Montrealer Jon Phelan Phelan and Beno T Piffero

: On one hand, it means he will realize his dream of playing in the Rugby World Cup — but on the other hand, he doing without his long time teammate and fellow Montrealer Jon Phelan, according to CBC. Phelan was among the final players cut from the squad. "Jon used to play with me at Ste-Anne-De-Bellevue, so until that moment we were always two from Quebec and he was kind of my translator and a really good friend. Piffero says being the only Quebecer named to Team Canada was a bittersweet moment. So now I'm all by myself and I will try to show that Rugby in Quebec is growing," Piffero said. Piffero was born in Montreal; his parents were immigrants from France. Piffero French connection Benoît Piffero will represent Canada at the Rugby World Cup. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.