Fresh off of an undefeated championship run at the Las Vegas International High School Rugby Sevens, the BC Elite Youth Sevens program has released their 10-man roster destined for Hong Kong to compete in the Standard Chartered Bank International Youth Sevens.
This will be the first time in recent history that a Canadian provincial side has sent a rugby sevens team to Hong Kong, home to the most renowned tournament on the International Rugby Board Sevens World Series circuit.
The Under-18 provincial sevens side draws on players from several regions in British Columbia including North and South Vancouver Island, North Vancouver, Vancouver West and the Fraser Valley.
The B.C. roster headed to Hong Kong will feature a number of standouts who have excelled in both the BC Elite Youth 7s program as well as the BC Rugby Academy.
The North Vancouver Island region will be represented by Jordan De Graaf and Gavin McLean, two products of Comox Valley's G.P. Vanier. De Graaf is coming off an outstanding tournament in Las Vegas, where his speed and play making abilities helped BC to victories over Ontario and the USA All-Americans.
"Jordan is an electric player and he definitely has the x-factor," said BCEY7s head coach Shane Thompson. "He played within the team structure in Vegas and was unselfish in his play-making. He is quickly proving himself as one of the best players in the province.,"Thompson said.
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