No. 22 Canadian men’s rugby team to field young lineup against No. 20 Romania on Saturday
Sam Miller, Jesse Kilgour and Rhys James are in line for their first caps off the bench Saturday when Canada faces Romania in a men’s rugby test match in Bucharest. Canada coach Kingsley Jones is preparing his young side for World Cup qualifying, which starts next year via the Pacific Nations Cup.Centre Noah Flesch, who made his debut in last Saturday’s 44-14 loss to No. 21 Chile, earns his second start at centre while older brother Mason Flesch lines up at lock for his 13th cap.
Cooper Coats slots in at fullback with Nic Benn moving to the wing. Centre Mitch Richardson also joins Gallagher in the backs.“Our match against Romania in July was an important one for us, where we saw a lot of growth from our squad, and this second opportunity against them gives us another great challenge against strong opposition,” Jones said in a statement.
Saturday’s contest at Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, the same venue as the Chile test, is for the new Cernavoda Cup, a trophy that will be contested every time the two teams meet. The Canadian men split their two earlier test matches in July in Ottawa, beating Romania and losing to Scotland.The Canadian men won the first two times they met – at the 1991 and ‘96 World Cups – before Romania won the next six, five of which were decided by a single-digit margin. Canada snapped that run with the victory in July.
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