Just 24, Taylor Paris feels like a veteran on young Canadian rugby squad
Just 24, Taylor Paris is one of the veterans of Canada’s team at the Americas Rugby Championship.
Recovered from a serious knee injury suffered on the eve of 2015 Rugby World Cup, the speedster from Barrie, Ont., is part of gifted pool of Canadian backline talent that includes Jeff Hassler, DTH van der Merwe, Ciaran Hearn, Connor Braid, Conor Trainor and Matt Evans among others.
“If we can get everybody together, get everybody firing on the same page, I think we could have a pretty impressive backline,” Paris said.
The problem for Canadian coach Mark Anscombe is assembling them at the same time, due to injuries and club commitments.