WEST Vancouver's Harry Jones and Ryan Hamilton will join the Canadian senior men's national rugby team for the inaugural International Rugby Series beginning this week in Wales.
The tour begins with a match against Samoa Friday followed by a Nov. 17 showdown against Russia. Both of those matches will be played at Parc Eirias in Colwyn Bay. The final fixture will see the Canadian squad take on the NZ Maori at Iffley Road, the home of the Oxford University Rugby Football Club.
"Samoa is going to be a tough challenge as always, being ranked 10th in the world, and Russia is an always improving program," said head coach Kieran Crowley in a Rugby Canada release. "The NZ Maori will be a big test for our team, as they are a team that has a proud record of results."
Canada's matches against Samoa and Russia will be shown live on TSN. The action begins Friday at noon PST with Canada versus Samoa with the match also scheduled for a prime time rebroadcast at 5: 30 p.m. The Russia match will be broadcast at 5 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 17.
Both Jones and Hamilton are members of the North Shore's Capilano Rugby Club.
