The Newfoundland Rock rugby team will look to go 2-0 today when it takes on the Nova Scotia Keltics in an Eastern Canadian Super League game at the Swilers Rugby Complex.
Game time is 3 p.m.
The Rock opened their season last Saturday with a 42-15 decision over the New Brunswick Black Spruce. Today’s game will be the final time local rugby fans get a chance to see the Rock. The team hits the road for games in Halifax and Fredericton, N.B. before the playoffs July 13-15 in Montreal.
All games in the Canadian Rugby Championship — the Rock will be a regional Atlantic Rock squad based in St. John’s — will also be on the road.
The Rock lineup for today includes 1. Frank Walsh 2. Owen Parfrey 3. Jordan Power 4. Aaron Burrows 5. Brad Lester 6. Jack Thorburn 7. Chris Hammond 8. Matthew Murphy 9. Tony Pomeroy 10. Michael Pittman 11. Chris Browne 12. Noel Strapp 13. Kyle Stanley 14. Sheldon Ryan 15. Patrick McNicholas 16. Stephen Cutcliffe 17. Robbie Stapleton 18. Adam Hill 19. Alex Comeau 20. Brandon Dillon 21. Matthew Baldwin 22. Evan Mackenzie 23. Saul Bryant