| WALES 32 | V | CANADA 23 | |||||
| COMPETITION: | DATE: 30 May 2009 | Updated 12.08.2009 | |||||
| VENUE: York Stadium, York University, Toronto | SPECTATORS: 8,450 | ||||||
| REFEREE: Matt Goddard (Australia) | HALFTIME: 16-9 | Home Page | |||||
| SCORERS: | SCORERS: | ||||||
| TRIES: James, Czekaj | TRIES: Duke, Fairhurst | ||||||
| CONVERSIONS: Biggar (2) | CONVERSIONS: Pritchard (2) | ||||||
| PENALTY GOALS: Biggar (6) | PENALTY GOALS: Pritchard (3) | ||||||
| DROPPED GOALS: | DROPPED GOALS: | ||||||
| 15 | Daniel Evans | Llanelli Scarlets | 15 | James Pritchard | Bedford RFC, England | ||
| 14 | Thomas James | Cardiff Blues | 14 | Ciaran Hearn | Castaway Wanderers | ||
| 13 | Jonathan Davies (22) | Llanelli Scarlets | 13 | DTH van der Merwe | James Bay Athletic Association | ||
| 12 | Andrew Bishop | Neath Swansea Ospreys | 12 | Ryan Smith | Calgary Irish | ||
| 11 | Christopher Czekaj | Cardiff Blues | 11 | Sean Duke (21) | University of Victoria | ||
| 10 | Daniel Biggar | Neath Swansea Ospreys | 10 | Ander Monro (22) | Colorno, Italy | ||
| 9 | Gareth Cooper (20) | Gloucester, England | 9 | Edward Fairhurst (20) | Cornish Pirates, England | ||
| 8 | Ryan Jones (Capt.) | Neath Swansea Ospreys | 8 | Aaron Carpenter | Cowichan RFC | ||
| 7 | Robin Sowden-Taylor | Cardiff Blues | 7 | Adam Kleeberger | University of Victoria | ||
| 6 | Dafydd Jones | Llanelli Scarlets | 6 | Nanyak Dala (19) | Castaway Wanderers | ||
| 5 | Deiniol Jones | Cardiff Blues | 5 | Luke Tait (18) | Stade Montois, France | ||
| 4 | Bradley Davies | Cardiff Blues | 4 | Michael Burak | Cornish Pirates, England | ||
| 3 | John Yapp (17) | Cardiff Blues | 3 | Andrew Tiedemann (16) | University of Victoria | ||
| 2 | Richard Hibbard (16) | Neath Swansea Ospreys | 2 | Patrick Riordan | University of Victoria | ||
| 1 | Duncan Jones | Neath Swansea Ospreys | 1 | Kevin Tkachuk | Glasgow Warriors, Scotland | ||
| 16 | Gareth Williams (2) | Cardiff Blues | 16 | Michael Pletch (3) | Velox Valhallians | ||
| 17 | Craig Mitchell (3) | Neath Swansea Ospreys | 17 | Douglas Woodridge | Cowichan RFC | ||
| 18 | Ian Gough | Neath Swansea Ospreys | 18 | Tyler Hotson (5) | Northern Suburbs RFC, Australia | ||
| 19 | Samuel Warburton | Cardiff Blues | 19 | Sean Michael Stephen (6) | Plymouth Albion, England | ||
| 20 | Dwayne Peel (9) | Sale Sharks, England | 20 | Mathew Evans (9) | Hartpury College, England | ||
| 21 | Nicholas Robinson | Cardiff Blues | 21 | David Spicer (11) | University of Victoria | ||
| 22 | Jonathan Spratt (13) | Neath Swansea Ospreys | 22 | Philip Mack (10) | James Bay Athletic Association | ||
| HEAD COACH: Robin McBryde (caretaker) | HEAD COACH: Kieran Crowley | ||||||
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| MATCH NOTES Yellow Card: Tait (21) A large number of first-choice Welsh players were with the British and Irish Lions team in South Africa, or were unavailable. Evans, Jonathan Davies, Mitchell and Spratt were all making their test debuts for Wales. Thomas James last played for Wales v South Africa, June 2008, as did Duncan Jones; Deiniol Jones v Italy, March 2008, Czekaj v Australia, June 2007, whilst Gareth Williams' last test was against England, back in August 2003. Thomas James' try was his first for Wales. Duke's try was his first for Canada. Sources http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/welsh/8070478.stm http://www.wru.co.uk/21119.php |
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