Head Coach of Canada\u2019s Women\u2019s Rugby Team, Kevin Rouet, has selected the 23-player roster that will take on Scotland this Saturday at Hive Stadium in Edinburgh, Scotland.<\/p>\n
September 10, 2026 (Edinburgh, Scotland) \u2013\u00a0Head Coach of Canada\u2019s Women\u2019s Rugby Team, Kevin Rouet, has selected the 23-player roster that will take on Scotland this Saturday at Hive Stadium in Edinburgh, Scotland. Kickoff for Canada\u2019s opening match of the 2026 WXV Global Series campaign is scheduled for 8:10 a.m. PT \/ 11:10 a.m. ET and will be available to watch on TSN for rugby fans across Canada.\u00a0 Having experience with a variety of Canada\u2019s age-grade programs and currently playing at the University of Ottawa, Sophie McDonald will look to earn her first cap\u00a0as\u00a0an option\u00a0off the bench for Canada.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s always exciting to see players earn their first cap for Canada,\u201d\u00a0Rouet\u00a0added. \u201cMyself, the players and staff are all\u00a0very excited\u00a0to see what these three can do on the field. Charity obviously has had\u00a0a very successful\u00a0sevens career, Savannah is just getting started in hers but has been excellent, and Sophie\u00a0performed well during the QORC (Quebec Ontario Rugby Championship). All will bring their own flair to the game on Saturday and will give us a chance to win.\u201d\u00a0
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Canada and Scotland last met in the final match of pool play at the 2025 Rugby World Cup, with\u00a0the\u00a0Canadians\u00a0coming away with a 40-19 win to finish top of the pool<\/a>.\u00a0
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\u201cWe had a good week of preparation in Ireland last week which has carried over as we get ready for Scotland on Saturday,\u201d said\u00a0Rouet. \u201cAs I have mentioned before, these games are\u00a0very important\u00a0for us to be able to give younger players experience at the international level while also making sure we field a team that gives us the best chance to win.\u00a0It\u2019s\u00a0the first match of WXV for both teams, it should be a great game.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0
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Sophie de Goede will be available off the bench this weekend for Canada after a prior commitment related to her\u00a0master’s\u00a0degree\u00a0caused her to miss a few days of practice this week. Alexandra Tessier will assume the role of captain for this week\u2019s match against Scotland.\u00a0
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Saturday\u2019s match will be the first of three in Europe for the Canadian women before they\u00a0return home to play in Toronto and Ottawa this October marking the first time the team will play on home soil since placing second in the 2025 Rugby World Cup.\u00a0The Rugby Rematch Tour, presented by Canadian Tire<\/a>, will feature Canada, currently third in the world, facing off against world champion England on October 16 at BMO Field and October 23 and TD Place. Tickets are available\u00a0HERE<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0
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THREE CANADIANS IN LINE TO MAKE THEIR DEBUT\u00a0
Two-time Olympic medalist and HSBC SVNS Series star Charity Williams will make her debut in a 15s jersey for Canada following a long and decorated career with Canada\u2019s Women\u2019s Sevens Team. Savannah Bauder, who made her debut for Canada on the SVNS Series in 2024, will also look to make her international debut in the 15s game.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
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WHERE TO WATCH\u00a0
Coverage of Canada\u2019s\u00a0WXV Global Series\u00a0match against\u00a0Scotland\u00a0will be available on TSN\u00a0starting at\u00a08:10am\u00a0PT \/\u00a011:10am ET.\u00a0\u00a0
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CANADA\u2019S WOMEN\u2019S RUGBY TEAM MATCH DAY ROSTER VS\u202fSCOTLAND\u00a0\u00a0
1.\u00a0Brittany\u00a0Kassil\u00a0(Guelph, ON) \u2013 Ontario West \/ Guelph Goats\u00a0(56 caps)\u00a0
2.\u00a0Kiki Idowu (Toronto, ON) –\u00a0Loughborough Lightning \/ UBC Thunderbirds \/ Toronto Scottish\u00a0(3 caps)\u00a0
3.\u00a0DaLeaka\u00a0Menin (Vulcan, AB) \u2013 Exeter Chiefs \/ Calgary Hornets\u00a0(72 caps)\u00a0
4.\u00a0Rachel Smith (South Surrey, BC) \u2013\u00a0Loughborough Lightning \/\u00a0UBC Thunderbirds\u00a0(7 caps)\u00a0
5.\u00a0Laetitia Royer (Loretteville, QC) \u2013 St-Anne-de-Bellevue \/ Concordia University\u00a0(25 caps)\u00a0
6.\u00a0Julia\u00a0Omokhuale\u00a0(Calgary, AB) \u2013 Saracens \/ Calgary Irish Rugby Club\u00a0(9 caps)\u00a0
7.\u00a0Lizzie Gibson (Caledon, ON) \u2013 Queen\u2019s University \/ Oakville Crusaders\u00a0(2 caps)\u00a0
8.\u00a0Gabrielle Senft (Regina, SK) \u2013\u00a0Stade Bordelais\u00a0\/ Castaway Wanderers\u00a0(43 caps)\u00a0
9.\u00a0Olivia Apps\u00a0(Lindsay, ON) –\u00a0Saracens\u00a0\/ Lindsay RFC\u00a0(25 caps)\u00a0
10.\u00a0Taylor Perry (Oakville, ON) – Oakville Crusaders\u00a0(26 caps)\u00a0
11.\u00a0Charity Williams (Toronto, ON) – Markham Irish\u00a0(uncapped)\u00a0
12.\u00a0Alexandra Tessier (Sainte-Clotilde-de-Horton, QC) \u2013 Exeter Chiefs \/ Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue\u00a0(68 caps)\u00a0\u00a0
13.\u00a0Florence Symonds\u00a0(Vancouver, BC) –\u00a0Loughborough Lightning\u00a0\/ UBC Thunderbirds\u00a0(18 caps)\u00a0
14.\u00a0Fancy Bermudez\u00a0(Edmonton, AB) – Loughborough Lightning \/\u00a0Nor\u2019Westers\u00a0Athletic Association \/ Westshore RFC\u00a0(19 caps)\u00a0
15.\u00a0Claire Gallagher (Caledon, ON) \u2013 Ealing Trailfinders \/ Aurora Barbarians\u00a0(22 caps)\u00a0
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FINISHERS\u00a0
16.\u00a0Emily Tuttosi (Souris, MB) \u2013 Calgary Hornets\u00a0(44 caps)\u00a0
17.\u00a0Sophie McDonald (Ottawa, ON) – Ontario East \/ University of Ottawa \/\u00a0Ottawa Rugby Club\u00a0(uncapped)\u00a0
18.\u00a0Brooke Rempel (Ariss, ON) –\u00a0Loughborough Lightning\u00a0\/ Ontario West \/ Brantford Harlequins\u00a0(2 caps)\u00a0
19.\u00a0Sophie de Goede (Victoria, BC) – Saracens \/ Castaway Wanderers\u00a0(44 caps)\u00a0
20.\u00a0Pamphinette\u00a0Buisa\u00a0(Gatineau, QC) \u2013\u00a0Loughborough Lightning \/\u00a0Ottawa Irish\u00a0(21 caps)\u00a0
21.\u00a0Justine Pelletier (Rivi\u00e8re-du-Loup, QC) \u2013 Stade Bordelais \/ Club de rugby de Qu\u00e9bec\u00a0(46 caps)\u00a0
22.\u00a0Savannah Bauder\u00a0(North Vancouver, BC) – UBC Thunderbirds \/\u00a0Capilano\u00a0RFC\u00a0(uncapped)\u00a0
23.\u00a0Asia Hogan-Rochester (Toronto, ON) – Toronto Nomads \/ Westshore RFC\u00a0(11 caps)\u00a0
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SUPPORT RUGBY CANADA\u00a0
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ABOUT THE WXV GLOBAL SERIES\u00a0
The WXV Global Series, unveiled by World Rugby and 18 national unions earlier this year, marks a transformative moment for the international women\u2019s game. Designed to harness the growth of women\u2019s rugby across the world, the competition creates certainty of fixtures, deepens international\u00a0rivalries\u00a0and lays a clear competitive pathway towards Women\u2019s Rugby World Cup 2029.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Head Coach of Canada\u2019s Women\u2019s Rugby Team, Kevin Rouet, has selected the 23-player roster that will take on…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":887003,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[567],"tags":[64,63,760,85],"class_list":["post-887002","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-rugby","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-rugby","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/887002","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=887002"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/887002\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/887003"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=887002"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=887002"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=887002"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}