Alysha Corrigan

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Alysha Corrigan
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Corrigan in 2024
Date of birth (1997-01-25) 25 January 1997 (age 28)
Place of birth Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Height167 cm (5 ft 6 in) [1]
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Rugby union career
National sevens team
YearsTeamComps
Canada
Medal record
Women's rugby sevens
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Olympics
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Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Paris Team competition
Pan American Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Santiago Team competition

Alysha Corrigan (born 25 January 1997) is a Canadian rugby union and rugby sevens athlete. [2] She won a silver medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

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Career

Corrigan only took up the sport in grade 11, who was introduced to the sport by her older sister Sidney. [3] Corrigan was named to Canada's 2023 Pan American Games team in October. [4] At the games Corrigan would go onto win the silver medal with the team. [2]

In July 2024, Corrigan was named to Canada's 2024 Olympic team in the sevens. [5] [6] [7] The team won a silver medal, coming from 0–12 behind to defeat Australia 21–12 in the semi-finals, [8] before losing the final to New Zealand. [9] [10]

She was selected in Canada's fifteens squad for the 2025 Pacific Four Series. [11] [12] In July 2025, she made the selection into Canada's Rugby World Cup squad. [13] [14]

References

  1. "Canada - Rugby Sevens Olympic Games Paris 2024". www.world.rugby. 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  2. 1 2 "Alysha Corrigan". olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. 3 October 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  3. "Alysha Corrigan Pays Tribute to Her Sister Wearing Number 16 on the World Rugby Sevens Series". www.rugby.ca. Rugby Canada. 28 February 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  4. "Canada's Santiago 2023 Rugby Sevens Teams Announced" (Press release). Vancouver, Canada: Rugby Canada . Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  5. McGoldrick, Hayley (10 July 2024). "Team Canada reveals women's rugby sevens squad for Paris 2024". Canadian Olympic Committee . Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  6. "Apps among 3 returnees to Canadian Olympic women's rugby 7s team for Paris". www.cbc.ca/sports/. CBC Sports. Canadian Press. 10 July 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  7. "P.E.I.'s Alysha Corrigan named to women's rugby sevens Olympic squad". SaltWire Network . Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. 11 July 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  8. "Team Canada shocks Australia, will go for gold in women's rugby sevens". Canadian Olympic Committee. 30 July 2024. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  9. "Canada wins silver in women's rugby sevens after narrowly losing to All Blacks in Olympic final". Toronto Star. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  10. "Gutsy Team Canada earns silver in women's rugby sevens". Canadian Olympic Committee. 30 July 2024. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  11. "36 players selected to Canada's Women's Rugby Team to defend Pacific Four Series title". Rugby Canada. 4 April 2025. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
  12. "Canada names expanded 36-player women's rugby roster for Pacific Four Series". TSN. 4 April 2025. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
  13. "32-players named to Canada's squad for Rugby World Cup in England". Rugby Canada. 24 July 2025. Archived from the original on 24 July 2025. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
  14. "Buisa ruled out of Canada squad for Women's RWC 2025". Rugby World Cup. 15 August 2025. Retrieved 15 August 2025.