Ron Toews (born April 28, 1969) is a Canadian former international

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player. Toews was born in

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and grew up in British Columbia, where he attended

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. A centre and winger, Toews competed for Vancouver club Meraloma and was a varsity player with UBC. He debuted for

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in their win over Wales at Cardiff in 1993 and was capped 16 times during his career. In 1995, Toews was a member of the Canadian squad at the Rugby World Cup in South Africa, but never got to take the field. He also represented Canada at the

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in Hong Kong.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Toews, Ron 1969 births Living people Canadian rugby union players Canada international rugby union players Canada international rugby sevens players 1995 Rugby World Cup players Rugby union players from British Columbia Rugby union centres Rugby union wings UBC Thunderbirds rugby union players Meraloma Rugby players

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