With the RUGBY WORLD CUP 2015 kicking off this Friday, Sept. 18 at 2 p.m. ET on TSN, the #REDNATIONRoster alerts provide an introduction to the members of Canada’s men’s rugby team! In the first edition, we meet Canada’s front row: the props and hookers.

PROPS

Name: Hubert Buydens

Hometown: Saskatoon, SK

In my hometown, you must visit: My mom’s house

My worst-ever rugby injury is: Popped a rib

My go-to jam before game time is: Silence

If I could have any superpower, I would choose: Hulk smash!

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Name: Jake Ilnicki

Nickname: Snake or Ilnicks

Twitter/Instagram handle: @Ilnix / @jakobie23

Hometown: Williams Lake, BC

My worst-ever rugby injury is: MCL tear

My hidden talent is: I can two-step dance very well.

If I could have any superpower, I would choose: To be invisible when no one is looking at me.

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Name: Djustice Sears-Duru

Nickname: DJ

Twitter/Instagram handle: @DjSD1 / @djustice_sd1

Hometown: Oakville, ON

My worst-ever rugby injury is: Broken ankle

My go-to jam before game time is: “Juicy” by Notorious B.I.G.

My hidden talent is: I play the saxophone

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Name: Andrew Tiedemann

Nickname: Tieds

Twitter/Instagram handle: @AndrewTiedemann

Hometown: St. Albert, AB

My worst-ever rugby injury is: Orbital

My hidden talent is: Asbestos mouth

My words to live by: “Study hard, work hard, play hard.”  –Clayton Tiedemann

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Name: Doug Wooldridge

Nickname: Liger

Twitter/Instagram handle: @doug_wooldridge

Hometown: Lindsay, ON

My worst-ever rugby injury is: Torn pectoral muscle

My hidden talent is: Playing the harmonica

If I were to die and come back as a person or a thing, it would be: A spoiled family dog

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HOOKERS

Name: Ray Barkwill

Nickname: La Flama Blanca

Twitter/Instagram handle: @RayBarkwill2 / @RayBarkwill

Hometown: Niagara Falls, ON

My worst-ever rugby injury is: Broken jaw

My hidden talent is: I can throw a baseball in the 80mph range.

If I could have any superpower, I would choose: Mind power, like Professor X in X-Men.

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Name: Benoit Piffero

Nickname: Pif

Twitter/Instagram handle: @BenPif

Hometown: Montreal, QC

My worst-ever rugby injury is: PCL in right knee

If I could have any superpower, I would choose: To have the beard of Hubert Buydens

In my hometown, you must visit: St.-Viateur Bagel

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