Canada East was one of two national representative

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teams from

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that competed in the

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. When the North America 4 was replaced by the

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and

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in 2009, Canada East ceased to exist.

History

Formation

Canada East was founded in 2005 by the NA4 Committee. The NA4 Committee is made up of the

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and

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. The committee was charged with operating and financing the four North American teams (the others being the USA Hawks,

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, and

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. By 2008, however, each franchise was to be sold and become privately owned.

Inaugural competition

East's first ever match occurred on 20 May 2006 during the inaugural NA 4 Series. They faced the

in pool play and were defeated 14–29. They finished the competition with a 2–2–1 record in pool play and had an average of 27 points scored and 22 points scored against per match.Official 2006 NA4 Series Results
/ref> Derek Daypuck of the Castaway Wanderers captained the squad during the inaugural campaign.

PARMA Select XV

The PARMA Select XV is the All-Star squad composed of the best players of the competition as determined by the Pan-American Rugby Media Association. Dan Pletch, Stu Ault, Sean-Michael Stephen, and Derek Daypuck were selected to the starting XV. Jarod Selby was named as a reserve.

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References

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