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Canada takes on its toughest test since the 2011 Rugby World Cup when it faces Samoa in Wales today. Purple Ray Lewis Jersey . You can watch the game live on TSN at 3pm et/Noon pt. Samoa is ranked 10th in the world and it is a measure of its strength that the Pacific Islanders play No. 6 Wales and No. 5 France next. "Theyre by far the strongest teams from the (Pacific) islands," said Canadian coach Kieran Crowley, whose side is ranked 13th. "Its going to be a massive challenge for us but were looking forward to it," the former All Black added. The Samoans are coming off a winning campaign in the Pacific Nations Cup, which also featured Fiji, Japan and Tonga. Crowley expects to face a fully professional side, with the Samoans drawn mostly from club teams in England, France and New Zealand. The Samoans are a physical side, as personified by prop Census Johnston, a six-foot-two 287-pounder who plays for Toulouse in France. If the big guy gets tired, the Samoans can thrown on younger brother James Johnston, who plays for English champion Harlequins and is even larger. He stands six foot two and weighs 304 pounds. They also have plenty of flair in the backline. After Samoa, the Canadian men take on No. 19 Russia and the Maori All Blacks, formerly known as the New Zealand Maori. Fridays game at Parc Eiras in Colwyn Bay is one of 35 November matches featuring 19 of the top 20 rugby teams in the world. And there is more than bragging rights at stake. The November results will affect the world rankings, which in turn influence the 2015 Rugby World Cup pool allocation draw, set for Dec. 3. The top four teams -- currently New Zealand, Australia, South Africa and England -- will top their own groups and thus be kept apart in the first round. Teams ranked four to eight -- currently France, Wales, Ireland and Argentina -- will be placed in a separate pot for the draw as will those ninth through 12th (Scotland, Samoa, Italy and Tonga). Canada will go in one of the next two pots as Americas 1 or 2. That will be determined by a home-and-away playoff with the 17th-ranked U.S. Eagles next year. The winner becomes Americas 1 while the loser has to go into a playoff to determine Americas 2. Whatever happens, Canada will be swimming with the sharks at the 2015 tournament. The Canadians could find themselves in a group with New Zealand, France, Scotland and one other. First things first, however, and that means Samoa. The Canadians are missing three key players in forwards Jebb Sinclair and Jamie Cudmore and back DTV van der Merwe. Sinclair, who has turned heads with his recent play in South Africa with the Stormers and Western Province, has been delayed because of visa issues. The back-rower/lock is expected to be available for the next two games. Crowley elected not to call up veteran lock Cudmore after a busy stretch with Clermont Auvergne in France. Van der Merwe, who plays for the Glasgow Warriors in Scotland, is out with a hamstring injury. Phil Mack also pulled out of the squad due to school commitments. He was replaced by Eric Wilson. Despite the absence of van der Merwe, the Canadian backline looks threatening with Matt Evans and 20-year-old Taylor Paris on the wings, Phil Mackenzie and Ciaran Hearn in the centre and a halfback pairing of Sean White and Connor Braid. Veteran James Pritchard starts at fullback and will handle kicking duties. Four of the seven play professionally in England. "Its an exciting group that I think will get better with time," said Crowley. The Canadian coach has chopped and changed positions to shoehorn them all in. Hearn has traditionally played wing while Braid has only had a few starts at fly half. "I believe you pick the best players you can and then find a position for them," Crowley said. Up front, Ray Barkwill will win his first cap at hooker at the age of 32. The native of Niagara Falls, Ont., honed his skills during a stint in Australia and has climbed the ranks through the Canadian Rugby Championship with the Ontario Blues and the Americas Rugby Championship with Canada A. His scrummaging skills will be tested against a hard-nosed Samoan front three. Back-rower Aaron Carpenter captains the team, which features six European pros. Canada lost 41-22 when the two teams last met, in 2000 in Apia. Their only other meeting was 1999 in Vancouver, where Samoa won 17-13. --- Canada Hubert Buydens, Prairie Wolf Pack, Saskatoon; Ray Barkwill, Ontario Blues, Niagara Falls, Ont.; Doug Wooldridge, Ontario Blues, Lindsay, Ont.; Jon Phelan, The Rock, Montreal; Tyler Hotson, London Scottish (England), Vancouver; Tyler Ardron, Ontario Blues, Lakefield, Ont.; Chauncey OToole, Brigand Ravens, Belleisle, N.B.; Aaron Carpenter (capt.), Plymouth Albion RFC (England), Brantford, Ont.; Sean White, Pacific Tyee, Victoria; Connor Braid, Pacific Tyee, Victoria; Matt Evans, Cornish Pirates (England), Duncan, B.C.; Phil Mackenzie, London Welsh (England), Oakville, Ont.; Ciaran Hearn, The Rock, Conception Bay, N.L.; Taylor Paris, Glasgow Warriors (Scotland), Barrie, Ont.; James Pritchard, Bedford Blues (England) Parkes, Australia. Reserves: Ryan Hamilton, Pacific Tyee, West Vancouver; Jason Marshall, Aurillac (France), North Vancouver; Andrew Tiedemann, FC Auch Gers (France), St. Albert, Alta.; Brett Beukeboom, Plymouth Albion RFC (England) Lindsay, Ont.; John Moonlight, Ontario Blues, Pickering, Ont.; Eric Wilson, Meraloma RC, Vancouver; Nick Blevins, Prairie Wolf Pack, Calgary; Jeff Hassler, Prairie WolfPack, Okotoks, Alta. Samoa Sakaria Taulafo (capt.), Wayne Ole Avei, Census Johnston, Faatiga Lemalu, Teofilo Paulo, Ofisa Treviranus, Fomai Tivani Fomai, Taiasina Tuifua, Jeremy Sua, Tusiata Pisi, Robert Lilomaiava, Setaimata Sa, George Pisi, Paul Perez, James Sooialo. Reserves: Ropeti Lafo, Viliamu Afatia, James Johnston, Iosefa Tekori, Alafoti Faosiliva, Kahn Fotualii, Johnny Leota, Faatoina Autagavaia. Kelechi Osemele Jersey . The New York Mets first baseman responded Tuesday to an ESPNNewYork. Youth Dennis Pitta Jersey . Wang had his worst outing of the season Tuesday night, lasting just 3 1-3 innings and giving up five runs on seven hits and three walks in a 5-4 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays. His record fell to 2-3 and his ERA rose to 6. http://www.thebaltimoreravensgear.com/ray-rice-jerseys . Paul Saints leftfielder Willie Cabrera obviously had enough of the Winnipeg Goldeyes six-game winning streak and the Saints three-game losing streak. Cary Williams Jersey . Their two marquee players, David Wright and R. Anquan Boldin Jersey . Intermountain Medical Center spokesman Jess Gomez says Danny Berger is in critical condition Wednesday at the hospital in Murray.OAKLAND, Calif. -- Anthony Bass once again showed signs he is the same pitcher who started the season with such promise. He also showed he is still a work in progress. Bass failed to get through the sixth inning for a fifth straight start as the San Diego Padres fell to the Oakland Athletics 10-2 on Friday night, snapping the teams season-high three-game winning streak. "Its not fun," Bass said. "But Im going to find a way out of it. Its tough when youre not going well." Bass (2-7) has seen his ERA jump nearly two full runs over that span. After allowing five of the first six hitters he faced to score, Bass set down nine of the next 10 hitters before the As struck again in the fourth with two runs -- one earned. "If you break it down with just his performance there are enough good things to keep him going," Padres manager Bud Black said. "At times he is major league quality and at other times there are things he needs to clean up." Bass had an ERA of 2.89 following his last quality start, a no-decision, on May 20 against the Los Angeles Angels. Hes given up 26 earned runs in 54 1-3 innings since, leaving Friday nights game with a 4.88 ERA. "Confidence," Bass said. "When I have it I feel like I can get anyone out. Right now I feel like Ive lost it." He has also suffered some tough road starts lately, giving up 22 earned runs in his last four starts after allowing six in his first three. Bass, who made his major league debut just over a year ago, has an 1.89 ERA in 24 appearances as a reliever. He was forced into the starting rotation because of injuries that thinned the Padres staff. "Hes a tough kid," Black said. "He has good stuff. Through all of this there is experience being gathered. In the long run he will be better for it. His stuff is all there, its a matter of putting pitches together." Chris Denorfia extended his season-high hitting streak to eight games with an RBI single in the second. Brandon Moss two-run home run capped a five-run first inning and marked the sixth time in nine games that the As first baseman has homered since being called up from the minors. Josh Reddick and Cliff Pennington had two RBIs each for Oakland. Pink Terrell Suggs Jersey. The second-lowest scoring team in the American League going into the game, the As have scored 36 runs in their last four games. Travis Blackley (1-2) pitched six strong innings for his first win since July 1, 2004, when he made his major league debut with Seattle. Carlos Quentin had two hits and an RBI for San Diego, which lost for just the second time in seven interleague games this season. The Padres cut it to 5-2 when Alexi Amarista tripled and scored on Denorfias single in the second. Bass, who has not won since going eight innings to beat Washington on May 15, struck out three and was charged with nine runs, seven earned. Bass walked the first two batters he faced then surrendered a two-out double to Reddick, three batters before Moss homered. He gave up two runs in the fourth then left after giving up consecutive one-out singles in the sixth. Brad Boxberger replaced Bass but made a critical throwing error to centre field after appearing to have easily caught Cowgill trying to steal second. Kurt Suzuki scored on the play and Cowgill later scored on Penningtons single. Notes: Oaklands 36 runs are its most over a four-game stretch since they scored 48 from June 6-9, 2004. ... Pennington celebrated his 28th birthday on Friday and has driven in at least one run on each of his last three birthdays. ... The umpiring crew of Tim McClelland, Brian Runge, Ted Barrett and Mike Muchlinski was the same one that worked San Francisco pitcher Matt Cains perfect game on Wednesday. ... The As signed their first-round draft pick, SS Addison Russell. The team has signed or agreed to terms with 23 of their 43 picks. ... RHP Ross Ohlendorf (1-0) will make his first start of the season Saturday for the Padres, making him the 12th starter San Diego has used already this year. Thats the most since the 2009 team had 12 for the entire season. Oakland plans to call up RHP Tyson Ross (2-6) from Triple-A Sacramento to start opposite Ohlendorf. ... The Padres agreed to terms on a $3 million contract with LHP Max Fried of Harvard-Westlake H.S., the seventh overall pick in the amateur draft. ' ' ' |
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