LANGLEY, B.C. – Trinity Western prop Ethan Jurgeneit (Bracebridge, Ont.) will be part of Canada's Men's U20 team that will compete at the U20 Canada Conference 2022, which gets underway this weekend at the University of Guelph.
Jurgeneit and the Canadian contingent will open the tournament against Zimbabwe on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. (PT).
"The entire team, from players to coaches and the support staff, are buzzing for this weekend's match against Zimbabwe and to the U20s Canada Conference as a whole," said U20 coach Adam Roberts. "There is nothing quite like the anticipation and energy that comes with starting a test campaign and harnessing that energy to collectively put together performances on the field."
Following their match against Zimbabwe, Canada's Men's U20s will take on Chile on Thursday, August 18 at 3:30 p.m. (PT), before closing out the tournament with a match against Uruguay on Tuesday, August 23 at 3:30 p.m. (PT).
WHERE TO WATCH
The U20s Canada Conference 2022 will be streamed LIVE on Rugby Canada's YouTube channel.
CANADA'S MEN'S U20 MATCH DAY ROSTER VS ZIMBABWE
1. Mehdi Porchet (Geneva, Switzerland) - Stade Montois RFC
2. David Scollon (Mississauga, ON) – University of Guelph
3. Tyler Matchem (Halifax, NS) - Pacific Pride
4. Logan Weidner (North Vancouver, BC) Brive RFC
5. Alastair Bruce (Cape Town, South Africa) - Pacific Pride
6. Mathew Klimchuk (Regina, SK) - Pacific Pride
7. Ethan Fryer (Seattle, USA) - Pacific Pride / New England Free Jacks
8. Relmu Wilson-Valdes (Nelson, BC) - UBC
9. Sam Reimer (Ajax, ON) - Pacific Pride / Toronto Arrows
10. Jamin Hodgkins (Bermuda) - Cardiff Met University
11. Kobe Faust (Uxbridge, ON) – University of Guelph / Toronto Arrows
12. Talon McMullin (White Rock, BC) - Bayside RFC
13. Liam Bowman (Oakville, ON) - US Montauban
14. Takoda McMullin (White Rock, BC) - UBC
15. Ted Champion (Hong Kong) - University of Arizona
REPLACEMENTS
16. Michael Di Lella Jr. (Orono, ON) – University of Guelph
17. Payton Teneycke (Brandon, MB) - UBC
18. Ethan Jurgeneit (Bracebridge, ON) - Trinity Western University
19. Caden Wilson (Vancouver, BC) - UBC
20. Taine Clague (Victoria, BC) - University of Victoria
21. Adam Doyle (Kingston, ON) - Queens University
22. James Biss (London, England) - Durham University
23. Jack East (Wanaka, New Zealand) - Pacific Pride
24. Lukas Scheck (Regina, SK) – Canada's Senior Men's Sevens
25. Joe McNulty (North Vancouver, BC) - Capilano RFC
26. Sol Jacques (Penticton, BC) - UBC
27. Alastair Marshall (Hudson Bay, SK) - UBC
28. Jacob Ince (Oakville, ON) – University of Guelph
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 13 U SPORTS team championships and 32 Canada West team championships.
About Trinity Western University
Recognized for quality, TWU has received seven consecutive A+ rankings for Quality of Teaching and Learning, holds three Canada Research Chairs, and wins national championships in CIS sports. More importantly, lives are changed at TWU through its whole-person, Christ-centred approach to education. With a wide array of undergraduate, graduate, and adult degree-completion programs, TWU equips leaders of character and competence to make a positive impact in the lives of others.
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