Pacific Pride (rugby union) explained
The Rugby Canada National Development Academy or Pacific Pride is a Canadian rugby union team that is based in Langford, British Columbia. The team acts as the high-performance development academy for Rugby Canada.[1]
History
Originally active between 1996 and 2005, the Pacific Pride program was developed as a U-23 academy to support the development of young players in Canada. David Clark was the inaugural head coach of the program. The original incarnation of the Pacific Pride program was run by Rugby Canada and the Commonwealth Centre for Sport Development.
The Pride was resurrected in 2019 as a high-performance development academy intended for players between the ages of 18 and 24.[2]
Personnel
Current squad
The 2021-22 Canadian Development Academy squad.[3]
Backs| Player | Position | Year | | Caleb Barker | Scrum-half | 1 | | Scrum-half | 1 | | Sean Snyman | Scrum-half | 1 | | Kai Khan | Fly-half | 1 | | Max Stewart | Fly-half | 1 | | Justin Taylor | Fly-half | 1 | | Taylor de Souza | Centre | 1 | | Dawson Fatoric | Centre | 1 | | Sion Griffiths | Centre | 2 | | Isaac Olson | Centre | 2 | | D'Shawn Bowen | Wing | 3 | | Oliver Mackenzie | Wing | 1 | | Jack Morris | Wing | 1 | | Anton Ngongo | Wing | 3 | | Kal Sager | Wing | 1 | | Gabriel Smith | Wing | 1 | | Mark Balaski | Full-back | 1 | | | Forwards| Player | Position | Year | | Peter Ingoldsby | Hooker | 1 | | Owen Lavado | Hooker | 1 | | Tyler Wong | Hooker | 2 | | Chris Atkinson | Prop | 2 | | Daniel Cooper | Prop | 1 | | Aaron Clarke | Prop | 1 | | William den Ouden | Prop | 1 | | Tyler Matchem | Prop | 1 | | Kyle Steeves | Prop | 1 | | Callum Botchar | Lock | 1 | | Alistair Bruce | Lock | 1 | | Thomas Davidson | Lock | 3 | | Callum O'Neill | Lock | 1 | | Conor Turner | Lock | 1 | | Noah Flesch | Back row | 1 | | Ethan Fryer | Back row | 1 | | Matt Klimchuk | Back row | 1 | | Zephyr Melnyk | Back row | 1 | | Cody Nhanala | Back row | 3 | | Zack Raymond | Back row | 1 | | Taitusi Vikilani | Back row | 3 | | | |
Coaching Staff
Former head coaches
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Rugby Canada resurrects Pacific Pride program, looking to develop young talent . cbc.ca . 6 June 2021.
- Web site: Pacific Pride to be led by one of Canada’s most prominent rugby exports . rugbycanada.ca . 6 June 2021.
- Web site: Pacific Pride Players for Second Half of 21/22 Season . Mark Bryan . 5 January 2022 . 23 January 2022.
- Web site: Canadian rugby coach fired following tweets criticizing Olympic women's team . nationalpost.com . 31 July 2021.
Phil Mack