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8 March 2010 2 Comments

Rugby Video Monday: USA U20 vs Canada U20 – January 2010 at the Atlantic Cup

Thanks to Ashley Voss and USA Rugby I have been given copies of the USA U20 vs Canada U20 and USA vs Canada matches from the January Atlantic Cup. I am still working on uploading the USA vs Canada, but I will let you know once it is uploaded. Great tournament for the USA and I am glad we have it available to watch again. Unfortunately the USA U20 vs Canada U20 video is a bit blurry until about 5 minutes in, but just let the video load and then skip forward.

USA U20 Women’s National Team vs Canada U20 Women’s National Team from Scrumhalf Connection on Vimeo.

To view more YSC videos hover over the heading ‘Videos’ on the navigation bar up top and choose Rugby Video Monday.

Please continue sending in your videos and I will keep posting them! Send them to wendy@scrumhalfconnection.com.

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18 January 2010 3 Comments

Rugby Video Monday: USA vs Canada Videos – Atlantic Cup

The Girl and I had a blast in Lakeland, FL this weekend helping USA Rugby out with the Ustream broadcast for the Atlantic Cup and the U20 matches! Thanks for all the kind comments in the UStream chatroom, on Twitter and Facebook about my commenting!! I’ve never done it before, so I am still getting my feet wet, but I do enjoy it.

Here are the videos from the weekend, thanks to USA Rugby for providing video for all the viewers at home. The viewing reached over 3500 fans, this is a Ustream record for USA Rugby! Thanks again to all of the YSC fans as over 1600 of you clicked on the link from YSC to view the video. That means that YSC brought half the viewers!

USA vs Canada 1st half – January 16, 2010

USA vs Canada 2nd half – January 16, 2010

We apologize as the broadcast was shut off before the conversion was attempted…but it was missed by Canada and so USA won 11-10.

It doesn’t appear that the U-20 matches are available yet, I will try to see if I can get the links once they are posted.

For the match report of the Senior USA vs Canada and rosters, go here. For the match report and roster of the U20s match, go here.

For travel packages to England for the 2010 Women’s Rugby World Cup, go here.

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17 January 2010 0 Comments

U20 mount second half comeback to defeat USA 13-12

Update 1/18/10: To view the archived video for this match, go here.

from Ladies Rugby:

The Canadian under 20 women’s team had a satisfying one point victory over their US counterparts, winning 13-12, to wrap a quick five day assembly in Lakeland, Florida.

Trailing 12-8 with just a few minutes to go, it was the superb running of replacement wing Katie McNally that sealed the deal for Canada as stepped gingerly in scoring next to the corner flag to put her team in the lead by a point.

Canada withstood the pressure of the Americans in the dying moments to save the victory.

That being said, the US had the measure of the young Canadian team in the first half as Brie Anna Barto and Canadace Barley scored tries, along with a conversion from Anne Lee to take a 12-3 lead at half time.

Canada became galvanized and reorganized following the break. Outside centre Amanda Thornborough of Brandon, Manitoba applied pressure at the US tryline with a blocked kick which second row Misha Maric pounced on for Canada’s first try. The conversion was missed, but Canada was back in business only four points adrift at 12-8.

Led by probing runs from fullback Kayla Moleschi and #8 Kelsey Willoughby – and great work both offensively and defensively from centre pairing MacKenzie Higgs and Thornborough there would be no way through for the USA in the second half.

One of the Coaches for the U20 team, Pat Fleck, a former Canadian team scrum-half himself, said to his players post match, “That was a well-earned win. I challenged a few of you individually and you all responded really well.”

Head Coach Jason Young was impressed by how quickly his team gelled in such a short time together.

“We came together very well after a very short three days,” he commented. “We used all of our subs, and everyone really had a hand in the victory. We definitely won together.”

For Kayla Moleschi, who already has four years of Canadian representative experience, having started in the program from the age of 17, the improved communication on the field from the first half to the second half appeared to be the key to the win.

“From the first half to the second, our communication really improved and it was clear we had a set goal; that was a definite key,” said the Williams Lake, BC native. “Our defence on the line was really good, and we played very knitty-gritty, which was actually a good thing. We were really good under pressure.”

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15 January 2010 6 Comments

USA U20s vs Canada U20s and USA vs Canada Tomorrow

Update 1/18/10: To view the archived video for this match, go here.

The Atlantic Cup concludes tomorrow as the USA Eagles will take on Canada at 3pm EST. The US was narrowly defeated on Tuesday by Canada 18-8, so tomorrow’s match will be especially intense as both teams will look to improve. I was hoping that the roster for the game tomorrow would be released tonight, but it hasn’t come out yet. To see the roster from Tuesday’s game, go here.

UPDATE (3:45am): They released the USA roster late last night:

1. Jamie Burke

2. Lisa Butts

3. Lara Vivolo

4. Stacey Bridges

5. Jillion Potter

6. Kristin Zdanczewicz

7. Beckett Royce

8. Blair Groefsema

9. Claudia Braymer

10. Stephanie Bruce

11. Victoria Folayan

12. Emilie Bydwell

13. Lynelle Kugler

14. Vanesha McGee

15. Ashley English (C)

16. Farrah Douglas

17. Kitt Wagner

18. Sharon Blaney

19. Mel Denham

20. Kim Magrini

21. Melissa Kanuk

22. Christy Ringgenberg

Canada Roster:

1. Leslie Cripps (c) 2. Kim Donaldson 3. Marlene Donaldson 4. Danielle Rowlands 5. Araba Chintoh 6. Heather Jaques 7. Shannon Kane 8. Jen Kish 9. Julia Sugawara 10. Brooke Hilditch 11. Brittany Waters 12. Sarah Ulmer 13. Mandy Marchak 14. Andrea Burk 15. Ashley Patzer (vc)

Replacements: 16. Kristy Sargent 17. Leslie McKenzie 18. Paige Burdett-Knauff 19. Barbara Mervin 20. Laura Stoughton 21. Anna Schnell 22. Darcy Patterson

Before the Eagles play, the U20 teams for USA and Canada will face off. The USA U20s have been dormant since the Nations Cup where they were defeated 110-0 by an incredibly dynamic England squad. They are sporting a few new faces and are expecting a rousing match tomorrow against Canada.

Canada U20 Roster

Stacie Becker St Albert AB University of Alberta St. Albert Rugby Club
Laurie Biewald Ottawa ON University of Western Ontario Ottawa Irish
Meagan Chambers Abbotsford BC Heritage Park SS Abbotsford
Maggie Cogger-Orr Thornhill ON McMaster University Toronto Scottish
Tia Croteau Surrey BC Enver Creek Secondary Bayside Sharks
Danika Gulliford St John’s NL Memorial University Baymen Rugby Club
Stacey Hake North Vancouver BC University of Lethbridge Capilano
Magali Harvey Ste-Foy PQ St. Lawrence Club de Rugby De Quebec
Alex Hendricks Lethbridge AB University of Lethbridge Lethbridge
MacKenzie Higgs Aurora ON University of Guelph Aurora Barbs
Randi Hunter Abbotsford BC University of Victoria University of Victoria
Jessica Jacobs Caledon ON St Francis Xavier Brampton RFC
Jacqui Laidler Anmore BC Bishops University United Rugby Club
Morganne Linthwaite Guelph ON University of Guelph Highland RFC
Misha Maric Toronto ON Brock University Balmy Beach
Ellen McGregor Souris MB University of Calgary Brandon Barbarians
Katie McNally Guelph ON University of Guelph Highland RFC
Kayla Moleschi Williams Lake BC n/a William’s Lake RFC
Laura Murphy-Burke Surrey BC University of Lethbridge Bayside RFC
Casey Thorburn St. John’s NL Memorial University Swilers
Amanda Thornborough Brandon MB St Francis Xavier Brandon Barbarians
Kelsey Willoughby Lethbridge AB University of Lethbridge Lethbridge

Staff

Mentor Coach – Kris De Scossa (Calgary, AB)
Coach: Jason Young – (Vancouver, BC), Pat Fleck (Vancouver, BC)
Therapist: Laura Libby
Communications: Stacy Malloch in Ottawa

Manager: Penny Delaney

USA U20

1. Wendy Sherman
2. Katherine Hathaway
3. Brittany Rose
4. Katherine Rose
5. Margaret Reidy
6. Kathryn Johnson
7. Jozy Gessner
8. Candace Barley
9. BrieAnna Barto
10. Lauren Danielson
11. Anna Lee
12. Kandis Ruiz
13. Morgan Rovetti
14. Seymire Salamy
15. Sadie Anderson
16. Erica Cardwell
17. Britta Nelson
18. Sharron Gianessi
19. Rachel Ryan
20. Amee Svatos
21. Heather Lockwood
22. Tara Burke

All the action begins at 1pm EST with USA U20s and Canada U20s battling it out. Then Senior USA and Canada teams will face off at 3pm EST. Watch the match LIVE here and listen closely as Team YSC will be the annoucers! We will also be Tweeting and Facebooking live from both matches. If you are going to the match come find us as we are giving away a few YSC shirts and balls.

For travel packages to England for the 2010 Women’s Rugby World Cup, go here.

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12 January 2010 0 Comments

Canadian women down the U.S. 18-8 in international rugby play

Update 1/18/10: To view the archived video for this match, go here.

Image Credit: ScrumQueens.com

LAKELAND, Fla. — Trailing 5-0 at halftime, the Canadian women’s rugby team scored 18 second-half points to defeat the U.S. 18-8 on Tuesday.

Sarah Ulmer and Cheryl Phillips scored tries for Canada, while Anna Schnell kicked eight points through a conversion and two penalties.

Nathalie Marchino scored a try for the Americans with Hannah Stolba adding a penalty kick.

The two teams play again Saturday. Both are gearing up for the Women’s World Cup, which opens in August in England

Image Credit: ScrumQueens.com

The Americans beat Canada 15-10 at the Nations Cup in August. The Canadian women beat the U.S. 25-17 in June.

Scoring

USA:
Tries: Nathalie Marchino
Pens: Hannah Stolba

CANADA
Tries: Sarah Ulmer, Cheryl Phillips
Cons: Anna Schnell
Pens: Schnell (2)

HT: USA 8 – 0 Canada
YC: Ulmer (22mins)

USA Roster: Farrah Douglas (Jamie Burke, 57 min),Mari Wallace (Kitt Wagner, 65 min), Naima Reddick, Jillion Potter, Sharon Blaney, Melanie Denham. Phaidra Knight (Kristin Zdanczewicz 57 min), Kate Daley, Kim Magrini (C), Hannah Stolba (Stephanie Bruce 68), Nathalie Marchino (Ashley English, 72 minutes), Melissa Kanuk, Emilie Bydwell, Ashley Kmiecik, Christy Ringgenberg

CANADA Roster: Leslie Cripps (c), Leslie McKenzie, Marlene Donaldson, Marie-Eve Brindamour-Carignan (Paige Burdett 44 min), Megan Gibbs, Barbara Mervin, Gillian Florence (Jen Kish 53), Kelly Russell, Laura Stoughton, Anna Schnell, Cheryl Phillips, Sarah Ulmer, Mandy Marchak , Julianne Zussman (Darcy Patterson 77), Ashley Patzer

Action continues on Saturday at 1pm EST with the USA U20s vs Canada U20s and at 3pm EST USA vs Canada will conclude the Atlantic Cup. Watch the match LIVE here and listen close as YSC will be doing the commentating! We will also be Tweeting and Facebooking live from the matches.

For travel packages to England for the 2010 Women’s Rugby World Cup, go here.

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