CanadaB次元官网网址檚 senior menB次元官网网址檚 15s rugby team won handsomely in Halifax against Belgium 45-0 in the first of two summer test matches on Saturday (July 2).

It was CanadaB次元官网网址檚 second win against Belgium in a row after Canada beat the world-ranked No. 26 Belgians 24-0 in their last game in November 2021.

This time, the scoreboard looked even better for Canada, as Jason Higgins, Lucas Rumball, Ben LeSage, Cooper Coats, Michael Smith and Kainoa Lloyd each scored a try with Peter Nelson and Coats sharing the kicking work.

B次元官网网址淚t took a little longer than we thought, but we cracked them and weB次元官网网址檝e got some good points on the scoreboard, and also able to get guys on the field to win their first cap so thatB次元官网网址檚 really a good day,B次元官网网址� head coach Kingsley Jones said in an interview with Rugby Canada after the game.

The squad featured several players with Vancouver Island connections. Both Quinn Ngawati and Luke Campbell were born in Victoria, while lock Josh Harsen was born in Nanaimo. Matthew Oworu and Dawson Fatoric, who were both making their debuts, play for the Pacific Pride rugby development program based in Langford.

Canada next plays in Ottawa, where theyB次元官网网址檒l face a sterner test against world No. 15 ranked Spain on July 10.

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