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Canada East (rugby team)
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| Nickname(s) | East | |||||||||||||||||
| Founded | 2005 | |||||||||||||||||
| Union | Rugby Canada | |||||||||||||||||
| Coach |  Simon Blanks |
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| Captain | Derek Daypuck |
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| Most caps | Derek Daypuck (6) |
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| Most appearances | Derek Daypuck (6) |
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| Top scorer | Derek Daypuck (78) |
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| USA Falcons 14 - 29 Canada East (20 May 2006) |
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| USA Hawks 11 - 34 Canada East (27 May 2006) |
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| USA Falcons 14 - 29 Canada East (20 May, 2006) |
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| www.narugby.com/teast.html | ||||||||||||||||||
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Canada East is one of two national representative rugby union teams from Canada that compete in the North America 4 Series.
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Canada East was founded in 2005 by the NA4 Committee. The NA4 Committee is made up of the International Rugby Board, Rugby Canada and USA Rugby. The committee is charged with operating and financing the four North American teams (the others being the USA Hawks, USA Falcons, and Canada West. In 2008, however, each franchise will be sold and become privately owned. [1]
East's first ever match occurred on 20 May 2006 during the inaugural NA 4 Series. They faced the USA Falcons in pool play and were defeated 14-29. They finished the competition with a 2-2-1 record in pool play and had an average of 27 points scored and 22 points scored against per match. [2] Derek Daypuck of the Castaway Wanderers captained the squad during the inaugural campaign.
The PARMA Select XV is the All-Star squad comprised of the best players of the competition as determined by the Pan-American Rugby Media Association. Dan Pletch, Stu Ault, Sean-Michael Stephen, and Derek Daypuck were selected to the starting XV. Jarod Selby was named as a reserve.
The 2006 NA4 squad is as follows
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| Teams | Canada West · Canada East · USA Falcons · USA Hawks |
| Seasons | 2006 · 2007 · 2008 |
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| Governing body | Rugby Canada |
| Territorial area unions | British Columbia · New Brunswick · Newfoundland · Ontario · Prince Edward Island · Alberta · Manitoba · Nova Scotia · Quebec · Saskatchewan |
| National teams | Canada · A · U-21 · U-19 · U-17 · Canada Youth · 7's · Women's · Women's U-23 · Women's U-19 · Women's 7's |
| Competitions | North America 4 (United States and Canada) · Rugby Canada Super League · National Women's League |