BRANTFORD, Ont. - Defence Minister Peter MacKay played 40 minutes in his Rugby Canada Super League debut Monday in a losing cause for the Nova Scotia Keltics.

But the 42-year-old MacKay did his part at inside centre. It was only 9-0 for the Niagara Thunder at halftime when he made his exit. The Keltics took it on the chin in the second half, going down by a final score of 49-5.

MacKay, a native of New Glasgow, N.S., played rugby a decade ago with recently retired Canadian captain Morgan Williams.

The match was the first of the season for the Keltics. The Thunder are 1-0-1 after drawing 23-23 with the Quebec Caribou in their season opener.

The Rugby Canada Super League is the highest level of club rugby in the country, featuring regional teams drawn from provincial clubs.

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