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Gordon McRorie, on the other hand, was born in Scotland, and after a brief visit here in 2014, became an Edmontonian in 2016. He was here Monday to begin preparation to be in the lineup Saturday night for Canada against world fifth-ranked Scotland in a test match.

But there was breaking news with the Team Canada arrival in Edmonton to begin training for the Saturday game.

OK, maybe not “breaking.”

Maybe “spraining.”

Or “tweaking.”

It just isn’t working out with Edmonton rugby players to perform in the big stadium with 10,000 or 12,000 fans.

McRorie was carried off the field with an injury on the first day of practice with the team in Edmonton.

In truth, it’s would have been a far bigger deal for McRorie that he was going to be playing against Scotland than that he was going to be playing in Commonwealth Stadium.

But now it’s going to be neither.

But after what happened when Canada took to the Ellerslie grounds for practice Monday afternoon, Kish may have to come out of retirement if there’s going to be a local angle to the game.

McRorie was probably going to end up playing second banana to Kish this week anyway.

It was announced Monday that Mayor Don Iveson was to declare June 7th as Jen Kish Day in Edmonton.

Indeed, he might as well named it Jen Kish Week in Edmonton as well now, too.

Having never had the chance to be celebrated in her hometown through her recent retirement as Canadian Olympic team captain, Kish will be celebrated at her old high school Wednesday at 11:30 a.m.