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.

Justin Mensah-Coker
Birth nameJustin Mensah-Coker
Date of birth (1983-11-18) 18 November 1983 (age 40)
Place of birthNorth Vancouver, British Columbia
Height196 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Weight107 kg (16 st 12 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2006-2008
2008-2009
2009-2010
SC Albi
Plymouth Albion
Moseley
8
25
24
(0)
(30)
(20)
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2006- Canada 23 (30)
National sevens team
Years Team Comps
Canada

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

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  1. ^ "Justin Tyler Mensah-Coker". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
  2. ^ "Canadian Internationals Ryan Smith and Justin Mensah-Coker retire". The Rugby Forum. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
  3. ^ "Player Profile / Justin Mensah-Coker". www.moseleyrugby.co.uk. Archived from the original on May 27, 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-02.
  4. ^ "Churchill Cup-Edmonton June 17, 2006". Scrum.com. Retrieved 2010-02-02.
  5. ^ "Justin Mensah-Coker". Sport. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
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