Alysha Corrigan

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Alysha Corrigan
Date of birth (1997-01-25) 25 January 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth Charlottetown
Height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Rugby union career
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
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Alysha Corrigan (born 25 January 1997 Charlottetown) is a Canadian rugby union player. [1]

Corrigan competed for Canada at the 2021 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand. [2] She was named player of the match in their Pool game victory over the United States at the World Cup. [3] [4] [5] [6]

Corrigan played for the University of Prince Edward Island. [7] [8] She plays for Saracens in the Premier 15s competition. [9] [10]

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References

  1. "Alysha Corrigan". Rugby Canada. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
  2. "Maritime athletes help undefeated Canada reach quarterfinals at Rugby World Cup". Atlantic. 2022-10-28. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
  3. staff, SaltWire Network. "P.E.I.'s Alysha Corrigan named player of match at Women's Rugby World Cup | SaltWire". www.saltwire.com. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
  4. "Player of the Match Alysha Corrigan on Canada's hard fought win over USA | Rugby World Cup 2021". www.rugbypass.com. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
  5. world.rugby. "Mastercard Player of the Match - Alysha Corrigan". www.rugbyworldcup.com. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
  6. "Canada takes down U.S. at Women's Rugby World Cup to set up quarter-final rematch". cbc.ca.
  7. "Alysha Corrigan". Univ. of Prince Edward Island. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
  8. "Alysha Corrigan - Atlantic University Sport (AUS)". www.atlanticuniversitysport.com. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
  9. "Alysha Corrigan re-signs with Saracens". Americas Rugby News. 2021-08-22. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
  10. "Alysha Corrigan signs new deal at Saracens" . Retrieved 2022-11-07.