| Date of birth | 31 January 1986 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Elissa Alarie (born 31 January 1986) is a Canadian rugby union player. She represented Canada at the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup. [2]
In 2013, she was included in the Canada's sevens teams to the 2013 Hong Kong Sevens and 2013 China Women's Sevens. The latter was the third leg of 2012–13 IRB Women's Sevens World Series. In 2016, she was also chosen for Canada's first women's rugby sevens Olympic Team. [3] [4]
In June 2021, Alarie was selected for Canada's 2020 Summer Olympics team. [5] [6] She is openly lesbian. [7]
Alarie was named in Canada's squad to the 2021 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand. [8] [9] [10]
Conor Adam Trainor is a Canadian rugby union player. He is from Vancouver, where he started playing rugby at St. George's School.
Sarah Hirini is a New Zealand women's rugby union player. She has played fifteen-a-side and seven-a-side rugby union, as a member of the New Zealand women's national rugby sevens team and New Zealand women's national rugby union team. Hirini was captain of the New Zealand Women's Sevens team that won a silver medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro and back-to-back gold medals at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo and at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. During her time with the team they won the World Rugby Women's Sevens Series in 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2016–17, 2018–19, 2019–20 and 2022–23 as well as the Sevens league title for the 2023-24 season. She was a member of the fifteen-a-side 2017 and 2021 Black Ferns Rugby World Cup winning squads.
Laura Russell is a Canadian rugby union player.
Brittany "Britt" Benn is a Canadian rugby union player. She represented Canada at the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup. She was a member of the touring squad that played France and England in November 2013.
Tyson Beukeboom is a Canadian rugby union player. She has represented Canada at three consecutive Rugby World Cups, starting with the silver medal-winning squad of 2014; and also at the 2017 and 2021 tournaments.
Karen Paquin is a Canadian rugby union player. Known for her power and speed, she is skilled at both the sevens and 15s version of the game.
Portia Woodman-Wickliffe is a New Zealand rugby union player. She plays fifteen-a-side and seven-a-side rugby union, and was a member of the New Zealand women's national rugby sevens team and New Zealand women's national rugby union team. Woodman was a member of the New Zealand Women's Sevens team that won a silver medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro and gold medals at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo and at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. She retired from international sevens rugby after the Paris Olympics.
Selica Winiata is a New Zealand Rugby union player and referee. She plays for the Black Ferns, the Black Ferns Sevens and provincially for the Manawatu Cyclones. She was part of the Black Ferns 2014 and Champion 2017 Rugby World Cup squads. She won a silver medal with the Black Ferns Sevens team at the inaugural women's 2009 Rugby World Cup Sevens tournament and a gold medal at the 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens.
Ghislaine Landry is a Canadian rugby union player. She won a gold medal at the 2015 Pan American Games as a member of the Canadian women's rugby sevens team. During the 2016–17 season, Landry succeeded Jen Kish as captain of the national sevens. On October 20, 2018, Landry became the first woman to hit the 1,000 point milestone in the women's sevens World Series.
Bianca Farella is a Canadian rugby player. In 2016, she was named to Canada's first ever women's rugby sevens Olympic team.
Charity Williams is a Canadian rugby sevens player.
Theresa Matauaina Setefano is a New Zealand rugby union player. She was a member of the Black Ferns champion 2017 and 2021 Rugby World Cup squads. She has also represented New Zealand in rugby sevens; she won gold medals at the 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens, 2018 Commonwealth Games, 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo and at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. She played for the Blues Women in the 2022 Super Rugby Aupiki season.
Pamphinette "Pam" Buisa is a Canadian rugby union and sevens player. She has represented Canada at an international level. Buisa wears a size US 10.5 rugby boot.
Breanne Nicholas is a Canadian rugby sevens player. She won a gold medal at the 2019 Pan American Games as a member of the Canada women's national rugby sevens team.
This article shows the squads of all participating teams for the women's rugby sevens competition at the 2020 Summer Olympics. Each squad could have up to 12 players, however in July 2021, the International Olympic Committee allowed replacements to also compete due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This meant each team could have up to 13 players.
Olivia Apps is a Canadian rugby union and sevens player. Olivia was raised in Kawartha Lakes, Ontario, Canada and was introduced to rugby in Grade 10 in Lindsay, Ontario, Canada.
Keyara Wardley is a Canadian rugby union player, in the sevens discipline.
Phil Berna is a Canadian rugby sevens player.
Alena Saili is a New Zealand rugby sevens player.is a New Zealand rugby union player. She plays seven-a-side and fifteen-a-side rugby union, and is a member of the New Zealand women's national rugby sevens team.
Jazmin Felix-Hotham is a New Zealand rugby sevens player. She plays for the Black Ferns Sevens and represents Waikato provincially. Hotham was a member of the New Zealand Women's Sevens team when they won a gold medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.
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