RWC Starter
Task 1
Choose a country that is in the RWC. Try to pick a country that you do not know much about.
It must not be New Zealand, Australia, South Africa, France or England.
Write that country here:Canada
Task 2
FInd out this information about your team.
World ranking:18th
Continent it is on:North America
Captain of the team:Jamie Cudmore
Team nickname: Maple Leafs
A picture of the actual uniform
Task 3
Find out this information about this country
Population: 35,749,600
Picture of the flag:
National symbol:Maple leaf
National animal:Beavers or Moose
National food:Poutine and Maple Syrup
Capital city of the country:Ottawa
A map of the country:
I have been also learning about D. T. H. van der Merwe
Full name Daniel Tailliferre Hauman van der Merwe
Born April 28, 1986, Worcester
Current age 29 years 148 days
Major teams Glasgow, Munster, Canada
Position Wing
Height 6 ft 0 in
Weight 216 lb
Span
|
Mat
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Start
|
Sub
|
Pts
|
Tries
|
Conv
|
Pens
|
Drop
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Won
|
Lost
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Draw
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%
| |
All Tests
|
2006-2015
|
36
|
32
|
4
|
85
|
17
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
14
|
20
|
2
|
41.66
|
IRB Rugby World Cup
|
2007-2015
|
9
|
9
|
0
|
15
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
6
|
2
|
22.22
|
South African born Van der Merwe is a well known face in the Celtic League having played for Glasgow Warriors ever since the 2009 Churchill Cup. Possessing an impressive try scoring record - 10 tries in 15 Tests - Van der Merwe was present at the 2007 World Cup - where he scored against Japan - and will turn out again for the Canucks in the 2011 showpiece.