Rhys James, Jesse Kilgour and Sam Miller, all from Langford-based Pacific Pride Under-23 development program, earn first caps for Canada
Canada head coach Kingsley Jones of Sooke has given numerous rugby hopefuls a chance to raise their hands this year as he charts a path to 2027 World Cup qualifying, which begins next year. The pre-process concluded Saturday with a rugged 35-27 loss to Romania in Bucharest as Rhys James, Jesse Kilgour and Sam Miller, all from the Langford-based Pacific Pride Under-23 development program, earned their first caps for Canada.
As well as bringing debutants James, Kilgour and Miller into the match in the second half, former Welsh international Jones gave Brock Gallagher and James Stockwood their first starts for Canada. Putting emerging young players in Test situations ahead of next year’s World Cup qualifying matches was a big part of the 2024 Test season. Things looked promising when Canada beat Romania 35-22 in July in Ottawa. But six consecutive Test losses since then, capped by Saturday’s loss to No. 20 Romania in Bucharest, have dampened the outlook. In the Pacific Nations Cup, Canada lost 28-15 to now world No. 16 USA, 55-28 to No. 14 Japan and 30-17 to No. 18 Tonga. Canada also lost last weekend to No.
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