Old Glory DC will conclude its four-match 2019 exhibition season at Cardinal Stadium on the Catholic University campus on Sunday, June 9 at 3 pm against the Ontario Blues. Old Glory DC is 1-2 and would like to even their record. Next Level Rugby will be streaming the match.
Old Glory DC will be joining the Major League Rugby Eastern Conference in 2020.
Match Comments
Old Glory DC Acting Head Coach Andrew Douglas continues his rotation plan with seven changes in his starters. The front row was swapped with Jack iscaro, Mo Katz, and Dante Lopresti at loosehead prop, hooker, and tighthead prop, respectively, with Ryan Smith at lock.
Changes in the backs pair Michael Reid at scrumhalf with flyhalf Chris Kunkel. John Sage returns at outside center. Both Mason Mcilwee and John Davis return to the matchday squad as reserves.
The Ontario Blues program is the high-performance representative program for male and female rugby players in Ontario. Rugby Ontario is represented at the provincial level by the Ontario Blues. The program includes representative teams from Under-15 to Senior in both Women’s and Men’s Fifteens and Under-18 Men’s and Women’s Sevens. Specifically, the program is designed to develop and showcase rugby players for Canadian representative national teams.
Squads
Old Glory DC: 1 Jack iscaro 2 Mo Katz 3 Dante Lopresti 4 Ayemere Oiyemonlan 5 Ryan Smith 6 Tyler Barberi 7 Dacoda Worth 8 Josh Brown (C) 9 Michael Reid 10 Chris Kunkel 11 Ryan Burroughs 12 Darien Pickett 13 John Sage 14 Vetekina Malafu 15 Nick Kuhl (VC) 16 Oisin O’Neill 17 Khalid Williams 18 Cullen Barelka 19 Mason Mcilwee 20 Guy Lopresti 21 Sean Hartig 22 Selby Niumataiwalu 23 John Davis + Acting Head Coach Andrew Douglas
Ontario Blues: 1 Jeff wood 2 Daniel Cooper 3 Emmerson Prior 4 Charles Oulton 5 Hank Stevenson 6 John Stoneham 7 George Manoukas 8 Matt Fish 9 Nate Roberts 10 Nathan Boeyonga 11 Miguel Palij 12 Mitch Voralek 13 Josh Bald 14 Jordan Henstra 15 Paul Schroeder 16 Owen Lavado 17 Graeme Francolini 18 Aaron Sommerhalder 19 Levi Konecny 20 Zack Zorbas 21 Andrew Wilson 22 Steve Commerford 23 Ethan Hager
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