Canada and the United States will renew a sporting rivalry that has graced many venues, but never the gridiron in the IFAF Senior World Championship when they meet for the 2011 Gold Medal this weekend. Four placement games, including the clashes for the Gold and Bronze medals will be televised by ORF in Austria and streamed live to a worldwide audience at www.IFAF.org.
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Gold Medal Game Capsules
| Match up | Canada (3-0) vs. United States (3-0) |
| Date | Saturday, July 16 at 7pm |
| Venue | Ernst Happel Stadium, Vienna |
| Television | ORF Live 7pm CET Eurosport 2 Delayed 11pm CET |
| Webcast | ORF Live 7pm – links at http://sport.orf.at/ |
| SWC meetings | First ever meeting between the two nations |
| Head Coaches | Canada – Larry Haylor USA – Mel Tjeerdsma |
| Canada in IFAF SWC | 1999 – Did not participate 2003 – Did not participate 2007 – Did not participate 2011 – Group B winners: W 45-10 vs. France; W 36-14 vs. Austria; W 31-27 vs. Japan |
| USA in IFAF SWC | 1999 – Did not participate 2003 – Did not participate 2007 – Champions Group stages: W 77-0 vs. Korea; W 33-7 vs. Germany Gold Medal Game: W 23-20 vs. Japan (2OT) 2011 – Group A winners: W 61-0 vs. Australia; W 48-7 vs. Germany; W 17-7 vs. Mexico |
| National Federations | Football Canada: www.FootballCanada.com USA Football: www.USAFootball.com |
| Notes… USA found five ways to breach the end zone in beating Germany: blocked FG return, fake field goal, interception return, fumble recovery and a more conventional rush… 11 different players have score touchdowns for USA in three group games… Running backs DaShawn Thomas (5) and Nate Kmic (3) lead the USA in scoring touchdowns… Canada running back Matt Walter has 6 touchdowns, followed by four of his teammates (Chambers, Stevens, Pontibriand and Faulds) on two… Canada offensive coordinator Greg Marshall is also the head of the IFAF 19-and-under World Team that played against Team USA U19s. |
TEAM CANADA
Offense
Michael Faulds (UWO) QB Eden Mills, ON [St. Andrew’s / Guelph Bears]
Josh Sacobie (Ottawa) QB Frederickton, NB [Champlain / Leo Hayes]
Donnie Marshall (UWO) QB London, ON [Mother Teresa / London Falcons]
Nick FitzGibbon (Guelph) RB Pushlinch, ON [Centennial / Guelph Bears]
Matt Walter (Calgary) RB Calgary, AB [Bishop O’Byrne]
David Stevens (U of Sask) RB Moose Jaw, SK [Moose Jaw]
Michel-Pierre Pontbriand (Laval) FB, Rec Ste-Adèle, QC [Edouard-Montpetit]
Shamawd Chambers (Laurier) REC Markham, ON [Markham / Raiders]
Ricky Clarke (Manitoba) WR, SB, RB, KR, PR Toronto [ Metro Wildcats]
Dante Luciani (Laurier) REC Oakville, ON [St. Thomas Aquinas / Burlington Stampeders]
Jahmeek Murray (SMU) WR, RB Mississauga, ON [St. Aloysius Gonzaga / Miss. Warriors]
Scott Valberg (Queenβs) WR, SB Kingston, ON [Bayridge]
Alexandre Poirier (Sherbrooke) REC Victoriaville, QC [Victoriaville Vulkins]
Jedd Gardner (Guelph) REC Niagara Falls, ON [St. Michael’s / Niagara Spears]
Justin Glover (McMaster) OL Hamilton, ON [Delta / Ironmen]
Sherko Haji-Rasouli (Miami) OL Toronto [Sir John A MacDonald / Toronto Thunder]
Reed Taylor Alexander (Calgary) OT/ OG Medicine Hat, AB [Medicine Hat / Okanagan Sun]
Daniel Bederman (Queenβs) OL Toronto, ON [Upper Canada College / Metro Wildcats]
Matt Norman (UWO) OL Montreal, ON [Vanier]
Zach Pollari (UWO) OL Guelph, ON [Centennial / Guelph Bears]
Jason Medeiros (McMaster) OL Hamilton, ON [St. Thomas More]
Josh Buttrill (UWO) OL Barrie, ON [Bear Creek]
Lirim Hajrullahu (UWO) K/ P St. Catharines, ON [Governor Simcoe / Niagara Spears]
Defense
Adriano Belli (Houston) DL Toronto [Central Tech]
Brian Guebert (U of Sask) DL Saskatoon, SK [Lutheran 6-man / Saskatoon Hilltops]
MichaΓ«l Jean-Louis (Laval) DL Granby, QC [Champlain]
Jacob Thomas (Acadia) DT, LB Douglas, NB [Leo Hayes]
David Rybinski (U of Sask) DE, DT Kinistino, SK [Melfort 9-man / Regina Thunder]
Josh Symons (Calgary) NT/ DT Calgary, AB [Bishop O’Byrne]
Thaine Carter (Queenβs) MLB Nanaimo, BC [St. Andrew’s]
Christian Houle (U de M) LB Trois-Rivières, QC [Vieux-Montréal]
Alex Daprato (Queenβs) LB Toronto, ON [North Toronto]
Anthony Maggiacomo (Laurier) LB Cambridge, ON [Jacop Hespeler]
Steve Faoro (Acadia) LB/LS Port Moody, B.C [Pinetree]
Peter Carrière (U de M) LB/ S Laval, QC [Vieux-Montréal]
Tom Labenski (Acadia) LB Oakville, ON [Oakville Trafalgar]
Joel Lipinski (SMU, Regina) DB/C Regina, SK [Campbell / Vancouver Island]
Maxime Bérubé (Laval) DB Valleyfield, QC [François-Xavier-Garneau]
Shane Hall (New Hampshire) CB Toronto, ON [Metro Wildcats]
Julien Hamel (U de M) DB Boucherville, QC [Vieux-MontrΓ©al]
Alexander Hoad (Ottawa) CB, KR, PR Rockwood, ON [Guelph Bears]
Bryce McCall (U of Sask) DB Regina, SK [Regina Thunder]
Sammy Okpro (Concordia) HB, SAM, FS Montreal, ON [Vanier]
Troy Adams (Northeastern St.) DB Toronto, ON [Toronto Thunder]
Matt Carapella (UWO) DB [Saunders / London Falcons]
No. Pos Name Last Name Ht. Wt. DoB Team
1 R Ricky Clarke 6’0 185 1984-10-06 University of Manitoba
3 QB Michael Faulds 6’2 210 1983-11-11 University of Western Ontario
5 K Lirim Hajrullahu 5’11 180 1990-04-24 University of Western Ontario
10 QB Donnie Marshall 5’9 185 1989-08-25 University of Western Ontario
11 R Alexandre Poirier 5’10 180 1987-07-02 UniversitΓ© de Sherbrooke
15 QB Josh Sacobie 6’4 225 1983-11-22 University of Ottawa
18 R Dante Luciani 6’0 180 1985-09-01 Wilfrid Laurier University
20 DB Sammy Okpro 6’0 180 1984-05-02 Edmonton Eskimos
21 DB Troy Adams 5’10 175 1987-11-01 Northeastern State University
22 DB Alexander Hoad 5’10 180 1984-04-10 University of Ottawa
23 DB Bryce McCall 5’10 185 1988-08-14 University of Saskatchewan
24 DB Matt Carapella 5’11 185 1986-09-05 University of Western Ontario
25 DB Joel Lipinski 5’10 188 1985-07-29 St. Maryβs Univesity
28 DB Maxime BΓ©rubΓ© 6’0 195 1986-01-07 UniversitΓ© Laval
29 DB Shane Hall 6’0 200 1980-04-11 New Hampshire University
33 RB Matt Walters 5’10 200 1989-07-20 University of Calgary
34 RB Nick FitzGibbon 5’10 204 1987-04-25 University of Guelph
35 RB David Stevens 6’0 202 1993-06-08 University of Saskatchewan
39 RB Michel-Pierre Pontbriand 6’2 227 1983-03-04 UniversitΓ© Laval
49 DB Julien Hamel 5’10 180 1986-07-14 UniversitΓ© de MontrΓ©al
50 LB Steve Faoro 6’1 225 1982-02-04 Acadia University
51 LB Alex Daprato 6’4 230 1987-03-26 Queen’s University
52 LB Thaine Carter 6’0 220 1987-05-19 Queen’s University
53 LB Tom Labenski 6’1 220 1988-12-21 Acadia University
54 LB Anthony Maggiacomo 5’10 205 1984-04-25 Wilfrid Laurier University
55 LB Peter CarriΓ¨re 6β1 218 1985-08-15 UniversitΓ© de MontrΓ©al
59 LB Christian Houle 6’4 225 1985-12-28 UniversitΓ© de MontrΓ©al
60 OL Sherko Haji-Rasouli 6’5 325 1980-09-01 B.C Lions
61 OL Matt Norman 6’3 334 1988-06-20 University of Western Ontario
62 OL Dan Bederman 6’4 315 1987-09-03 Queen’s University
64 OL Justin Glover 6’3 310 1987-10-28 McMaster University
65 OL Josh Buttrill 6’7 295 1987-02-11 University of Western Ontario
66 OL Zachary Pollari 6’7 285 1986-10-02 University of Western Ontario
68 OL Reed Alexander 6’3 285 1987-09-30 University of Calgary
77 OL Jason Meideros 6’4 300 McMaster University
80 R Jahmeek Murray 5’11 185 1989-12-23 Saint Mary’s University
82 R Jedd Gardiner 6’0 200 1988-07-02 University of Guelph
84 R Shamawd Chambers 6’3 200 1989-03-10 Wilfrid Laurier University
86 R Scott Valberg 6’2 190 1985-04-19 Queen’s University
90 DL Adriano Belli 6’5 295 1977-08-25 Toronto Argonauts
93 DL Brian Guebert 5’11 255 1981-12-19 Winnipeg Blue Bombers
95 DL Jake Thomas 6’1 253 1990-12-06 Acadia University
96 DL Josh Symons 6’1 265 1988-06-29 University of Calgary
98 DL David Rybinski 6’4 285 1988-03-10 University of Saskatchewan
99 DL Michael Jean-Louis 6’3 270 1982-03-14 UniversitΓ© Laval
Coaching Staff: Larry Haylor, Head Coach (Former University of Western Ontario HC); Blake Nill, Defensive
Coordinator (Calgary); Greg Marshall, Offensive Coordinator (Western Ontario); Brian Towriss, Special Teams &
Running Backs (Saskatchewan); Jeff Cummins, Defensive Line (Acadia); Steve Sumarah, Quarterbacks & Wide
Receivers (Saint Maryβs); Pat Tracey, Defensive Backs (Queenβs Gaels)
U.S. Menβs National Team roster:
| No. | Name | Pos. | Ht. | Wt. | College | Hometown |
| 1 | Nate Kmic | RB | 5-9 | 195 | Mount Union (Ohio) | Delta, Ohio |
| 2 | Ricardo Lenhart | WR | 6-3 | 190 | Otterbein | Sidney, Ohio |
| 3 | Greg Betterson | WR | 6-0 | 185 | Delta State (Miss.) | Niagara Falls, N.Y. |
| 5 | Matt Bassuener | QB | 6-2 | 210 | Georgetown | Port Edwards, Wisc. |
| 7 | Cody Hawkins | QB | 5-11 | 190 | Colorado | Boise, Idaho |
| 10 | Myles Burnsides | DB | 5-11 | 194 | Northwest Missouri St. | Maryville, Mo. |
| 11 | Micah Brown | WR | 5-11 | 185 | St. Maryβs (AUS) | Friendswood, Texas |
| 12 | DeWayne Lewis | CB | 5-11 | 190 | Southern Utah | Denver, Colo. |
| 13 | Ben McLaughlin | QB | 6-3 | 205 | Louisiana College | Dierks, Ark. |
| 17 | Gregg Berkshire | K-P | 6-2 | 201 | Ashland (Ohio) | Ashland, Ohio |
| 20 | Taylor Malm | WR | 5-9 | 192 | Northwestern (Iowa) | Thousand Oaks, Calif. |
| 21 | Jordan Lake | S | 6-1 | 215 | Baylor | Houston, Texas |
| 22 | Stephan Virgil | CB | 5-11 | 190 | Virginia Tech | Rocky Mount, N.C. |
| 23 | Osayi Osunde | LB | 6-1 | 245 | Villanova | Bloomsburg, Pa. |
| 24 | Daniel Tromello | DB | 6-0 | 200 | Occidental | Newbury Park, Calif. |
| 25 | DaβShawn Thomas | RB | 5-11 | 205 | Univ. of Western Ontario (OUA) |
Newport, Ark. |
| 27 | Jeff Franklin | CB | 5-8 | 185 | Central State (Ohio) | Fairborn, Ohio |
| 29 | Diezeas Calbert | CB | 5-10 | 190 | Northwest Missouri St. | Omaha, Neb. |
| 30 | Maurice Banks | DB | 6-3 | 212 | Georgetown | Brandywine, Md. |
| 32 | Henry Harris | RB | 5-8 | 185 | Southeast Missouri State | Memphis, Tenn. |
| 33 | Joe Sturdivant | S | 6-2 | 210 | SMU | Lilburn, Ga. |
| 40 | Richie Brockel | FB | 6-1 | 250 | Boise State | Phoenix, Ariz. |
| 42 | Demetrius Eaton | LB | 6-2 | 250 | Northwestern | Milwaukee, Wis. |
| 43 | Terrence Jackson | LB | 5-11 | 235 | Indiana-Pennsylvania | Media, Pa. |
| 44 | Zach Watkins | LB | 6-0 | 232 | Washburn (Kan.) | Independence, Mo. |
| 51 | Gerard Bryant | DL | 6-0 | 250 | St. Lawrence (N.Y.) | White Plains, N.Y. |
| 55 | Daniel Catalano | DE | 6-4 | 265 | Northern Michigan | Belle Mead, N.J. |
| 56 | John Jacobs | LB | 6-2 | 230 | Saginaw (Mich.) Valley State | Prudenville, Mich. |
| 58 | Brandon Jordan | OL | 6-4 | 315 | Missouri S&T – 2011 St. Mary’s (AUS) |
New Orleans, La. |
| 60 | Cameron Zipp | OL | 6-1 | 278 | Southern Mississippi | Mandeville, La. |
| 65 | Josh Koeppel | OL | 6-2 | 273 | Iowa | Iowa City, Iowa |
| 67 | Alex Alvarez | OL | 6-2 | 305 | Iowa State | League City, Texas |
| 70 | Luke Summers | OL | 6-4 | 290 | Mount Union (Ohio) | New Middletown, Ohio |
| 72 | Frank Knights | OL | 6-1 | 300 | Southeast Missouri State | Aptos, Calif. |
| 75 | Nick Rossi | DL | 6-6 | 295 | Boston College | Walpole, Mass. |
| 77 | Dane Warderburg | OL | 6-7 | 290 | Northwest Missouri State | Creston, Iowa |
| 78 | Darius Henderson | OL | 6-4 | 280 | Central Missouri State | Chicago, Ill. |
| 88 | Mike Peterson | TE | 6-2 | 245 | Northwest Missouri State | Atlantic, Iowa |
| 91 | Charles Bay | DE | 6-3 | 250 | Dartmouth | Marietta, Ga. |
| 92 | Johnny Dingle | DL | 6-3 | 270 | West Virginia | Miami, Fla. |
| 93 | Wacey Coleman | DL | 6-2 | 245 | Black Hills State | Rozet, Wyo. |
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