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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
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