Chauncey O'Toole
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Chauncey O'Toole is a Canadian
rugby union
player. O'Toole can play any position across the back-row but his preferred position is at openside flanker. O'Toole made his debut for the Canadian national men's team against Ireland
on May 23, 2009.
Chauncey O'Toole has previously played for the Belleisle Rovers, Castaway Wanderers RFC, RGC 1404 in North Wales, and the Rock
of the Canadian Rugby Championship
. In September 2010 O'Toole signed a short-term contract with the Glasgow Warriors
as cover at a time when the club was plagued with injury. He was let go just a month later having played only one game for the Scottish side.
On July 8, 2011 Rugby Canada released its 30-man squad for the 2011 Rugby World Cup which included O'Toole as one of four flankers selected.
O'Toole will join RaboDirect Pro12
side Ospreys after the 2011 Rugby World Cup.
The Ospreys loaned O'Toole to feeder club Bridgend Ravens on November 5th 2011 for their game against Newport RFC. O'Toole scored a try on his debut, in the dying seconds of the game to snatch the win for his adopted side by 2 points.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
player. O'Toole can play any position across the back-row but his preferred position is at openside flanker. O'Toole made his debut for the Canadian national men's team against Ireland
Ireland national rugby union team
The Ireland national rugby union team represents the island of Ireland in rugby union. The team competes annually in the Six Nations Championship and every four years in the Rugby World Cup, where they reached the quarter-final stage in all but two competitions The Ireland national rugby union...
on May 23, 2009.
Chauncey O'Toole has previously played for the Belleisle Rovers, Castaway Wanderers RFC, RGC 1404 in North Wales, and the Rock
The Rock (rugby team)
The Rock, also known as the Atlantic Rock, are a Canadian rugby union team based in St. John's, Newfoundland & Labrador. The team plays in the Canadian Rugby Championship and is intended to draw most of its players from the rugby unions of Canada's five Eastern provinces: Quebec, New Brunswick,...
of the Canadian Rugby Championship
Canadian Rugby Championship
The Canadian Rugby Championship is an amateur rugby union competition contested by 4 Canadian teams annually. During the inaugural season in 2009, the champion of round robin play would go on to play in the Americas Rugby Championship. Starting from the 2010 season, a "Canada Select XV" is...
. In September 2010 O'Toole signed a short-term contract with the Glasgow Warriors
Glasgow Warriors
The Glasgow Warriors, formerly Glasgow Rugby, are one of two professional rugby union teams in Scotland, Edinburgh being the other. They play in the RaboDirect Pro12 and their home ground is Firhill Stadium, also the home of Partick Thistle Football Club.-History:Glasgow Rugby were created to...
as cover at a time when the club was plagued with injury. He was let go just a month later having played only one game for the Scottish side.
On July 8, 2011 Rugby Canada released its 30-man squad for the 2011 Rugby World Cup which included O'Toole as one of four flankers selected.
O'Toole will join RaboDirect Pro12
Celtic League (rugby union)
The Celtic League is an annual rugby union competition involving professional sides from Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales....
side Ospreys after the 2011 Rugby World Cup.
The Ospreys loaned O'Toole to feeder club Bridgend Ravens on November 5th 2011 for their game against Newport RFC. O'Toole scored a try on his debut, in the dying seconds of the game to snatch the win for his adopted side by 2 points.