Justin Mensah-Coker
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Justin Mensah-Coker is a Canadian
rugby union
player who plays internationally with the Canadian national team
. He is of Sierra Leonean descent.
Before spending a season with Moseley
in 2009, Mensah-Coker had brief stints with Plymouth Albion and with French club SC Albi
.
Mensah-Coker made his Canadian national team debut at the 2006 Churchill Cup
in a match against the United States
. Canada won the match 33-18 with Mensah-Coker scoring two tries.
Mensah-Coker began his rugby career at Kitsilano Secondary School
and Meraloma Rugby Club
.
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 who plays internationally with the Canadian national team
Canada national rugby union team
The Canada national rugby union team represents Canada in international rugby union. They are governed by Rugby Canada, and play in red and black. Canada is classified by the International Rugby Board as a tier two rugby nation. There are ten tier one nations, and seven tier two nations, the...
. He is of Sierra Leonean descent.
Before spending a season with Moseley
Moseley Rugby Football Club
Moseley Rugby Football Club is an English rugby union club, based at Billesley Common in Birmingham, that competes in the RFU Championship. The club was historically the premier rugby club in Birmingham, reaching the final of the John Player Cup three times in the late 1970s and early 1980s...
in 2009, Mensah-Coker had brief stints with Plymouth Albion and with French club SC Albi
SC Albi
Sporting Club Albigeois is a professional French rugby union club playing the second-level Rugby Pro D2. During the past years it went back and forth between Top 14, the highest level of the French league system and the second-level Rugby Pro D2. Their last time in the Top 14 was for 2009–10 after...
.
Mensah-Coker made his Canadian national team debut at the 2006 Churchill Cup
2006 Churchill Cup
The 2006 Churchill Cup is a Rugby Union competition, typically between the second teams of various top tier international Rugby nations and the first teams of traditionally less prominent teams, such as Canada and the USA. It first began on June 3, 2006 and ended on June 17. The 2006 competition...
in a match against the United States
United States national rugby union team
USA Rugby's men's national rugby union team, nicknamed the Eagles, represents the United States in the sport of rugby union. The Eagles are currently ranked 17th by the IRB World Rankings. Their highest ranking was from November 2, 2006 – September 10, 2007 at the 14th position...
. Canada won the match 33-18 with Mensah-Coker scoring two tries.
Mensah-Coker began his rugby career at Kitsilano Secondary School
Kitsilano Secondary School
Kitsilano Secondary School is a secondary school in the Kitsilano neighbourhood of Vancouver, Canada. The school has several district programs including French immersion, on-site pre-employment...
and Meraloma Rugby Club
Meraloma Rugby
Meraloma Rugby Club is a Canadian rugby union team based in Vancouver, British Columbia.The Meraloma Club was established in 1923...
.