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| Human Interest | |
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Further Personal Information | |
| Residence | Victoria, BC, CAN |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Club / Team | University of Victoria: Victoria, BC, CAN |
Further Personal Information | |
| Higher education | Education - University of Victoria : Victoria, BC, CAN |
General Interest | |
| Hobbies | Snowboarding, swimming and playing golf. (Athlete, 28 July 2010) |
| Injuries | He suffered a fracture in his scaphoid in December 2009. In July 2010, he was in a cast for this injury which takes two months to heal. (Athlete, 28 July 2010) |
| Superstitions / Rituals / Beliefs | Relax, laugh and listen to music. (Athlete, 28 July 2010) |
| Memorable sporting achievement | The first time he wore the team Canada jersey at the U19 tournament in South Africa in 2003.(Athlete, 28 July 2010) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Why this sport? | His teachers and coaches pushed him into it and at that time, he had no choice. He fell in love with the sport because of its mix of physicality with touch and grace. |
General Interest | |
| Most influential person in career | His first high school coach, Gary Johnston. (Athlete, 28 July 2010) |
| Hero / Idol | Pat Kearney. (Athlete, 28 July 2010) |
| Ambitions | His ambitions is to make the Canada squad for the Rugby Union World Cup. (Athlete, 28 July 2010) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Name of coach | Doug Tate |
| Coach from what year? | 2008 |
| Preferred position / style / stance / technique | Scrum half |
| When and where did you begin this sport? | He took up the sport during Grade 10 at Oak Bay High School. |
International Debut | |
| Year | 2009 |
| Competing for | Canada |
| Opponent | Ireland |
| Location | Vancouver, BC |
Further Personal Information | |
| Occupation | Carpenter, Student |
| Languages | English |
General Interest | |
| Nicknames | Philly. (Athlete, 28 July 2010) |
| Sporting philosophy / motto | Never give up. (Athlete, 28 July 2010) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Coach from which country? | Canada |
General Interest | |
| Other information | COMMUNITY WORK He is part of the Toquaht First Nation, an aboriginal tribe [Nuu-Chah-Nulth tribe], that has lived on the west coast of Vancouver Island, Canada, for an estimated 10, 000 years. His reason for wanting to become a teacher is to work within the community motivating youths to pursue athletic goals. (Athlete, 28 July 2010) |