Coldstream, B.C.'s Isaac Olson is among the 36 players named to the Canadian men's 15s rugby team's Calgary training camp this week ahead of the Pacific Nations Cup.

Canada will kick off the Pacific Nations Cup on Friday, Aug. 22, at 6 p.m. PT at McMahon Stadium against the United States, the team’s first opportunity to earn direct qualification for the 2027 Men’s Rugby World Cup in Australia.

The team will then travel to Japan to take on the hosts on Saturday, Aug. 30, at 1 a.m. PT.

All six Pacific Nations Cup sides (Canada, United States, Japan, Samoa, Tonga, Fiji) will convene in Denver, Colorado in September for the play-offs, with the semi-finals and fifth place play-off taking place on Sept. 14 in Denver, and the final and third place play-off taking place on Sept. 20 in Salt Lake

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