2015 Canada Cup schedule unveiled

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Provincial teams from Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and two from host Quebec will compete in the under-18 national tackle football championship – the Football Canada Cup from July 13-19 at Cégep Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu’s Alphonse-Desjardins Stadium. Canada’s premiere pre-university football tournament consists of three game days within a week-long span.

The action kicks-off on Monday July 13 at 10 a.m. ET in a battle of last year’s fourth place finisher Alberta and consolation draw winner Manitoba. At 1 p.m., New Brunswick faces defending silver medalist Saskatchewan while at 4 p.m., Nova Scotia faces host and defending bronze medalist Quebec Blue who will look to reach the championship contest after winning three consecutive national championships from 2011-’13. To cap off a busy opening day, defending gold medalist Ontario will face eighth seed Quebec White at 7:30 p.m.

On Thursday July 16, the second day of action begins with a pair of consolation games at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. respectively while day one winners battle for a trip to the championship in semi-finals at 4 and 7 p.m. respectively.

The third and final game day on Sunday July 19 begins with 7th and 5th place games followed by the bronze medal game at 4 p.m. The tournament’s two undefeated teams will battle for the title of national champion at 7 p.m. ET.

The tournament boast a number of notable alumni including Ben Heenan, Israel Idonije, Kirby Fabien, Andy Fantuz, Dan McCullough, Laurent Duvernay-Tardif and Matt Walter. In addition, five of the last six CIS Rookie of the Year Award winners: Hugo Richard (2014); Daniel Vandervoort (2013); Shaquille Johnson (2012); Tyler Varga (2011); and Linden Gayosh (2009) are all tournament alumni.

Monday July 13, 2015 – Game Day 1

Game 1 – Manitoba (5) vs. Alberta (4) @ 10:00 a.m.
Game 2 – New Brunswick (7) vs. Saskatchewan (2) @ 1:00 pm
Game 3 – Nova Scotia (6) vs. Quebec Blue (3) @ 4:00 pm
Ceremonial Kickoff @ 7:00 – 7:15
Game 4 – Quebec White (8) vs. Ontario (1) @ 7:30 p.m.

Thursday July 16, 2015 – Game Day 2

Game 5 – Loser Game 2 vs. Loser Game 3 @ 10:00 a.m.
Game 6 – Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 4 @ 1:00 p.m.
Game 7 – Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 4 @ 4:00 p.m.
Game 8 – Winner Game 2 vs. Winner Game 3 @ 7:00 p.m.

Sunday July 19, 2015 – Game Day 3

Game 9 – Loser Game 5 vs. Loser Game 6 @ 10:00 a.m. (7th & 8th Consolation)
Game 10 – Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 6 @ 1:00 p.m. (5th & 6th Consolation)
Game  11 – Loser Game 7 vs. Loser Game 8 @ 4:00 p.m. (Bronze medal game)
Game 12 – Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8 @ 7:00 p.m. (Gold medal game)

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