Florence Symonds

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Florence Symonds
Date of birth (2002-05-20) May 20, 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Vancouver, British Columbia
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2023Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1 (0)
National sevens team
YearsTeamComps
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 17 (30 pts)
Medal record
Women's rugby sevens
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Olympics
Olympic rings.svg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Paris Team competition

Florence Symonds (born May 20, 2002) is a Canadian rugby player.

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Rugby career

Symonds competed for Canada at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town. [1] [2] They placed sixth overall after losing to Fiji in the fifth place final. [3] [4] On 8 July 2023, she made her test debut for Canada's fifteens team against New Zealand at Ottawa. [5] [6] Her side went down 52–21. [5] [7]

She was chosen for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. [8] The team won a silver medal, coming from 0–12 behind to defeat Australia 21–12 in the semi-finals, [9] before losing the final to New Zealand. [10] [11]

References

  1. ↑ "2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens – ARN Guide". Americas Rugby News. September 8, 2022. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Canada's Senior Women's and Men's Sevens rosters named for Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town". Rugby Canada. September 2, 2022. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Canada women finish 6th at Rugby World Cup Sevens after lopsided loss to Fiji". Terrace Standard. September 15, 2022. Retrieved September 23, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Canadian women finish 6th at 7s World Cup following 53-0 drubbing at hands of Fiji". CBC.ca. September 11, 2022. Retrieved September 23, 2022.
  5. 1 2 "Black Ferns fly past Canada in front of record crowd in Ottawa". Americas Rugby News. July 9, 2023. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
  6. ↑ Coghe, Yuri (July 8, 2023). "Canada's women's rugby team scores 3 tries in loss to New Zealand before record home crowd". www.cbc.ca. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
  7. ↑ Burnes, Campbell (July 9, 2023). "Black Ferns secure WXV1 qualification with Ottawa victory". allblacks.com. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Team Canada reveals women's rugby sevens squad for Paris 2024". Canadian Olympic Committee. July 10, 2024. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
  9. ↑ "Team Canada shocks Australia, will go for gold in women's rugby sevens". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
  10. ↑ "Canada wins silver in women's rugby sevens after narrowly losing to All Blacks in Olympic final". Toronto Star. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
  11. ↑ "Gutsy Team Canada earns silver in women's rugby sevens". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
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