To get all of them join the Howlers facebook page : www.facebook.com/dogriverhowlers
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2. Name: Julie Foster
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Born - 1969 in Winnipeg Manitoba

Caps: 1996-2006. Forty Seven - 15s caps. Ten 7s cap. Three Rugby World Cups

Early rugby - school(s), club(s), rep sides, age grade Canada with dates : Started playing club with the Regina Breakers in 1991, also on team Saskatchewan after which I was long listed for Canada after firs National Championship.

Later rugby - Still playing club and coaching the Regina Rage and the Regina Women's League along with the Saskatchewan Women's Provincial Team. Recently played for the Dog River Howlers, and the Prairie Fire Ultra Sevens sides.

Your Influences: My influences were my early coaches - Leanne Balliett and Kristen Karwandy who taught me that rugby is a great game. Many of the players I played with and against. They made the player I am.

Most memorable rugby game(s)/experience(s)/memories: My most memorable game was when I scored 3 tries vs France at my first Canada cup in 96.I have so many memories of all the good times on and off the field. The camaraderie of playing anywhere in the world and always knowing someone. It's one of those games. 

How did rugby effect/influence your life: Rugby has influenced me to return the favour to anyone that wants to learn the game. 

Current involvement in rugby: My current involvement includes playing and coaching The Reginaage 7s, Regina Women's 15s, coaching senior Saskatchewan Women's Provincial Team and the University Of Regina Regina Cougars 7s Team. Also refereeing. 

What are you doing now (residence, work, family etc): I live in Regina, work for the Regina Qu'Appelle Health Region, engaged to Darren Beaulac (coaches Saskatchewan Women U-18) and we have a four year old son named Wyatt.

Input/suggestions for Canadian rugby and or young players: My suggestion is to always remember to have fun. It's a great game.

IF YOU ARE A FOMER CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL( MALE OR FEMALE) PLEASE COPY AND PAST THE QUESTIONS/TOPICS BELOW AND IN TURN FILL OUT AND SEND TO ME. ALSO ENCLOSE A PICTURE  YOU WOULD LIKE USED . A OLD ACTION SHOT WOULD BE GREAT.

Howlers " Back To The Future " - Tom Woods
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The Dog River Howlers Rugby Club's facebook page (www.facebook.com/dogriverhowlers) will be publishing a series on Canada's ex international players (men and women) to let you know who these trail blazers were and are now. This is the first in the series .

1. Tom Woods
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Born (place and date): Esquimalt BC October 29, 1962

Early rugby - school(s), club(s), rep sides and age grade Canada teams with dates : Highrock Junior High, Esquimalt High School.

Later rugby - club(s), select sides, Canada (including the number of caps) with dates: James Bay Athletic Association, Crimson Tide, BC and Canada 1984-1997. 

Number of caps : 19

Your Influences: Tillman Briggs, Gary Johnston, Hans DeGoede, Pat F--kin' Parfrey, Murray Allen

Most memorable rugby game(s)/experience(s)/memories: Most memorable game was the 1991 World Cup 1/4 final and all of my most memorable rugby experiences/memories revolve around social, drinking, non-rugby evenings with the boys when we were allowed to blow off a little steam.

How did rugby effect/influence your life: Everything - jobs, career, health, family, wife, friends, etc., is in some way tied to rugby. If I lived 125 years I could not give back what the sport has given me.

Current involvement in rugby: Past-president JBAA 2002-2012, President/Manager/of the Canadian Classics 1995-2013, Rugby Canada Business Development role currently. 

What are you doing now (residence, work, family etc): Esquimalt BC, 3 daughters 10,10 ad 7, C/L wife Heidi. I do contract work after retiring from the police and fire department in December 2012 after 30 years.

Input/suggestions for Canadian rugby and or young players: Don't lose the social aspect of the sport. It is what sets us aside and miles ahead of every other team sport out there and keeps us tight as Canadians!

This is the third in a series featuring Canada's ex international rugby players‏. Please join the Dog River Howlers facebook page to see all of them - www.facebook.com/dogriverhowlers   3. Dan Jackart=======

Born (place and date):------------------ Natal, BC - May 4, 1960
Number of caps : ---------------21 from 1986 to 1995

Early rugby - school(s), club(s), rep sides and age grade Canada teams with dates : 
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Lord Byng high school 1973-1975.

Later rugby - club(s), select sides, Canada : ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Meralomas, UBC Old Boys Ravens, Vancouver Reps and  BC Provincial Team, 

Your Influences:------------- 
Ted Bishop, Max MacDonald, Ian Birtwell, Spence McTavish, Gus Fumano, Angus Stuart, Gary Dukelow, Billy Anderson, and Al Perrie

Most memorable rugby game(s)/experience(s)/memories:
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Beating the Welsh in Cardiff Arms park, Beating Scotland in St. John New Brunswick, Beating France in Ottawa (with 14 players for most of the game), the 1991 world cup (after which we were ranked in the top eight in the world), never losing to the USA, and dancing with Al Charron to the Village People's YMCA on many occasions.

How did rugby effect/influence your life:
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Everything - jobs, career, health, family, wife, friends, etc., is in some way tied to rugby. Rugby has enriched my life and the associations that I've made have smoothed the bumps on many occasions. It gave me the courage to believe that I was as useful and as intelligent as everyone else, and it taught me that our interaction and relationships with other humans is the only important thing that we do in this life. My wife, Trudy, is less philosophical than I about the sport.  

Current involvement in rugby:
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Forwards coach for the UBCOB under sixteen program with head coach Adam Style. I play the odd game with The Legends over-forty club, and I play a few first division games a year for the UBCOB squad (when they invariably run short of front row knuckle-heads).

What are you doing now (residence, work, family etc):
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I live in Vancouver with my wonderful family; Trudy, Laine (17), and Ian (15). We have a home in the Dunbar area that is ninety years old and that I am forever restoring and renovating. I work as a Captain in the Vancouver Fire and Rescue Service and I will retire in two years after twenty-seven years of service. I am the chief cook, fixer, groundskeeper, referee, and chauffeur at the aforementioned house. I go hunting in the autumn with my front row buddy Donny Hewson, our ex-CFL buddy Phil Charron, and our collective kids. My passion is to have friends and family over to the house and to cook them a nice meal. I often, usually when I am scrubbing out a bathroom or performing even less appealing chores, wonder what Pascal Ondartes, or Steve McDowell, or Jeff Probyn are doing right at the same moment. They are probably relaxing in their own health club or having their driver take them to meet someone famous for a lunch date. I wonder, and I conclude that I wouldn't change a single thing about my life. I love Canada, and I love Canadian rugby.

A FOOTNOTE -although Dan himself did not mention this when he filed out the above questionnaire  he along with his team mates Norm Hadley(lock) and Gord McKinnon  ( flanker) and were named to the 1991 RWC World Fifteen 

This is the fourth in a series featuring Canada's ex international rugby players. Please join the Dog River Howlers facebook page to see all of them - www.facebook.com/dogriverhowlers
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Name:
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Ryan Smith
Born (place and date): 
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Kitchener, ON Sept. 13 1979

Caps
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Canada 15’s – 2003 – 2011 (51 Caps, 3 RWC)

Canada 7’s – 2003 – 2005 (12 caps, RWC 2005)

Early rugby - school(s), club(s), rep sides, age grade Canada with dates :
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Mayfield Secondary School (Brampton, ON).
The MIGHTY Brampton Beavers RFC – My official home club and club for life (1996 - present)
Ontario U21 
University of Guelph Gryphons
Toronto Renegades/Extreme

Later rugby - club(s), select sides, Canada (including the number of caps) with dates:
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Canada 15’s – 2003 – 2011 (51 Caps, 3 RWC)
Canada 7’s – 2003 – 2005 (12 caps, RWC 2005)
Canada U23 Pacific Pride – 2001 – 2003
Southland Stags – ITM (Formerly NPC) 2005
Montauban XV – ProD2, Top14 2005-2008
Calgary Canadian Irish Athletic Club – My official home club in my adopted province
Oak Bay Castaway Wanderers – a special place in my development

Your Influences: 
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Kirk Robertson (Mayfield), John MacMillan, Dack Heslop, Chris Leitch, Nathan and Andrew Smith, Kieran Crowley and Graeme Moffat.

Most memorable rugby game(s)/experience(s)/memories: 
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1. Beating the dirty Argy’s in Calgary (2005) at the end of a long summer of rugby.

2. Rugby World Cup 2011 – Just a fantastic group of players, coaches and supporters. Got to 50 games there and don’t know how!!!

3. Beating Fiji at the Hong Kong 7’s in 2004 to advance to the cup round – I came on with about 30 seconds to play, never touched the ball and didn’t make a tackle, but someone snapped my picture in celebration and I ended up on the cover of a couple of newspapers….just like I planned it.

How did rugby effect/influence your life: 
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Anyone who plays rugby knows that this question is like asking “How do your parents affect/influence your life”. It just does. Rugby invades your sense of self, it builds character, it strengthens resolve and it shape who you are and who you become. I just hope that in living the rest of my life that I can apply many of the awesome lessons that I learned from the sport. I know for sure that the friends I’ve made over the course of my career will remain and I hope that I am always in some shape or form stay involved in the sport.

Current involvement in rugby: 
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I am a director with the Prairie Wolf Pack organization which keeps me heavily involved in rep. rugby and I spend a small amount of time doing drop-in coaching sessions around Calgary. I’m a big fan of all of the Canadian teams these days and I am very impressed with the strides they’ve made in the last 3-4 yrs.

What are you doing now (residence, work, family etc): 
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I am married now to a very understanding woman (Chantal Mackenzie) and I work in Calgary in the Oil and Gas sector. I spend most of my days sharpening my golf game and planning my Olympic squash dream (is that sport even in the Olympics…??). I am also a struggling reality T.V. star (meaning I’ve never been on reality t.v.), as my wife and I are 0-1 in Amazing Race Canada applications.

Input/suggestions for Canadian rugby and or young players:
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Play more rugby. There is a massive focus on strength and conditioning and building up these athletes and I think that young kids sometimes forget that to move to the next level they must be intelligent rugby players. I feel that kids could progress further if they are great rugby players than they could if they were great athletes whom we try and turn into a rugby players. Get a ball in your hands and go play. 

Other comments: 
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If Kieran Crowley is reading this, I played 40 minutes for the Calgary Irish 2nd‘s a couple of weeks ago and felt pretty sharp. 0 tackles (0 missed tackles), 2 handling errors (pretty good for me), 0 line breaks (which is only 1 less than my career total) and 3 great ruck inspections… If you are short in the centres, I’ll be waiting by the phone.

(www.facebook.com/dogriverhowlers) 
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Most Capped Howlers Senior Mens's Players
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James Buchanan - 11
Robin Mac Dowell -11
David Poettcker - 10
Chase Sereda - 10
Ian Shoults - 10
Peni Lutu - 9
Sam Van-Zehan - 9
Clay Panga - 8
Mozak Samson- 8
Colin Brown - 7
Patrick Kay - 6
Paul Van Wyck - 6
Shawn Young - 6

Most Capped Senior Women's' Players
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Davine Burton- 7
Andrea Letal - 7
Michelle Helmeczi - 5
Marie (Jaworski) Samson - 5
Gil Allen - 4
Shannon Kane - 4
Stevi Schnoor - 4

Most Capped Men's U-18 Players
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Tim Hart - 4
William Jacklin-Watt - 4
Connor Giles - 3
Owan Bromball - 3

Most Capped Howlers Men's U-16 Players
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George Barton - 2
Callahan McMaster - 2

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Canada ‘s National Senior Women’s Rugby Team with 4 Howlers in their lineup (Maria (Jaworski) Samson,Amanda Thornborough and Elissa Alarie) look to return to its winning ways tomorrow, in their final round-robin match against South Africa, at the 2013 IRB Women’s Nations Cup. Oh Canada and Howuuuuuuuuu !!

Games to date;
Canada 29 - 25 England - July 30th
Canada 17 - 29 USA - August 3rd

Fans looking to show support Canada’s women are encouraged to take to Twitter using Canada’s new hashtag ‪#‎RedNation‬, as well as the tournament’s hastag ‪#‎NationsCup‬.

The first three match days of the Nations Cup will be broadcast live using the following web link: www.USARugby.org/TV.
Canada v S. Africa – 6pm EST / 3pm PST - August 7th – U. of Northern Colorado
Nations Cup Finals – August 10 – Inifnity Park, Glendale (Denver), Colorado

Canada’s Roster vs. USA– Name, (Club Team) Hometown

1. Marie-Pier Pinault-Reid, (Club de Rugby Quebec) Quebec City, QC
2. Kim Donaldson, (Burnaby Lake Rugby Club) Toronto, ON
3. Hilary Leith, (Saracens/Capilano RFC) British Columbia 
4. Latoya Blackwood, (St. Anne de Bellevue) Montreal, QC
5. Maria (Jaworski) Samson, (Calgary Hornets) Calgary, AB
6. Megan Gibbs, (Markham Irish RFC) Barrie, ON
7. Kelly Russell, (Toronto Nomads) Bolton, ON
8. Jacey Murphy, (Aurora Barbarians) ON
9. Stephanie Bernier, (Club de Rugby Quebec) Quebec
10. Julia Sugawara, (Burnaby Lake RFC), Surrey, BC
11. Magali Harvey, (Club de Rugby Quebec) Quebec City, QC
12. Andrea Burk, (Capilano RFC) North Vancouver, BC
13. Amanda Thornborough, (Brandon Barbarians RFC) Brandon, MB
14. Bianca Farella, (Town of Mount Royal RFC) Montreal, QC
15. Elissa Alarie, (Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue Rugby Club) Trois-Rivieres, QC
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16. Laura Russell, (Toronto Nomads) Bolton, ON
17. Sammy Crandell (Hornets RFC) Calgary, AB
18. Mary-Jane Kirby, (Highland RFC) Brampton, ON
19. Caitlin Beaton, (Fergus Highland RFC) Clavering, ON
20. Tyson Beukeboom, (Aurora Barbarians) Uxbridge, Ontario
21. Sara Kalivee,
22. Jessica Dovanne, (Velox RFC) Victoria, BC
23. Katie McNally, (Guelph RFC) Guelph, ON

Player Not Dressing:

Cheryl Phillips, (Toronto Scottish RFC) Scarborough, ON
Claragh Pegg, (Kingston Panthers RFC) Barrie, ON
Kayla Mack, (Wild Oats RFC) Saskatoon, SK

Rugby Canada Summer Team Staff:

Head Coach: Francois Ratier
Forwards Coach: Gary Dukelow
Backs Coach: Colette McAuley
Technical Advisor: John Tait
Strength and Conditioning: Steve Mackinnon
Physiotherapist: Adrienne Stinson
Manager: Meaghan Howat
Press Officer: Jeff Hull

As published originally on - www.facebook.com/dogriverhowlers
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Number Of Total Registered Female Rugby Players (as stated on IRB web page):
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England - 562,126 (senior 24,933). They have an 8 team 'Women's Premiership' competition (Bristol, Darlington, Lichfield, Richmond, Saracens, Thurrock, Wasps and Worcester) where their countries top female players along with some top international players from around the world play in a 14 game season. 

Canada - 30,326 (senior 3,689). They have a 'National Women's League' made up of the top 4 provincial women's teams ( Equipe Quebec, Ontario, BC and Alberta) playing in a 3 game season.

On Field Results
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1. Senior Women's Nations Cup Champions defeating England in the final
2. U20 Women's Nations Cup Champions defeating England in the final

OH CANADA !!!!!!!

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The final net tally of this fundraiser (http://www.leaderpost.com/life/Backyard+bash+raises+125K+local+charities/8689825/story.html) (www.facebook.com/karl.fix/media_set?set=a.10151491185441254.1073741846.514726253&) spearheaded by the Dog River Howlers raised a net total of $154,457.46 of which $25,000 went towards the club to help underwrite the various worthy causes they support . The balance is going to Hope's Home (http://hopeshome.org/), Canada's first medically integrated early learning centre and provides Daytime and Extended Respite services along with fun and educational programs to medically fragile children, their siblings, and typically healthy children from the community.

3 HOWLERS (www.facebook.com/dogriverhowlers) NAMED TO CANADIAN NATIONAL TEAM SQUAD THAT WILL PLAY THE USA IN THE RUGBY WORLD CUP QUALIFYING GAMES
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HOWERS NICK BLEVINS, NAYAK DALA AND JEFF HASSLER HAVE BEEN NAMED TO CANADIAN NATIONAL TEAM SQUAD THAT WILL PLAY THE USA IN THE RUGBY WORLD CUP QUALIFYING GAMES ON AUGUST 17 AND 24. CONGRATULATIONS AND ALL THE BEST TO YOU AND THE ENTIRE TEAM. OH CANADA AND HOWUUUUUUUUUU !!

CANADA ROSTER
Tyler Ardron, (Ospreys/Ontario Blues) Lakefield, ON
Ray Barkwill, (Niagara Wasps RFC/Ontario Blues) Niagara Falls, ON
H - Nick Blevins, (Calgary Hornets/Prairie Wolf Pack) Calgary, AB
Aaron Carpenter, Captain, (Cornish Pirates) Brantford, ON
Jamie Cudmore, (ASM Clermont Auvergne) Squamish, BC
H - Nanyak Dala, (Castaway Wanderers/Prairie Wolf Pack) Saskatoon, SK
Tom Dolezel, (London St. George’s/Ontario Blues) London, ON
Matt Evans, (Cornish Pirates) Maple Bay, BC
Ryan Hamilton, (Capilano RFC/BC Bears) Vancouver, BC
H - Jeff Hassler, (Ospreys/Prairie Wolf Pack) Okotoks, AB
Ciaran Hearn, (Castaway Wanderers/Atlantic Rock) Conception Bay, NL
Nathan Hirayama, (UVIC Vikes/BC Bears) Richmond, BC
Tyler Hotson, (London Scottish) Vancouver, BC
Harry Jones, (Capilano RFC/BC Bears) West Vancouver, BC
Phil Mack, (Uvic Vikes, BC Bears) Victoria, BC
Phil Mackenzie, (Sale Sharks) Oakville, ON
Jason Marshall, (Atlantique Stade Rochelais/BC Bears) Vancouver, BC
John Moonlight, (James Bay AA/Ontario Blues) Pickering, ON
Jon Phelan, (Lille Métropole Rugby/Atlantic Rock) Montreal, QC
James Pritchard, (Bedford Blues) Parkes, NSW, Australia
Jebb Sinclair, (London Irish) Fredericton, NB
Andrew Tiedemann, (Castaway Wanderers/Prairie Wolf Pack) St. Albert, AB
Liam Underwood, (Queens University/Ontario Blues) Toronto, ON
DTH Van Der Merwe, (Glasgow Warriors) Regina, SK
Sean White, (James Bay AA/BC Bears) Victoria, BC
Doug Wooldridge, (Lindsay RFC/Ontario Blues) Lindsay, ON

3 Howlers were named to the Canadian National Men's Senior Rugby 15's side that will play the USA in a to game series later this month as part of qualifying the 2015 Rugby World Cup ---- Nick Blevins , Nanyak Dakla and Jeff Hassler.

7 Howlers on the Canadian Maple Leafs That Win A Bronze Medal in the 7's competition part of World Games In Cali Colombia t the end of July--- Mike Fualiefau,Pat Kay, Lucas Hammond , Adam Kleeberger , Jordan Sandover-Best and Jordan Wilson-Ross and coach Shane Thompson.

5 Howlers on Canada's National Rugby Women's 15's Rugby Team that is playing today in the Nations Cup championship in Denver Colorado ---- Elissa Alaire, Arielle Dubissette-Borrice, Kayla Mack, Maria (Jaworski ) Samson and Amanda Thornborough .

5 Howlers were part of Canada's Womens National U-20 Rugby Team that won the U-20 Nation's Cup played in July in London- Emily Belcos, Sarah Gordon, Lorie Josephson,Charlene Mocon and Daniel Spice.

3 Howlers were part of Canada's National Men's 7's Rugby Team that went 5 and 1 in the 7's Rugby World Cup in Moscow at the end of May. - Mike Fuailefau, Lucas Hammond and Nanyak Dala.

1 Howlers was part of Canada's National Women's 7's Rugby Team that came in 2d in the 7's Rugby World Cup played in Moscow at the end of May-Arielle Dubisette- Borrice.

6 Howlers were part of Canada's Men's National U-20 RugbyTeam that came in second at the Junior World Cuo competition played in Chile in May -Djustice Sears-Duru, Matt Heaton, Lucas Hammond, Patrick Kay - captain,J ohnny Laplaca, Jorden Sandover-Best.