicker ... Was top scorer in the '96 Pac Rim campaign with 105 points in six games ... Played professionally for Cardiff in 1997-98 .... Played in four Epson Cup matches in 1999 and broke his hand against the U.S. ... All-time Epson Pac Rim Tournament top-scorer. ------
Mike Schmid
Age: 29
Stats: 6-3, 225
Home town: Abbotsford, B.C.
Position: No. 8
Occupation: Professional athlete
Club: Rotherham (England)
Caps: 17
Points: 10 (2 tries)
Notes: A member of the Canadian sevens squad ... Played in the 1997 World Cup ... Earned caps against Samoa and the U.S. in Epson Cup play, and against Wales and England this year ... Captains his Rotherham club, which narrowly missed promotion to the first division last season.
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Courtney Smith
Age: 28
Stats: 5-10, 193
Home town: Toronto
Position: Restaurateur
Occupation: Wing
Club: Meraloma (B.C.)
Caps: 20
Points: 35 (7 tries)
Notes: Played professionally for Saracens and London Scottish in England 1997-98 ... Toured Ireland with Canada in November 1997 and scored two tries for Rugby Canada in the Welsh Challenge Cup ... Played in all five Epson Cup matches this year, scoring tries against Japan and Fiji, and against Wales and England in August.
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Rod Snow
Age: 29
Stats: 5-11, 265
Home town: St. John's
Position: Prop
Occupation: Professional athlete
Club: Newport (Wales)
Caps: 26
Points: 25 (5 tries)
Notes: Began as a flanker with Newfoundland and then switched to prop only to win his first cap as hooker against Argentina in 1995. ... Played in three '95 World Cup games, scoring a try against Romania. ... Played for Eastern Province in South Africa before joining Newport in the Welsh first division ... Has played for the world all-stars and World XV vs Argentina in 1999.
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Winston Stanley
Age: 25
Stats: 6-1, 190
Home town: Victoria
Position: Wing/centre
Occupation: Rugby player
Club: James Bay AA
Caps: 34
Points: 70 (14 tries)
Notes: Canada's all time top try-scorer ... Started in the three '95 World Cup game, in South Africa ... Has played sevens for Canada at Hong Kong Sevens since 1994 and at Sevens World Cup '97, and Commonwealth Games '98 ... Played for Blackheath in England in 1997-98 ... Scored 14th try for Canada against England at Twickenham in August.
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Scott Stewart
Age: 29
Stats: 6-2, 205
Home town: Vancouver
Position: Fullback/wing
Occupation: Professional athlete
Club: Bedford (England)
Caps: 50
Points: 20 (4 tries)
Notes: Canada's leading fullback ... Played in both the 1991 and 1995 World Cups ... A top sevens player he played in Sevens World Cup 1993 and 1997. ... Played in three Epson Cup matches and against Wales and England in 1999.
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John Tait
Age: 26
Stats: 6-8, 235
Home town: Barrie, Ont.
Position: Lock/back row
Occupation: Professional athlete
Club: Cardiff (Wales)
Caps: 18
Notes: Born in Orangeville, Ont., but attended University of Ulster and played for Irish Colleges and Ulster under-23 sides ... A graduate of Commonwealth Centre for Sport and Development, where he was one of its fastest runners ... Played for Canada under-23 team ... Dubbed the find of the 1997 Pac Rim championship ... Played in all five Epson Cup matches and against Wales and England in 1999.
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Jon Thiel
Age: 24
Stats: 6-1, 247
Home town: Victoria
Position: Prop
Occupation: Rugby player
Club: James Bay AA
Caps: 10
Notes: Toured Ireland with the Canada in Nov. 1997 where he played against Ireland A in Belfast ... Member of Rugby Canada's Welsh Challenge Cup squad 1998 ... Played in all five Epson Cup matches, and against Wales and England in 1999.
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Chris Whittaker
Age: 26
Stats: 6-6, 240
Home town: Victoria
Position: Lock
Occupation: Self-employed
Club: James Bay AA
Caps: 16
Points: 5 (1 try)
Notes: A former Canadian under-19, under-21 and under-23 player, he won his first senior cap in in 1993 ... Played in four Epson Cup games this year, scoring a try against Fiji.
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Morgan Williams
Age: 23
Stats: 6-0, 185
Home town: Halifax
Position: Scrum half
Occupation: Student
Club: Cole Harbour (N.S.)
Caps: 3
Notes: Named to Rugby Canada Super League all-star team for his play with the Nova Scotia Keiths in 1998 ... Played his way onto the World Cup squad with his strong play in the Welsh Challenge Cup for Rugby Canada developmental side ... Earned his first cap against Tonga in Epson Cup this year and two more against Wales and England in August.
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Coaches
Pat Parfrey
Position: Head coach
Home town: St. John's
Occupation: A kidney specialist at Memorial University.
Playing background: Played for Munster from 1969 to 1977 and was capped on the wing for Ireland against New Zealand 1974.
Coaching background: Coached London Irish, Montreal Irish, and Newfoundland. Appointed national coach in 1996, led Canada to the Pacific Rim championships in 1997 and 1998.
Notes: Will retire as coach after World Cup to concentrate on job ... Will join the Board of Rugby Canada. ... A master motivator.
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Dave Docherty
Position: Assistant coach
Occupation: Director of physical education at University of Victoria.
Playing background: Capped at hooker against Wales in 1973.
Coaching background: Canadian under-19 coach from 1986, and a longtime coach at the University of Victoria. Appointed assistant national coach in 1996.
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David Clark
Position: Adjunct coach
Home Town: Victoria.
Playing background: Selected for Australia versus New Zealand in the 1962 series and selected to tour South Africa with the Wallabies in 1963. Played 300 first grade games with the GPS Old Boys from 1957 to 1976 and 27 games for Queensland.
Coaching background: Was Queensland Rugby Director of coaching from 1978 until 1988, then became director and head coach of rugby of the Australian Institute of Sport until 1996 when he came to Canada to run the Commonwealth Centre for Sports Development (CCSD) rugby program in Victoria.
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