The Richmond Rugby Club has announced its Sixth Annual Maurice Smith City of Richmond All-stars for the 2015 high school season.
The three all-star teams (Senior Boys, Senior Girls and Junior Boys) feature players from five different area high schools.
The Senior Boys team is made up of athletes from the eighth place AA team in the province — the McRoberts Strikers — as well as from the AA-Tier 2 runners up — the McNair Marlins.
The Senior Girls team features talent from McMath Wildcats, McRoberts Strikers and Steveston London Sharks.
The Junior Boys team includes players from the McMath Wildcats, McRoberts Strikers and Cambie Crusaders who finished first, second and third respectively in the Lower Mainland League.
Each of the athletes selected showed great promise on the field, and displayed exemplary characteristics off the field. A number of the graduating athletes will be continuing their education and rugby careers at Universities throughout Canada.
The teams include:
Senior Boys
Michael Rankin (McRoberts Strikers, Grade 11, Flank), Connor Tasaka (McNair Marlins Grade 12, Flank), Sam Hagong (McRoberts Strikers, Grade 12, #8), Rafael Tabay (McNair Marlins, Grade 12, Scrum Half), Perrin Leung (McRoberts Strikers, Grade 11, Scrum Half), Lucky Joncas (McNair Marlins, Grade 12, Fly Half), Mati Gordon (McRoberts Strikers, Grade 12, Fly Half), Sunil Chot (McNair Marlins, Grade 12, Center), Ryan Brown McRoberts Strikers, Grade 12, Center), Balraj Saran (McNair Marlins, Grade 12, Wing).
Senior Girls
Valerie Wideski (Steveston-London Sharks, Grade 10, Prop), Gaiana Chan (McMath Wildcats, Grade 12, Prop), Jaya Gill (McRoberts Strikers, Grade 11, Lock), Olivia Dickinson (McMath Wildcats, Grade 12, #8), Tatum Friegang (McRoberts Strikers, Grade 11, Scrum Half), Katherine Doyle McMath Wildcats, Grade 12, Fly Half), Nina Chang (McRoberts Strikers, Grade 11, Centre), Thalia Puac (McRoberts Strikers, Grade 11, Fullback).
Junior Boys
Jimmy Ji (McRoberts Strikers, Grade 10, Prop), Ethan Bacungan (Cambie Crusaders, Grade 10, Prop), Derrick Ho (McRoberts Strikers, Grade 10, Lock), Be Hoath (McMath Wildcats, Grade 10, Lock), Fiel Edejar (McRoberts Strikers, Grade 10, Flank), William Rogers (McMath Wildcats, Grade 10, Flank), Spencer Norman (McMath Wildcats, Grade 10, #8), Mitchell Magcalas (Cambie Crusaders, Grade 10, #8) Matthew Klimovich (McRoberts Strikers, Grade 10, Scrum Half), Omeid Niyaz (Cambie Crusaders, Grade 10 Scrum Half), Sheldon Ronse (McRoberts Strikers, Grade 10, Fly Half), Zach Balen (McMath Wildcats, Grade 10, Center), Andrew Ton (McMath Wildcats, Grade 10, Center), Seth Wong-Hen (McMath Wildcats, Grade 10, Wing).
