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Brett Beukeboom didn’t think twice about swapping English rain for Uruguay’s sun and humidity.

After helping his rugby club to a league victory last weekend, the Canadian took an eight-hour bus ride home from Leeds to the town of Penzance in southwest England.

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Beukeboom barely had a chance to unwind when he got a call from men’s national team head coach Mark Anscombe. Canada had just lost to the United States in Americas Rugby Championships play and was facing a number of injuries.

Despite knowing the travel nightmare ahead of him with the next tournament game set for Uruguay, Beukeboom bolted for the airport without hesitation.

“Any chance to be with the national team is a great honour,” he said Friday from Montevideo. “To be called in was something I couldn’t turn down.”

The 26-year-old from Lindsay, Ont., will earn his 23rd test cap Saturday as one of five changes to the starting lineup when Canada visits Uruguay in its fourth of five ARC matches.