Richmond rugby standouts Bryan Tyrer and Nate Mantle have been named to the B.C. Bears senior men's provincial program travelling roster for an upcoming tour of South America.
As part of the 125th Anniversary of the British Columbia Rugby Union, the flagship senior men's team will face Buenos Aires on July 16 in Argentina before shifting to Montevideo where they will battle the Uruguayan national team on July 19.
The traveling roster is comprised of 24 players selected from the 2013-14 BC Rugby club season and the recent McKechnie Cup sub-union series.
Tyrer plays for the UBC Thunderbirds, while Mantle suits up for the Burnaby Lake Rugby Club. Both are graduates of McRoberts Secondary School.
Bears Director of Rugby Jim Dixon has also announced a long list of 47 players that will be in mix for the team's six CRC games
in August and September. Tyrer and Mantle are also part of that expanded roster.
"These players have consistently delivered for the clubs and sub-unions throughout the season and deserve their places," said Dixon. "Unfortunately we cannot take the entire squad to South America, but we and the players know there is a long way to go until our first CRC game and everyone named is essential to our chance of achieving success. The management team are looking forward to the two training camps scheduled for the end of June and start of July."
The Bears will depart for Buenos Aires on July 12th from Vancouver. BC's senior men will be looking for their seventh victory over a full international test side when they face Uruguay to wrap up their tour. BC has previously defeated Australia (11-8, 1958), British Lions (8-3, 1966), Japan (38-7, 1976), Scotland (22-13, 1985), Japan (46-10, 1989) and Russia (38-16, 2009).
