Jacey Murphy

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Jacey Murphy
Date of birth (1989-03-21) March 21, 1989 (age 34)
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight79 kg (174 lb)
University University of Guelph
Occupation(s)administrative assistant
Rugby union career
Position(s) Loose forward
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Aurora Barbarians ()
Guelph Gryphons ()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2013-Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
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

Jacey Murphy Grusnick (born March 21, 1989) is a Canadian rugby union player. She represented Canada at the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup, [1] [2] and 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup. She made her debut at the 2013 Nations Cup against England.

On July 2, 2019, nine months after giving birth to her first child, Grusnick played for Canada against France at the Super Series. [3]

Murphy attended the University of Guelph. [4] She works as an administrative assistant. [5]

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References

  1. Ben Kerr, lastwordonsports.com (30 June 2014). "Canada's Roster Announced for Women's Rugby World Cup" . Retrieved 2 October 2014.
  2. 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.
  3. "Super Series faces criticism ahead of round 2". Scrum Queens. 2019-07-01. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
  4. Brad Pritchard, Simcoe.com (8 July 2014). "Essa's Jacey Murphy playing for Canada at rugby World Cup" . Retrieved 6 November 2014.
  5. "LinkedIn: Jacey Grusnick" . Retrieved July 2, 2019.