Barbara Mervin

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Barbara Mervin
Date of birth (1982-04-01) April 1, 1982 (age 41)
Place of birth St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
University University of Western Ontario
Occupation(s)Sports fashion entrepreneur
Rugby union career
Position(s) Loose forward
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
– Western Mustangs ()
– Peterborough Pagans ()
– Velox Valkyries ()
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
British Columbia ()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2004–presentFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 25
National sevens team(s)
YearsTeamComps
2012Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Coaching career
YearsTeam
– Victoria Vikes
Medal record
Women's rugby union
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
World Cup
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2014 France Team competition

Barbara Mervin (born April 1, 1982) is a Canadian rugby union player also known affectionately as Swevin Mervin. [1] She represented Canada at the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup. [2] [3] She broke a bone in her right hand in Canada's first World Cup match against Spain and missed out on the rest of the World Cup in France. [4] Mervin was a member of the Canadian sevens team that won the 2012 Las Vegas Sevens.

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Mervin graduated from the University of Western Ontario with a Bachelor's degree in art history and she also has a diploma in fashion design from the Pacific Design Academy in Victoria, British Columbia.

Mervin coaches the University of Victoria Vikes. [1] She also founded a clothesline company called Aptoella Rugby Apparel. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Barbara Mervin a remarkable ambassador in Canadian Sports". AllowHerToPlay : a review of women in sport. 2013-02-10. Retrieved 2018-11-22.
  2. ↑ Ben Kerr, lastwordonsports.com (30 June 2014). "Canada's Roster Announced for Women's Rugby World Cup" . Retrieved 2 October 2014.
  3. ↑ Bryan Kelly, Rugby Canada Communications (BC Rugby.com) (31 July 2014). "Canada roster announced for Women's World Cup opener vs France". Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
  4. ↑ Dale Clifford, Peterborough Examiner (15 August 2014). "Mervin upbeat despite setback" . Retrieved 6 November 2014.
  5. ↑ Alison Donnelly, scrumqueens.com (December 2013). "Mervin making waves with APTOELLA" . Retrieved 6 November 2014.
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