2004 Canada Cup

The 2004 Canada Cup is under way, with a Canadian inter-squad game starting things off in one gym, while the Americans run into the Germans in the next gym.

Canada's development team is here to gain more international experience, but it contains two members of our current Paralympic team who will soon be traveling to Greece.  Those players are Manitoba's 0.5 Jared Funk, and the newest member to the team, Quebec's Raymond Lizotte.  Both players are veteran members of previous national teams, with Jared being part of our 1995 team at the first World Championships in Notwil, Switzerland, and Raymond was a member of our 8-player team at the 1996 Paralympic Games in Atlanta, where rugby was a demonstration sport.

I've posted a few sample photo lineups for each team on the official web site of the Canada Cup, but those lines can change at any moment, and frequently do. 

I heard a rumour that our high performance coordinator, Marco Dispaltro, may be coaching the development team, but I won't change the roster until I hear it from the Marcoman himself.  Whatever the result, it will be a good warmup for both teams. 
The development team meets Belgium in the next timeslot at 14:00, while Team Canada plays their final game today against Great Britain at 16:00.  The day won't be over for the development team, as they'll have a close encounter with the Germans at 6:00pm.

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