Five Loughborough Lightning players are once more included in the Canada squad for this weekend’s WXV Global Series clash with France.
Fresh from featuring in the 26-26 draw with the Red Roses last weekend, Florence Symonds, Kiki Odowu and Rachel Smith start at outside centre, hooker and second row respectively.
Included amongst the replacements for the match at Stade Marcel-Deflandre in La Rochelle, France on Saturday (kick-off: 4.45pm UK time), are forwards Brooke Rempel and Pamphinette Buisa.
Canada team to face France
15 Savannah Bauder (North Vancouver, BC) - UBC Thunderbirds / Capilano RFC (1 cap)
14 Asia Hogan-Rochester (Toronto, ON) - Toronto Nomads / Westshore RFC (13 caps)
13 Florence Symonds (Vancouver, BC) - Loughborough Lightning / UBC Thunderbirds (20 caps)
12 Alexandra Tessier (Sainte-Clotilde-de-Horton, QC) – Exeter Chiefs / Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue (70 caps)
11 Charity Williams (Toronto, ON) - Markham Irish (2 caps)
10 Taylor Perry (Oakville, ON) - Oakville Crusaders (28 caps)
9 Olivia Apps (Lindsay, ON) - Saracens / Lindsay RFC (27 caps)
1 Mikiela Nelson (Vancouver, BC) - Capilano RFC (13 caps)
2 Kiki Idowu (Toronto, ON) - Loughborough Lightning / UBC Thunderbirds / Toronto Scottish (5 caps)
3 DaLeaka Menin (Vulcan, AB) – Exeter Chiefs / Calgary Hornets (74 caps)
4 Rachel Smith (South Surrey, BC) – Loughborough Lightning / UBC Thunderbirds (9 caps)
5 Laetitia Royer (Loretteville, QC) – St-Anne-de-Bellevue / Concordia University (27 caps)
6 Fabiola Forteza (Quebec City, QC) – Stade Bordelais / Club de rugby de Québec (44 caps)
7 Julia Omokhuale (Calgary, AB) – Saracens / Calgary Irish Rugby Club (11 caps)
8 Lizzie Gibson (Caledon, ON) – Queen’s University / Oakville Crusaders (4 caps)
Replacements:
16 Taylor McKnight (Stouffville, ON) - Stade Bordelais / Ontario West / Aurora Barbarians (2 caps)
17 Sophie McDonald (Ottawa, ON) - Ontario East / University of Ottawa / Ottawa Rugby Club (1 cap)
18 Brooke Rempel (Ariss, ON) - Loughborough Lightning / Ontario West / Brantford Harlequins (4 caps)
19 Pamphinette Buisa (Gatineau, QC) – Loughborough Lightning / Ottawa Irish (23 caps)
20 Gabrielle Senft (Regina, SK) – Stade Bordelais / Castaway Wanderers (45 caps)
21 Justine Pelletier (Rivière-du-Loup, QC) – Stade Bordelais / Club de rugby de Québec (48 caps)
22 Aurora Bowie (Stouffville, ON) - University of Ottawa / Ottawa Rugby Club (3 caps)
23 Claire Gallagher (Caledon, ON) – Ealing Trailfinders / Aurora Barbarians (24 caps)
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