Mike Webb (rugby player)
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Michael Webb is a Canadian
rugby
player, who has played for Newfoundland Rock
and the Canadian national team
. He has usually played flanker
.
In 2007, Webb played two games as a substitute in the Rugby World Cup
.
Height : 185cms Weight : 105kg
Position : Back Row
Club : Vancouver Rowing Club
A well regarded leader throughout his rugby development, Webb was named captain of the Canadian side in his test debut debut May 2004 vs USA. Canada won that match 23-20 . Webb is the 33rd Canadian captain.
Bio :
A product of West Vancouver Secondary School, Webb has played for Vancouver Under-17 before being selected for Canada U19 at the 1998 FIRA championships, where Canada placed fourth. Webb continued on to play for Canada in all of its development levels including Young Canada, Canada "A", and Canada Sevens.
A graduate of the Pacific Sport Academy in Victoria, Webb captained the Pacific Pride/Young Canada in the highly successful 2002-04 seasons, touring Germany, Chile and the Cayman Islands.
In 2004, Webb played for Canada at the Wellington, New Zealand and Los Angeles, USA sevens before going to the Super Powers Cup in Japan where he would make his test debut.
Webb played in all of Canada’s games in 2005, captain against England ‘A’ and the USA.
Badly injured against France in November 2005, Webb returned to international action against the USA in Canada’s RWC qualifying match in St. John’s in August 2006. That same year, Webb played against Wales and Italy on Canada’s November tour to Europe.
Webb had been captain of his hometown side, the Vancouver Wave, before leaving Vancouver for St John’s Newfoundland to pursue academic training in clinical epidemiology. While in eastern Canada, Webb represented the Newfoundland Rock, and Canada East on numerous occasions.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
rugby
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
player, who has played for Newfoundland Rock
Newfoundland Rock
The Newfoundland Rock are a Canadian rugby union team based in St. John's, Newfoundland & Labrador. The team plays in the Rugby Canada National Junior Championship and draws most of its players from the Newfoundland Rugby Union, one of fourteen Rugby Unions that have representative teams in the...
and the Canadian national team
Canada national rugby union team
The Canada national rugby union team represents Canada in international rugby union. They are governed by Rugby Canada, and play in red and black. Canada is classified by the International Rugby Board as a tier two rugby nation. There are ten tier one nations, and seven tier two nations, the...
. He has usually played flanker
Flanker (rugby union)
A flanker is a position in the sport of rugby union. Flankers play in the forwards, and are generally classified as either blindside, or openside flankers; numbers six and seven respectively. The name comes from their position in a scrum in which they flank each set of forwards...
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In 2007, Webb played two games as a substitute in the Rugby World Cup
2007 Rugby World Cup
The 2007 Rugby World Cup was the sixth Rugby World Cup, a quadrennial international rugby union competition inaugurated in 1987. Twenty nations competed for the Webb Ellis Cup in the tournament, which was hosted by France from 7 September to 20 October. France won the hosting rights in 2003,...
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Height : 185cms Weight : 105kg
Position : Back Row
Club : Vancouver Rowing Club
A well regarded leader throughout his rugby development, Webb was named captain of the Canadian side in his test debut debut May 2004 vs USA. Canada won that match 23-20 . Webb is the 33rd Canadian captain.
Bio :
A product of West Vancouver Secondary School, Webb has played for Vancouver Under-17 before being selected for Canada U19 at the 1998 FIRA championships, where Canada placed fourth. Webb continued on to play for Canada in all of its development levels including Young Canada, Canada "A", and Canada Sevens.
A graduate of the Pacific Sport Academy in Victoria, Webb captained the Pacific Pride/Young Canada in the highly successful 2002-04 seasons, touring Germany, Chile and the Cayman Islands.
In 2004, Webb played for Canada at the Wellington, New Zealand and Los Angeles, USA sevens before going to the Super Powers Cup in Japan where he would make his test debut.
Webb played in all of Canada’s games in 2005, captain against England ‘A’ and the USA.
Badly injured against France in November 2005, Webb returned to international action against the USA in Canada’s RWC qualifying match in St. John’s in August 2006. That same year, Webb played against Wales and Italy on Canada’s November tour to Europe.
Webb had been captain of his hometown side, the Vancouver Wave, before leaving Vancouver for St John’s Newfoundland to pursue academic training in clinical epidemiology. While in eastern Canada, Webb represented the Newfoundland Rock, and Canada East on numerous occasions.