Canadian Rugby Forums » Topic: Canadian squad for Churchill Cup

Canadian Rugby Forums » Topic: Canadian squad for Churchill Cup http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ Canadian Rugby Forums » Topic: Canadian squad for Churchill Cup en Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:05:09 +0000 rusty_lock on "Canadian squad for Churchill Cup" http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/topic/canadian-squad-for-churchill-cup#post-2074 Tue, 18 May 2010 00:07:46 +0000 rusty_lock 2074@http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ <blockquote><cite>Harry Craig <a href=""//canadianrugby.ca/forums/topic/canadian-squad-for-churchill-cup#post-2065""">said</a>:</cite> Switch DTH and Evans and add Wooldridge in place of Tiedman and you have your best team, I think. Go canada go. </blockquote> I agree with the switch of DTH to the wing but would instead move Evans to 14 and see Phil Mackenzie in at 13. PM has been playing there for Coventry all year and has had some very good results on a pretty bad team. rusty_lock on "Canadian squad for Churchill Cup" http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/topic/canadian-squad-for-churchill-cup#post-2073 Mon, 17 May 2010 23:57:31 +0000 rusty_lock 2073@http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ <blockquote><cite>seven <a href=""//canadianrugby.ca/forums/topic/canadian-squad-for-churchill-cup#post-2072""">said</a>:</cite> Finally the Pletchs have been put on the scrap heep. On the scrum 1/2, Sean White is better than Mac and adds more to the game. The problem we have is the huge hole in the centres. I still believe Nanyak Dala should be playing in the centres. </blockquote> I like Dala and can see the attraction of having him in the centre, 13 rather than 12, I like Spicer there. I don't think he has the distribution/kicking skill to be effective at 12. seven on "Canadian squad for Churchill Cup" http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/topic/canadian-squad-for-churchill-cup#post-2072 Mon, 17 May 2010 22:38:35 +0000 seven 2072@http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ <blockquote><cite>Drew4 <a href="//canadianrugby.ca/forums/topic/canadian-squad-for-churchill-cup#post-2064"">said</a>:</cite> figure that Riordan will still be the captain? 1.Tom Dolezel (not sure if he is a 1 or 3) 2.Pat Riordan 3.Andrew Tiedeman 4.Tyler Hotson 5.Luke Tait 6.Chauncey O'Toole 7.Adam Kleeberger 8.Aaron Carpenter 9.Sean White 10.Ander Monro 11.Matt Evans 12.David Spicer 13.DTH van der Merwe 14.Justin Mensah-Coker or Phil Mackenzie 15.James Pritchard </blockquote> Finally the Pletchs have been put on the scrap heep. On the scrum 1/2, Sean White is better than Mac and adds more to the game. The problem we have is the huge hole in the centres. I still believe Nanyak Dala should be playing in the centres. Drew4 on "Canadian squad for Churchill Cup" http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/topic/canadian-squad-for-churchill-cup#post-2068 Sun, 16 May 2010 17:09:22 +0000 Drew4 2068@http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ Or SMS, and Sean Duke. Its about time they scrapped the Pletch`s. rucknmaul on "Canadian squad for Churchill Cup" http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/topic/canadian-squad-for-churchill-cup#post-2067 Sun, 16 May 2010 02:09:56 +0000 rucknmaul 2067@http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ Some intersting ommissions, Cudmore, Tkachuk and Mack already mentioned, but what about Jeb Sinclair, Burak, Van Camp and the Pletches rusty_lock on "Canadian squad for Churchill Cup" http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/topic/canadian-squad-for-churchill-cup#post-2066 Sat, 15 May 2010 16:53:09 +0000 rusty_lock 2066@http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ I know that Crowley had experimented with DTH at 13. Primarily, I think to get him more ball. Based on lasts years test series. I'm not sure that it was successful. Harry Craig on "Canadian squad for Churchill Cup" http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/topic/canadian-squad-for-churchill-cup#post-2065 Sat, 15 May 2010 12:39:56 +0000 Harry Craig 2065@http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ Switch DTH and Evans and add Wooldridge in place of Tiedman and you have your best team, I think. Go canada go. Drew4 on "Canadian squad for Churchill Cup" http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/topic/canadian-squad-for-churchill-cup#post-2064 Thu, 13 May 2010 23:25:35 +0000 Drew4 2064@http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ figure that Riordan will still be the captain? 1.Tom Dolezel (not sure if he is a 1 or 3) 2.Pat Riordan 3.Andrew Tiedeman 4.Tyler Hotson 5.Luke Tait 6.Chauncey O'Toole 7.Adam Kleeberger 8.Aaron Carpenter 9.Sean White 10.Ander Monro 11.Matt Evans 12.David Spicer 13.DTH van der Merwe 14.Justin Mensah-Coker or Phil Mackenzie 15.James Pritchard Shameless Homer on "Canadian squad for Churchill Cup" http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/topic/canadian-squad-for-churchill-cup#post-2063 Thu, 13 May 2010 21:17:25 +0000 Shameless Homer 2063@http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ I was thinking of the age factor more than minutes played. I agree with your point about #9 skills but still think White has all those skills plus 4 inches and 20 lbs. on Mack. Just have to note that we are talking about 2 Oak Bay High scrum halves. rusty_lock on "Canadian squad for Churchill Cup" http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/topic/canadian-squad-for-churchill-cup#post-2062 Thu, 13 May 2010 20:15:19 +0000 rusty_lock 2062@http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ Certainly Cudmore is a regular starter for C/A but, while I haven't seen the lineup yet, I suspect a number of his starting teammates who have played just as many minutes this year will be lining up against Canada when France A take the field. Tkachuk is usually only coming off the bench for glasgow. He has had a few starts but usually in the reserves. You wouldn't think that he is that exhausted. I agree Mack is brilliant at 7's but an article I read <a href="http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/all-blacks/3647779/Selectors-Halfbacks-are-the-kings-now">Halfbacks are the kings now</a> seems to indicate the talent set that Mack brings could really be utilized. rusty_lock on "Canadian squad for Churchill Cup" http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/topic/canadian-squad-for-churchill-cup#post-2061 Thu, 13 May 2010 20:08:29 +0000 rusty_lock 2061@http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ <blockquote><cite>Shameless Homer <a href="//canadianrugby.ca/forums/topic/canadian-squad-for-churchill-cup#post-2060"">said</a>:</cite> Hirayama is selected for the 7's. Dala and Mensah-Coker are the only ones selected for both. Tkachuk and Cudmore need rest more than more games. I hope they are still involved. Mack is BRILLIANT! at 7's and club, but Sean White is a much better choice for this competition. So much depends on progress in the front row. Canada cannot afford to be bullied the way we have been recently. Hopefully Tiedeman, Woolridge, Dolezel etc. are coming along. Also hopeful the Pletch experiment has run it's course. Sorry to see Jebb Sinclair out. </blockquote> Cudmore has been resting from the Canadian jersey since RWC-07. Do you think that tkachuk needs more rest. He is not a regular starter so off the bence I would think that he wouldn't be that worn down. I agree that Mack is brilliant at 7's and at club level but don't think that he hasn't really been given that much opportunity at the top level of 15's. An interesting article I read on Wayne Smith's assesment of the changing role and influence of the halfback. I thought that Mack would seem to have some of those characteristics. <a href="http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/all-blacks/3647779/Selectors-Halfbacks-are-the-kings-now">Halfbacks are the kings now</a> Shameless Homer on "Canadian squad for Churchill Cup" http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/topic/canadian-squad-for-churchill-cup#post-2060 Thu, 13 May 2010 19:22:14 +0000 Shameless Homer 2060@http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ Hirayama is selected for the 7's. Dala and Mensah-Coker are the only ones selected for both. Tkachuk and Cudmore need rest more than more games. I hope they are still involved. Mack is BRILLIANT! at 7's and club, but Sean White is a much better choice for this competition. So much depends on progress in the front row. Canada cannot afford to be bullied the way we have been recently. Hopefully Tiedeman, Woolridge, Dolezel etc. are coming along. Also hopeful the Pletch experiment has run it's course. Sorry to see Jebb Sinclair out. Drew4 on "Canadian squad for Churchill Cup" http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/topic/canadian-squad-for-churchill-cup#post-2059 Thu, 13 May 2010 18:36:29 +0000 Drew4 2059@http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ Thats about what I thought it would look like. Good to see McKeen, Spicer, Tait, and Ryan Hamilton (the only guy Ive gotten into a rugby fight with). They should beat Uruguay, close defeat by France A. Yes, I thought Hirayama injured himself at the last 7`s stop. rusty_lock on "Canadian squad for Churchill Cup" http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/topic/canadian-squad-for-churchill-cup#post-2058 Thu, 13 May 2010 18:35:37 +0000 rusty_lock 2058@http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ Yeah, I'm surprised about Hirayama's absence. What about Tkachuk? No Phil Mack? Does Jamie Cudmore's absence from the list mean that RC has finally given up on him ever appearing in red, black and white jersey ever again? CanNZ on "Canadian squad for Churchill Cup" http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/topic/canadian-squad-for-churchill-cup#post-2057 Thu, 13 May 2010 14:41:48 +0000 CanNZ 2057@http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ Aaron Carpenter (Coventry RFC) Luke Cudmore (BC Bears) Nanyak Dala (Prairie Wolf Pack) Tom Dolezel (Prairie Wolf Pack) Brian Erichsen (BC Bears) Matt Evans (Hartpury College) Ed Fairhurst (BC Bears) Ryan Hamilton (BC Bears) Ciaran Hearn (The Rock) Tyler Hotson (Plymouth Albion) Adam Kleeberger (Rotherham Titans) Phil Mackenzie (Esher RFC) Jason Marshall (BC Bears) Stan McKeen (Oxford University) Justin Mensah-Coker (Moseley RFC) Ander Monro (Ontario Blues) Chauncey O'Toole (The Rock) James Pritchard (Bedford RFC) Pat Riordan (BC Bears) Ryan Smith (Prairie Wolf Pack) David Spicer (BC Bears) Luke Tait (Mont de Marsan) Andrew Tiedeman (Prairie Wolf Pack) DTH van der Merwe (Glasgow Warriors) Sean White (BC Bears) Doug Wooldridge (Ontario Blues) I am surprised that Nathan Hirayama is not in the squad, is he injured?