2025-26 Men's Rugby Roster

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Players

  • Flanker/Hooker Flanker/Hooker 6'0" 230 lbs Comox Valley Rapids

    Emmett Allan

    4 Science Courtenay, B.C. G.P. Vanier Secondary
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    4th Science Courtenay, B.C. G.P. Vanier Secondary
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  • Wing Wing 6'3" 210 lbs

    Niko Andrianos

    4 Applied Science Victoria, B.C. Esquimalt Secondary
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    4th Applied Science Victoria, B.C. Esquimalt Secondary
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  • Back Row Back Row 6'1" 230 lbs Hillcrest Villagers

    Callum Arnesen

    4 Arts Johannesburg, South Africa Saint Charles College
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    4th Arts Johannesburg, South Africa Saint Charles College
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  • Fullback/Fly Half/Centre Fullback/Fly Half/Centre 6'2" 215 lbs Randwick Rugby Club

    Benjamin Beauchamp

    3 Kinesiology Richmond, B.C. St. George's School
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    3rd Kinesiology Richmond, B.C. St. George's School
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  • Fullback/Centre Fullback/Centre 5'10" 185 lbs

    Max Birtley

    1 Arts Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, UK RGS Guildford
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    1st Arts Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, UK RGS Guildford
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  • Fly Half Fly Half 5'10" 186 lbs Canada U20 National Team

    James Biss

    5 Arts London, U.K. Eltham College
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    5th Arts London, U.K. Eltham College
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  • Prop Prop 5'11" 235 lbs

    Jacob Blackwood

    2 Arts Delta, B.C. South Delta Secondary
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    2nd Arts Delta, B.C. South Delta Secondary
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  • Wing Wing 5'10" 185 lbs Capilano RFC

    Lenny Bonduau

    3 Arts North Vancouver, B.C. Windsor Secondary
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    3rd Arts North Vancouver, B.C. Windsor Secondary
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  • 6'3" 265 lbs

    Charlie Clark

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  • Loose Forward/Lock Loose Forward/Lock 6'2" 225 lbs

    Joshua du Toit

    1 Arts Cape Town, South Africa Carson Graham Secondary
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    1st Arts Cape Town, South Africa Carson Graham Secondary
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  • 6'0" 275 lbs

    Graeme Francolini

    5
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  • Front Row Front Row 6'0" 245 lbs Capilano RFC

    Kevin Griffiths

    2 Arts North Vancouver, B.C. Handsworth Secondary School
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    2nd Arts North Vancouver, B.C. Handsworth Secondary School
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  • Back Row Back Row 6'4" 230 lbs UBCOB Ravens

    Sandon Gupta

    3 Sauder School of Business Vancouver, B.C. Kitsilano Secondary
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    3rd Sauder School of Business Vancouver, B.C. Kitsilano Secondary
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  • 6'2" 210 lbs

    Liam James

    2
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  • Back Row Back Row 6'3" 230 lbs Calgary Irish Rugby Club

    Liam Kinghorn

    3 Arts Calgary, Alta. Notre Dame High School
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    3rd Arts Calgary, Alta. Notre Dame High School
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  • Back Row Back Row 6'2" 230 lbs BC U19 Team

    Ethan Lee

    5 Sauder School of Business Vancouver, B.C. St. George's
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    5th Sauder School of Business Vancouver, B.C. St. George's
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  • Wing Wing 6'2" 220 lbs Regina Rouges

    Alastair Marshall

    5 Kinesiology Hudson Bay, Sask. Athol Murray College of Notre Dame
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    5th Kinesiology Hudson Bay, Sask. Athol Murray College of Notre Dame
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  • Scrum Half Scrum Half 5'10" 190 lbs Nanaimo Hornets RFC

    Ben Martin

    4 International Economics Nanaimo, B.C. Dover Bay Secondary
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    4th International Economics Nanaimo, B.C. Dover Bay Secondary
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  • Hooker/Prop Hooker/Prop 5'9" 220 lbs Capilano RFC

    Ethan McCarthy

    2 Applied Science Halifax, N.S. Sir John A. Macdonald
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    2nd Applied Science Halifax, N.S. Sir John A. Macdonald
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  • Outside Back Outside Back 6'1" 190 lbs

    Max McGavern

    2 Georgetown, Australia St. Joseph's College Hunters Hill
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    2nd Georgetown, Australia St. Joseph's College Hunters Hill
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  • Centre Centre 6'0" 225 lbs Canada 'A'

    Takoda McMullin

    3 Arts Surrey, B.C. Earl Marriott Secondary
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    3rd Arts Surrey, B.C. Earl Marriott Secondary
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  • Centre Centre 5'11" 210 lbs Canada 'A'

    Talon McMullin

    5 Arts Surrey, B.C. Earl Marriott Secondary
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    5th Arts Surrey, B.C. Earl Marriott Secondary
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  • Forward Forward 6'4" 240 lbs Canada U20 National Team

    Joe McNulty

    5 Arts North Vancouver, B.C. Carson Graham Secondary
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    5th Arts North Vancouver, B.C. Carson Graham Secondary
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  • 5'11" 208 lbs

    Elijah McQueen

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  • Back Row Back Row 6'1" 230 lbs

    Cody Nhanala

    1 Kinesiology Ottawa, Ont. Glebe Collegiate Institute
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    1st Kinesiology Ottawa, Ont. Glebe Collegiate Institute
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  • Fly Half Fly Half 5'9" 160 lbs

    Jonty Nicholas

    1 Arts Marlborough, England Shawnigan Lake School
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    1st Arts Marlborough, England Shawnigan Lake School
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  • 5'11" 195 lbs

    Josef Paradis

    1 Kinesiology
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    1st Kinesiology
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  • 6'1" 195 lbs

    Demetri Patterson

    4 Arts West Vancouver, B.C.
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    4th Arts West Vancouver, B.C.
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  • 6'1" 215 lbs

    Ethan Samuels

    1
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  • Fly Half Fly Half 5'11" 200 lbs Bayside Sharks RFC

    Caleb Seumanutafa

    2 Arts Surrey, B.C. Pacific Academy
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    2nd Arts Surrey, B.C. Pacific Academy
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  • Loose Forward Loose Forward 5'11" 220 lbs

    Aidan Sutherland

    1 Exchange Brisbane, Australia
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    1st Exchange Brisbane, Australia
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  • Centre Centre 5'11" 215 lbs

    Liam Turnbull

    1 Arts Vancouver, B.C. St. George's
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    1st Arts Vancouver, B.C. St. George's
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  • Scrum Half Scrum Half 5'11" 187 lbs Balmy Beach RFC

    Stephen Webb

    3 Arts Toronto, Ont. Crescent School
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    3rd Arts Toronto, Ont. Crescent School
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  • 8 man 8 man 6'5" 235 lbs Canada U20 National Team

    Relmu Wilson-Valdes

    5 Kinesiology Nelson, B.C. LV Rogers Secondary
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    5th Kinesiology Nelson, B.C. LV Rogers Secondary
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Staff Roster

Men's Rugby Coaching Staff

  • Head Coach

    Didier Banse

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  • Varsity Backs and JV Coach

    Francois du Toit

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  • Set Piece Coach

    Conor O'Flaherty

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  • Backs and Kicking Coach

    Owain Cormack

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  • Forwards & JV Coach

    Jonathan Mergui

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  • Mental Performance Coach

    Michael Dhaliwal

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  • Manager

    Russell Mark

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Men's Rugby Support Staff

2025-26 Men's Rugby Roster
Image # Name Pos. Yr. Ht. Wt. Faculty Hometown High School Previous School Last Team
Emmett Allan Emmett Allan Flanker/Hooker 4 6-0 230 Science Courtenay, B.C. G.P. Vanier Secondary Comox Valley Rapids
Niko Andrianos Niko Andrianos Wing 4 6-3 210 Applied Science Victoria, B.C. Esquimalt Secondary
Callum Arneson Callum Arnesen Back Row 4 6-1 230 Arts Johannesburg, South Africa Saint Charles College Hillcrest Villagers
Benjamin Beauchamp Benjamin Beauchamp Fullback/Fly Half/Centre 3 6-2 215 Kinesiology Richmond, B.C. St. George's School Randwick Rugby Club
Max Birtley Max Birtley Fullback/Centre 1 5-10 185 Arts Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, UK RGS Guildford
James Biss James Biss Fly Half 5 5-10 186 Arts London, U.K. Eltham College Canada U20 National Team
Jacob Blackwood Jacob Blackwood Prop 2 5-11 235 Arts Delta, B.C. South Delta Secondary
Lenny Bonduau Lenny Bonduau Wing 3 5-10 185 Arts North Vancouver, B.C. Windsor Secondary Capilano RFC
Charlie Clark Charlie Clark 2 6-3 265
Joshua du Toit Joshua du Toit Loose Forward/Lock 1 6-2 225 Arts Cape Town, South Africa Carson Graham Secondary
Graeme Francolini Graeme Francolini 5 6-0 275
Kevin Griffiths Kevin Griffiths Front Row 2 6-0 245 Arts North Vancouver, B.C. Handsworth Secondary School Capilano RFC
Sandon Gupta Sandon Gupta Back Row 3 6-4 230 Sauder School of Business Vancouver, B.C. Kitsilano Secondary UBCOB Ravens
Liam James Liam James 2 6-2 210
Liam Kinghorn Liam Kinghorn Back Row 3 6-3 230 Arts Calgary, Alta. Notre Dame High School Calgary Irish Rugby Club
Ethan Lee Ethan Lee Back Row 5 6-2 230 Sauder School of Business Vancouver, B.C. St. George's BC U19 Team
Alastair Marshall Alastair Marshall Wing 5 6-2 220 Kinesiology Hudson Bay, Sask. Athol Murray College of Notre Dame Regina Rouges
Ben Martin Ben Martin Scrum Half 4 5-10 190 International Economics Nanaimo, B.C. Dover Bay Secondary Nanaimo Hornets RFC
Ethan McCarthy Ethan McCarthy Hooker/Prop 2 5-9 220 Applied Science Halifax, N.S. Sir John A. Macdonald Capilano RFC
Max McGavern Max McGavern Outside Back 2 6-1 190 Georgetown, Australia St. Joseph's College Hunters Hill
Takoda McMullin Takoda McMullin Centre 3 6-0 225 Arts Surrey, B.C. Earl Marriott Secondary Canada 'A'
Talon McMullin Talon McMullin Centre 5 5-11 210 Arts Surrey, B.C. Earl Marriott Secondary Canada 'A'
Joe McNulty Joe McNulty Forward 5 6-4 240 Arts North Vancouver, B.C. Carson Graham Secondary Canada U20 National Team
Elijah McQueen Elijah McQueen 2 5-11 208
Cody Nhanala Cody Nhanala Back Row 1 6-1 230 Kinesiology Ottawa, Ont. Glebe Collegiate Institute
Jonty Nicholas Jonty Nicholas Fly Half 1 5-9 160 Arts Marlborough, England Shawnigan Lake School
Josef Paradis Josef Paradis 1 5-11 195 Kinesiology
Demetri Patterson Demetri Patterson 4 6-1 195 Arts West Vancouver, B.C.
Ethan Samuels Ethan Samuels 1 6-1 215
Caleb Seumanutafa Caleb Seumanutafa Fly Half 2 5-11 200 Arts Surrey, B.C. Pacific Academy Bayside Sharks RFC
Aidan Sutherland Aidan Sutherland Loose Forward 1 5-11 220 Exchange Brisbane, Australia
Liam Turnbull Liam Turnbull Centre 1 5-11 215 Arts Vancouver, B.C. St. George's
Stephen Webb Stephen Webb Scrum Half 3 5-11 187 Arts Toronto, Ont. Crescent School Balmy Beach RFC
Relmu Wilson-Valdes Relmu Wilson-Valdes 8 man 5 6-5 235 Kinesiology Nelson, B.C. LV Rogers Secondary Canada U20 National Team

Men's Rugby Coaching Staff

Men's Rugby - Coaching Staff
Image Name Title
Didier Banse Head Coach
Francois du Toit Varsity Backs and JV Coach
Conor O'Flaherty Set Piece Coach
Owain Cormack Backs and Kicking Coach
Generic UBC logo headshot (200x275) Jonathan Mergui Forwards & JV Coach
Generic UBC logo headshot (200x275) Michael Dhaliwal Mental Performance Coach
Russell Mark Manager

Men's Rugby Support Staff

Men's Rugby - Support Staff
Image Name Title
Luisa Ribeiro JV Physiotherapist
Ahanaa Puri Student Trainer
Jared Smith Student Trainer
Amir Gill Student Trainer
Generic UBC logo headshot (200x275) Vishaal Sehijpaul Student Trainer

Staff Roster

Men's Rugby Coaching Staff

Men's Rugby Support Staff