X-Women Rugby Players Attend Development Camp

X-Women Rugby players Amanda Thornborough, Lisa Gauthier, Magali Harvey and Tyson Beukeboom were recently invited to a five day development camp in Las Vegas, Nevada. Gauthier was unable to attend due to injury. Beukeboom, Harvey and Thornborough were three out of forty nine rugby players that attended the camp where they competed for a position to play on Team Canada in the 2011 USA Rugby Women’s International Invitation Sevens Tournament which runs from Friday February 11th to Sunday February 13th.

Harvey, AUS Rookie of the Year and CIS Tournament All-Star, was selected as one of the twelve members to represent Team Canada in the USA Rugby Women’s International Invitation Sevens Tournament. Also representing Canada is two time CIS Player of the Year and former X-Women Rugby player Ghislaine Landry.

Beukeboom, AUS MVP of the Year and AUS All-Star, and Thornborough, CIS Tournament All-Star, were selected to play in the Women’s Open Sevens Division of the Las Vegas Invitational Tournament. Tyson was named to Maple Leafs Red and Amanda was selected for the Maple Leafs Black.

“It’s quite an achievement for these players to be playing against the best players in the world,” comments X-Women Rugby Head Coach Mike Cavanagh. “I’m sure the experience will only help enhance their rugby skills.”

“It’s unfortunate that Lisa was unable to attend because she definitely would have made a mark.” says Coach Cavanagh.

The games will be webcasted on USA Rugby’s Ustream channel: http://www.Ustream.tv/usarugby or for current updates please visit www.usasevens.com. The Women’s final game on Sunday will be broadcast live by NBC.

Schedules:

Women’s Open Sevens Division of the Las Vegas Invitational Tournament
Thursday Schedule:
8:20 am     Maple Leafs RED vs. Satiated Beavers
10:00    Maple Leafs BLACK  Vs. Guelph Gryhons
11:00    Maple Leafs RED vs. Utah State University Women’s’ Rugby Club
1:00 pm    Maple Leafs BLACK  vs East Palo Alto Ladies
1:20    Maple Leafs RED vs Dirty Merkins
3:40    Maple Leafs BLACK  vs. Killer Tutuz

USA Rugby Women’s International Invitational Sevens Tournament
Friday, February 11th  All games played on Field # 4
 9:20 AM    France vs Maple Leafs    Pool Match    LVI #4
10:20 AM Canada vs Netherlands    Pool Match    LVI #4
12:20 PM Spain vs Maple Leafs    Pool Match    LVI #4
1:00 PM    Canada vs Tyrolian Select    Pool Match    LVI #4
3:00 PM    Hawaii All-Stars vs Maple Leafs    Pool Match    LVI #4
3:20 PM    USA vs Canada    Pool Match    LVI #4

TEAM CANADA Home Club/University
Andrea Burk    Capilano, BC
Ashley Patzer    Lethbridge, BC
Barbara Mervin    Velox Valkyries, BC
Brittany Waters    Meraloma Athletic Club, BC
Cheryl Phillips    Toronto Scottish, ON
Ghislaine Landry    Toronto Scottish, ON
Jen Kish    Edmonton Lep Tigers, AB
Kelly Russell    Toronto Nomads, ON
Laura Stoughton    Calgary Irish, AB
Magali Harvey    Club de Rugby de Quebec/ St FX
Mandy Marchak    Saracens, UK
Shannon Kane    Velox Valkyries, BC

MAPLE LEAFS RED    Home Club/University
Alex Hendricks    Lethbridge , AB/ University  of Lethbridge
Amanda Lalonde    St. Albert, AB
Emily Young    Kamloops , BC
Jocelyn Poirier    Kingston Panthers, ON/ Queen's University
Katie McNally    Fergus Highland ON/ University of Guelph
Kendra Reeves    Lethbridge , AB/ University  of Lethbridge
Lori Josephson    Western University, ON
Michelle Joslin    Waterloo County, ON
Natasha Turner    Stoney Creek, ON/ McMaster University
Tara Eckert    Calgary Irish, AB
Tyson Beukeboom    Aurora Barbarians, ON/ St. FX
Arielle Dubissette-Borrice    Nomads, ON/ Western University

MAPLE LEAFS BLACK    Home Club/University
Amanda Thornborough    Brandon Barbarians, MB/ St. FX
Andrea Wadsworth    Toronto Saracens, ON/ Queen's University
Charlotte Vallières Villeneuve     Club de Rugby de Québec, QC/Laval
Courtney  Blum      Aurora Barbarians, ON
Evelyn McGunigal    Calgary Canadian Irish,  AB
Jacey  Murphy    Aurora Barbarians, ON/Guelph
Kayla Moleschi    Williams Lake, BC
Laura Belvedere    Montreal Barbarians, QC/ Concordia
Marie-Josee Blais    Town of Mount Royal, QC
Mimi Rahneva    Highland Fergus, ON/ University of Guelph
Shannon Court    Red Deer Titans, AB/ Lethbridge
Susan Heald    Burlington Centaurs, ON/ Queen's University
Megan Hamm     Abbotsford, BC/ UBC 2010