LANGLEY, B.C. – Trinity Western rugby star
Tamilore Awonusi (Dublin, Ireland) will represent his country on the international stage once again, as he was named to Ireland's 7s team for the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series stops in Singapore (April 9-10) and Vancouver (April 16-17).
Awonusi will be looking to build upon an impressive debut performance in January when he represented Ireland on the World Series in Malaga and Seville. During the Spain-based stops, he saw action in eight games for Ireland and scored his first try on the World Series. He progressed within the Irish set-up so much so that he earned a starting role for the bronze medal match in Seville, which Ireland ultimately lost 12-5 against Argentina.
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Ireland enters the weekend sitting sixth in the World Rugby Sevens Series standings. For Singapore, Ireland is in Pool D with France, Japan and two-time defending Olympic champion Fiji.
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Ireland 7s Schedule – POOL D
April 8 vs. Fiji – 7:22 p.m. (PT)
April 8 vs Japan – 10:28 p.m. (PT)
April 9 vs. France – 1:44 a.m. (PT)
The opportunity to play in Vancouver will see him return to the Lower Mainland where he was a dominant winger for the Spartans during the Coastal Cup last fall. The 6-foot-7 speedster, who is continuing to take online courses while training with Ireland, led the Spartans with four tries, including a brace against both the UVIC Vikes and the Pacific Pride.
The schedule for the Vancouver tournament, which will be played at BC Place, will be announced following the Singapore event.
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About Spartan Athletics
As official members of U SPORTS, the Spartans currently compete in 13 sports in the Canada West conference, including women's and men's soccer, volleyball, basketball, hockey, cross country and track & field, as well as women's rugby sevens. TWU also competes as an independent team in men's rugby. Since TWU entered U SPORTS in 1999, the Spartans have won 12 U SPORTS team championships and 29 Canada West team championships.
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