Rod Snow

Gerald Arthur Rod Snow (born on May 1, 1970 near Come By Chance, Newfoundland) is a Canadian former professional rugby union prop. Reports suggested that he had ended his Canada playing career, but he has been named to the Canada squad for the 2006 Churchill Cup.

Snow began his senior club rugby with the Newfoundland amateur club team Dogs RFC. He went on to play professionally in South Africa for Eastern Province in 1995, before joining Newport RFC in 1996, the club he remained with until the 2002-03 season, making a total of 186 appearances. He joined Newport Gwent Dragons for the 2003-04 season.

Snow has earned 55 caps for Canada from May 1995 to May 2005. He also played for Barbarian F.C. in 1996 against Wales, a match which they lost 10-31.

Snow returned to his home province in 2005, playing for the Newfoundland Rock in their national-championship-winning season, and taking a position as the project manger for the Newfoundland and Labrador Sports Centre, a new development that will upgrade the current Swilers RFC complex into a multi-sport provincial training centre.

Rod accepted an invitation Canadian coach Rick Suggitt to return to Canada's national team for the 2006 Churchill Cup. Following this tournament, Rob helped his Newfoundland Rock team to a second Rugby Canada Super League Championship in August 2006. The season was not finished, Rod scored the winning try over the United States Eagles in the Rugby World Cup Qualifying match played in his home town of St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada. This could possibly be the greatest finish possible for one of Canada's greatest rugby heroes.

External links

* [http://www.historyofnewport.co.uk/players/Gerald_Arthur_Rod_Snow.php Newport RFC official site 'History of Newport', 'International players', Snow profile page]