Categoria: Estero

Quasi una squadra intera è stata trovata positiva al controllo anti-doping al Junior World Rugby Trophy che si è tenuto a fine giugno nello Utah. Si tratta dello Zimbabwe U20: ben 13 dei suoi 26 giocatori sono stati “pizzicati” per aver assunto sostanze proibite di vario tipo.
La squadra africana nel torneo che il prossimo anno vedrà protagonista – purtroppo – anche l’Italia dopo la retrocessione dal Mondiale Juniores, ha battuto la Russia e perso contro Giappone, Georgia e Canada.

Tra una settimana la nazionale a stelle e strisce affronteranno gli azzurri a Houston.

USA 36
Tries: A. Suniula, Mokate, Petri, Paterson
Cons: Wyles (2)
Pens: Wyles (4)

Georgia 20
Tries: Kvirikashvili, Sharikadze, Kacharava
Pens: Kvirikashvili, Malaguradze

USA Roster

15 Chris Wyles (Saracens)

14 Luke Hume (Old Blue)

13 Paul Emerick (London Wasps) (Hawley:40)

12 Andrew Suniula (Cornish Pirates)

11 James Paterson (Glendale Raptors)

10 Roland Suniula (Chicago Griffins) (Holder:78)

9 Mike Petri (NYAC) (Davies:75)

1 Shawn Pittman (London Welsh)

2 Chris Biller (Northampton Saints) (Asbun: 78)

3 Eric Fry (Wellington Old Boys RFC) (Liufau: 75)

4 Louis Stanfill (NYAC)

5 Brian Doyle (NYAC)

6 Taylor Mokate (Wellington Old Boys RFC) (Durutalo: 48)

7 Scott Lavalla (Stade Francais)

8 Todd Clever* (NTT Shining Arcs)

 

Reserves

16 Derek Asbun (Oxford University – England)

17 Tolifili (Andre) Liufau (l’Uson Rugby)

18 Mike MacDonald (At Large)

19 Andrew Durutalo (USA Rugby Sevens/Old Puget Sound Beach)

20 Shaun Davies (BYU)

21 Will Holder (Army)

22 Colin Hawley (USA Rugby Sevens)

* = Captain

 

Georgia Roster to face USA

1 MIKHEIL NARIASHVILI

2 REVAZ BELKANIA (MAMUKASHVILI: 53)

3 DAVIT ZIRAKASHVILI

4 BEKA BITSADZE

5 VAKHTANG MAISURADZE (MAISURADZE: 40)

6 GREGORI LABADZE

7 GIVI BERISHVILI (TKHILAISHVILI: 49)

8 GIORGI CHKHAIDZE

9 IRAKLI ABUSERIDZE* (BEGADZE: 71)

10 MERAB KVIRIKASHVILI (MALAGURADZE: 43)

11 ALEXANDER TODUA (KIASASHVILI: 49)

12 MERAB SHARIKADZE

13 DAVIT KACHARAVA

14 IRAKLI MACHKHANELI

15 LASHA KHMALADZE

 

Reserves

16 SHALVA MAMUKASHVILI

17 IRAKLI MIRTSKHULAVA

18 ZVIAD MAISURADZE

19 GIORGI TKHILAISHVILI

20 GIORGI BEGADZE

21 LASHA MALAGURADZE

22 IRAKLI KIASASHVILI

* = Captain

Referee: Marius Jonker

Attendance: 3,800

A Kingston, Ontario, sabato sera si sono affrontate le due squadre che l’Italia affronterà nelle prossime due settimane- Hanno vinto i padroni di casa 28 a 25.

Canada 28
Tries: Evans, Hearn, Carpenter
Cons: Pritchard 2
PGs: Pritchard 3

U.S.A. 25
Tries: Hume, Paterson, Lavalla
Cons: Holder 2
PGs: Holder 2

Canada (Name – club team, home town)
1 Hubert Buydens – Prairie Wolf Pack (Saskatoon, SK)
2 Ryan Hamilton – British Columbia (West Vancouver, BC)
3 Andrew Tiedemann – Prairie Wolf Pack (St. Albert, AB)
4 Brett Beukeboom – Ontario Blues (Lindsay, ON)
5 Tyler Hotson – London Scottish RFC (Vancouver, BC)
6 Nanyak Dala – Prairie Wolf Pack (Saskatoon, SK)
7 Chauncey O’Toole – The Rock (Belleisle, NB)
8 Aaron Carpenter (C) – Plymouth Albion (Brantford, ON)
9 Sean White – Unattached (Victoria, BC)
10 Matt Evans – Cornish Pirates (Duncan, BC)
11 Ciaran Hearn – The Rock (Conception Bay South, NL)
12 Mike Scholz – Ontario Blues (Oakville, ON)
13 D.T.H. van der Merwe – Glasgow Warriors (Victoria, BC)
14 Sean Duke – British Columbia (Vancouver, BC)
15 James Pritchard – Bedford Blues (Parkes, Australia, NSW)

Reserves
16 Jason Marshall – Stade Aurillacois (North Vancouver, BC)
17 Tom Dolezel – Ontario Blues (London, ON)
18 Jebb Sinclair – London Irish / Stormers (Charters Settlement, NB)
19 Tyler Ardron – Ontario Blues (Lakefield ON)
20 Kyle Armstrong – Ontario Blues (Whitby, ON)
21 Phil Mackenzie – London Welsh RFC (Oakville, Ontario)
22 Jeff Hassler – Prairie Wolf Pack (Okotoks, AB)

Head Coach: Kieran Crowley
Assistant Coaches: Geraint John, Neil Barnes, Clive Griffiths
Strength and Conditioning: Matt Barr
Athletic Therapists: Carla Brash, Carrie Smith
Doctor: Dr. Joe Lemoine
Performance Analyst: Peter Huigenbois
Manager: Gareth Rees
Assistant Manager: Mark Winokur

U.S.A.
1 Mike MacDonald
2 Chris Biller
3 Eric Fry
4 Louis Stanfill
5 Brian Doyle
6 Scott Lavalla
7 Andrew Durutalo
8 Todd Clever (C)
9 Mike Petri
10 Will Holder
11 Luke Hume
12 Andrew Suniula
13 Paul Emerick
14 James Paterson
15 Chris Wyles

Reserves
16 Derek Asbun
17 Shawn Pittman
18 Tom Katzfey
19 Taylor Mokate
20 Shaun Davies
21 Roland Suniula
22 Colin Hawley

Coach Mike Tolkin
Manager Tristan Lewis

Referee: Marius Jonker, South Africa