International Rugby - Canada Selects vs. England Counties

International rugby game

Friday, June 13, 2008
Kick-Off -- 6:30 PM

Chatham-Kent Community Athletic Complex (at Chatham-Kent Secondary School)
285 McNaughton Ave. E.
Chatham, Ontario

Don't miss elite national athletes playing
At the top of their game

Chatham-Kent's Rugby Club, Kent Havoc RFC, is hosting an international rugby game between Canada Selects and England Counties -- two national teams from England and Canada. This is a rare, can't miss opportunity to see elite athletes competing on an international stage. As the game will be played at the Chatham-Kent Community Athletic Complex, behind Chatham-Kent Secondary School, you'll get a closer view of these athletes than in any other stadium in which they'll play. Come see some of the best athletes that England and Canada have to offer-up close and personal. Prior to playing in Chatham, the England Counties team will play two games against the United States "A" team. Those first two games will be played in New York City on June 6th and Boston on June 9th.

Radio ads for TekSavvy Kent Cup -- A new game comes to town

In the weeks preceding the game, the Kent Havoc Rugby Football Club is running two radio ads on Blackburn radio stations – CFCO 630 AM & 92.9 FM, CKSY 94.3 FM and The Rock 95.1 & 100.7 FM. The ads promote our international game – the TekSavvy Kent Cup. To hear the ads, listen in below.

Ad #1

Ad #2

The Teams

Canada Selects
Canada Selects is a national side made of up potential and former Canadian national players. In effect, this team is second only to the Canadian first string National team. Many of the Canadian Selects team have international experience playing for Canadian Under 18, 19 and 20 age group teams. Some of the Canada Selects players and the England Counties players are expected to be selected and play in some of the Churchill Cup games.

England Counties
England Counties is a national reserve touring team. Most of the England Counties team is made of all-star players from the National Division One teams in England – a league just one step below the Guinness Premiership league.

National Division One provides excellent quality professional and semi-professional rugby for the communities served by each participating club. The teams include the Bedford Blues, Cornish All Blacks, Cornish Pirates, Coventry, Doncaster, Esher, Exeter Chiefs, London Welsh, Moseley, Newbury, Northampton, Nottingham, Pertemps Bees, Plymouth Albion, Rotherham, and Sedgley Park.

The Guinness Premiership is the most prestigious professional rugby league in Europe. Bath, Bristol, Gloucester, Harlequins, Leeds Carnegie, Leicester Tigers, London Irish, London Wasps, Newcastle Falcons, Sale Sharks, Saracens and Worcester Warriors all compete in the Guinness Premiership.

Team rosters

The Canada Selects roster is expected to be announced shortly; the England Counties roster is posted below.

England Counties roster

Player	Club	County of Origin	League
Forwards
Philip Boulton	Bedford	Warwickshire	National I
Daniel Collier	London Welsh	Middlesex	National I
Alex Davidson	Birmingham	North Midlands	National I
Michael Denbee	Plymouth Albion	Somerset	National I
Mark Evans	Moseley	North Midlands	National I
Daniel Hyde	Otley	Yorkshire	National II
James Kellard	Blackheath	Kent	National II
Timothy Mathias	Plymouth Albion	Devon	National I
Sebastian Moss	Manchester	Lancashire	National II
Mathew Owen	Manchester	Cheshire	National II
Petrus du Plessis	Sedgley	Lancashire	National II
Christopher Whitehead	Coventry	Warwickshire	National I
Johnathan Williams	Tynedale	Northumberland	National III (North)
Liam Wordley	Henley	Staffordshire	National II

Backs
Gavin Beasley	Tynedale	Northumberland	National III (North)
Oliver Brennand	Fylde	Lancashire	National III (North)
Benjamin Coulbeck	Manchester	Cheshire	National II
James Doherty	Wharfedale	Lancashire	National II
Jason Duffy	Waterloo	Lancashire	National II
Thomas Jarvis	Stourbridge	Gloucestershire	National II
Matthew Jess	Launceston	Cornwall	National I
Nathan Jones	Coventry	Warwickshire	National I
Scott Rawlings	Manchester	Staffordshire	National II
Richard Wainwright	Manchester	Yorkshire	National II
Andre Wilson	Manchester	Cheshire	National II
Oliver Winter	Moseley	North Midlands	National I

High school girls championship game
The Regional High School Girls' Champrionship Game is also taking place on the same day. Kick-off is 3:30 pm -- come along and cheer these young ladies on as they reach the culmination of their Rugby season!

The Venue -- Chatham-Kent Community Athletic Complex
(at Chatham-Kent Secondary School)
The Chatham-Kent Community Athletic Complex is a joint project between the Municipality of Chatham-Kent and the Lambton Kent District School Board. The stadium has bleacher seating capacity of 1,000 people and also has a small press box. The permanent bleachers are also fully accessible for persons with physical disabilities. The Complex includes a new electronic scoreboard and sound system with wireless microphones that can be used at field level. Organizers are planning to bring in additional, temporary bleacher seating for this game.

Plans for further improving the Athletic Complex facilities are also currently being developed. Options being considered include adding stadium lights as well as washroom, dressing room and a concession stand building on site.

Volunteers
Come join the fun. Help us host two great international teams. Let us show Chatham-Kent at the top of its game!.

If you’d like to help Chatham-Kent host these teams by volunteering your time during the week leading up to the game, please email kenthavocrfc@hotmail.com – we’ll be happy to put you in touch with the event volunteer coordinator.