Michael Christoph Strubin (born June 14, 1979) is a Canadian former international
rugby union
Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its m ...
player.
A native of
Bowen Island, British Columbia
Bowen Island (originally Nex̱wlélex̱m in Sḵwx̱wú7mesh), British Columbia, is an island municipality that is part of Metro Vancouver. Bowen Island is within the jurisdiction of the Islands Trust. Located in Howe Sound, it is approximate ...
, Strubin was a
Capilano forward, capped twice for the
Canada national XV team in 2004. He debuted against an England "A" side in Calgary, then faced the full England team in a Test at Twickenham.
Strubin, a firefighter by profession, specialised in
rugby sevens internationally, featuring 98 times for Canada at the
World Rugby Sevens. He represented Canada at the
2005 Rugby World Cup Sevens
The 2005 Rugby World Cup Sevens or the Melrose Cup was the fourth edition of the Rugby World Cup Sevens. The tournament was held in Hong Kong at Hong Kong Stadium. Fiji defeated New Zealand in the final to take the Melrose Cup for the second time ...
and
2006 Commonwealth Games
The 2006 Commonwealth Games, officially the XVIII Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Melbourne 2006 (Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm 2006'' or ''Naarm 2006''), was an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth held ...
.
See also
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List of Canada national rugby union players
List of Canada national rugby union players is a list of people who have played for the Canada national rugby union team. The list only includes players who have played in a Test match.
Note that the "position" column lists the position at which t ...
References
External links
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1979 births
Living people
Canadian rugby union players
Canada international rugby union players
Rugby union players from British Columbia
Sportspeople from North Vancouver
Canada international rugby sevens players
Rugby union flankers
Rugby sevens players at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth Games rugby sevens players for Canada