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By a quirk of fate, Ryerson student Emil Borggren fell in love with rugby league on a visit to his native Denmark.
The 23-year-old Borggren, who has a Canadian father and Danish mother, was born in Denmark but came to Canada with his family when he was six.
Borggren played rugby union for the Toronto Nomads, Ontario Junior Blues and the University of Western Ontario but suffered some injury setbacks. He found a new sport in Scandinavia by accident.
“I got introduced to (rugby) league by a bunch of Aussies and Brits over there and was playing a lot,” said Borggren, who can play centre, wing, halfback or hooker.