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Mark Anscombe’s first squad of 2017 is another look at guys on his radar.

With the Rugby World Cup qualifier in his sights this summer and an already-good sense of who his key personnel is likely to be, Anscombe task is to find more quality for his depth positions and straight up build up team spirit.

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The Rugby Canada men’s head coach is after his second win since taking over last June and the Americas Rugby Championship should deliver at least that, if not more.

It’s the second year for the Pan-American competition, which features national squads from Canada, the USA, Brazil, Chile and Uruguay. Argentina picks a second-string team and doesn’t award caps.

Anscombe’s team last played in November against Samoa, a heart-breaking 26-23 loss in Grenoble, France. That came on the heels of a frustrating 21-16 loss to Romania in Bucharest.

That’s a pattern Canadian fans are used to in recent seasons. They could use a shift. Talking about winning is a lot more fun than talking about losing — and that’s without talking about it would be a pure statement on how they’ve gotten better on the pitch.