Eagles Selects starting lineup: Wallace, Moaalii, Purpura, Civetta, Harriman, Mokate, Quill, Dolan, Davies, McDonald, Chapman, Tracy, Gericke, Craigwell, and Pangelinan
Bench: Fenoglio, Paulsen, (spot vacant, presumably for Asbun if healthy), Headlee, Duechle, Mateialona, Clark, and Cowley
Canada starting lineup: Johnston, Barkwill, Wolldridge, Flagg, Phelan, Wodzicki, Clark, Ardon, Armstrong, Underwood, Meeres, Parfrey, Blevins, Wilson-Ross, and Braid.
Bench: Parfrey, Buydens, Rumball, Long, Pearson, Coughlin, Kay, and Hart.
Minute 2: U.S. commits an early penalty. Conor Braid converts. Canada 3-0 Selects.
Minute 6: Canada with the penalty. Zach Pangelinan converts. Canda 3-3 Selects.
Minute 9: The U.S. with a bit more energy today. Very active on defense.
Minute 12: Gearoid McDonald with a big tackle to push the Canadians into touch.
Minute 20: Most of the action has been in Canada's end but the U.S. defense has come up big every time.
Minute 22: This is an extremely physical match so far. Several players from both sides have been winded.
Minute 27: The U.S. coming up strong defensively as Canada pushes for the score. U.S. commits a penalty.
Minute 29: U.S. commits another penalty. This time Braid's penalty is good. Canada 6-3 Selects.
Minute 31: U.S. under a lot of pressure right now. They just can't get the ball. The U.S. has looked good when they get the ball, but there are too many small errors right now.
Minute 35: Canada on the tryline again, but they throw it away. Taylor Mokate sin binned for preventing a Canadian score.
Minute 36: Penalty try awarded to Canada. Conversion is good. Canada 13-3 Selects.
Minute 39: Great run by Dean Gericke! Canada commits a penalty. Canadian player should have been sent off. Pangelinan's kick is no good. Canada 13-3 Selects. Mokate was carded for essentially the same thing a Canadian player got away with.
Minute 40+3: Great work by the Eagles to keep the ball. It eventually earns a Canadian penalty for leaving their feet. Pangelinan's kick is missed. Canada 13-3 Selects.
Halftime.
And the second half is underway!
Minute 43: So far the second half is much like the first: errors on both sides.
Minute 45: Some good build-up by the Selects but they throw it away 10 metres from the line.
Minute 49: Cam Dolan is down with an injury. It doesn't look like he will returning.
Minute 52: U.S. commits a penalty. Braid's kick is Missed. Canada 13-3 Selects.
Zach Fenoglio is in for Stan Moaalii.
Minute 55: Canada keeps getting very close to the tryline, but every time they commit an error.
Minute 57: Canada with the try. They stole the U.S. put in at the scrum and worked it out wide. Conversion is missed. Canada 18-3 Selects.
Minute 63: Canada with another try in the corner. Conversion is missed. 23-3.
Minute 67: Canadian player yellow carded for taking out Taylor Mokate in the air.
John Quill gets a red card for tackling a Canadian by the hair. Ridiculous.
This refereeing staff is not having a good game, for either side.
Minute 77: Lots of play in the U.S. end but not much is happening.
Full-time: Canada 23-3 Selects. Very disappointing match from the Selects point of view. Canada looked good.
Well, that's if for us. Look for a recap of the match tomorrow.
Minute 2: U.S. commits an early penalty. Conor Braid converts. Canada 3-0 Selects.
Minute 6: Canada with the penalty. Zach Pangelinan converts. Canda 3-3 Selects.
Minute 9: The U.S. with a bit more energy today. Very active on defense.
Minute 12: Gearoid McDonald with a big tackle to push the Canadians into touch.
Minute 20: Most of the action has been in Canada's end but the U.S. defense has come up big every time.
Minute 22: This is an extremely physical match so far. Several players from both sides have been winded.
Minute 27: The U.S. coming up strong defensively as Canada pushes for the score. U.S. commits a penalty.
Minute 29: U.S. commits another penalty. This time Braid's penalty is good. Canada 6-3 Selects.
Minute 31: U.S. under a lot of pressure right now. They just can't get the ball. The U.S. has looked good when they get the ball, but there are too many small errors right now.
Minute 35: Canada on the tryline again, but they throw it away. Taylor Mokate sin binned for preventing a Canadian score.
Minute 36: Penalty try awarded to Canada. Conversion is good. Canada 13-3 Selects.
Minute 39: Great run by Dean Gericke! Canada commits a penalty. Canadian player should have been sent off. Pangelinan's kick is no good. Canada 13-3 Selects. Mokate was carded for essentially the same thing a Canadian player got away with.
Minute 40+3: Great work by the Eagles to keep the ball. It eventually earns a Canadian penalty for leaving their feet. Pangelinan's kick is missed. Canada 13-3 Selects.
Halftime.
And the second half is underway!
Minute 43: So far the second half is much like the first: errors on both sides.
Minute 45: Some good build-up by the Selects but they throw it away 10 metres from the line.
Minute 49: Cam Dolan is down with an injury. It doesn't look like he will returning.
Minute 52: U.S. commits a penalty. Braid's kick is Missed. Canada 13-3 Selects.
Zach Fenoglio is in for Stan Moaalii.
Minute 55: Canada keeps getting very close to the tryline, but every time they commit an error.
Minute 57: Canada with the try. They stole the U.S. put in at the scrum and worked it out wide. Conversion is missed. Canada 18-3 Selects.
Minute 63: Canada with another try in the corner. Conversion is missed. 23-3.
Minute 67: Canadian player yellow carded for taking out Taylor Mokate in the air.
John Quill gets a red card for tackling a Canadian by the hair. Ridiculous.
This refereeing staff is not having a good game, for either side.
Minute 77: Lots of play in the U.S. end but not much is happening.
Full-time: Canada 23-3 Selects. Very disappointing match from the Selects point of view. Canada looked good.
Well, that's if for us. Look for a recap of the match tomorrow.
This is the type of results you can expect when playing Canada, or any other tier 2 nation, when you hire a head coach that is an amatuer high school history teacher with no professional rugby coaching experience. Don't blame Tolkin; blame Nigel for hiring the guy who spent the night after this loss raging about Mitt Rommey and how Obama "cheated" in the debate. Can some adults take over the Eagles please?
ReplyDeleteSurprised that Hughes and Magie (2012 JWRT winners) were not included in the roster. Goalkicking and game management seemed to be lacking and these guys delivered both in Salt Lake City.
ReplyDeleteIt's likely because they are in the middle of the school year, or at least I hope that's why.
ReplyDeleteIt is a little disappointing considering that a number of Canada's JWRT team that the JAAs beat twice were in their ARC squad but their players seem a lot less likely to go to college so may not run into the same availability issues.
Both were out because of school, as were some other players. They won't be available for the fall tour either. That said, I agree, both would have been great to have in the squad.
ReplyDeleteThere's a notable difference when comparing a 'junior' to 'men' that are trying to work themselves onto main National Squads, and quite possibly professional contracts in Europe, S. Africa, etc...
ReplyDeleteActually believe two school-age juniors are going to have an impact for the US, while playing teams such as Argentina, and to a certain extent Canada and Uruguay?