Justin Mensah-Coker
| Birth name | Justin Mensah-Coker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 18 November 1983 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | North Vancouver, British Columbia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 196 cm (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 107 kg (16 st 12 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Justin Mensah-Coker (born November 18, 1983, in North Vancouver, British Columbia)[1] is a Canadian rugby union player who plays internationally with the Canada national team.[2] 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.[3] He made his Canada 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.[4] He was a regular selection for the national men's seven-a-side team through the 2010–2011 season.
Mensah-Coker began his rugby career at Kitsilano Secondary School and Meraloma Rugby Club.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Justin Tyler Mensah-Coker". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
- ^ "Canadian Internationals Ryan Smith and Justin Mensah-Coker retire". The Rugby Forum. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
- ^ "Player Profile / Justin Mensah-Coker". www.moseleyrugby.co.uk. Archived from the original on May 27, 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-02.
- ^ "Churchill Cup-Edmonton June 17, 2006". Scrum.com. Retrieved 2010-02-02.
- ^ "Justin Mensah-Coker". Sport. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
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