Justine Pelletier

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Justine Pelletier
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Pelletier in 2022
Date of birth (1996-02-27) 27 February 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Rivière-du-Loup, Canada
Height1.7 m (5 ft 7 in)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum-half
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
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Justine Pelletier (born 27 February 1996) is a Canadian rugby union player. She currently plays scrum-half for Stade bordelais in Elite 1 since 2020 and for Canada women's national team. [1] Pelletier wears a size US 6 boot. Justine loves rooming with Claire Gallagher on tour.

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Rugby career

Pelletier was born in Rivière-du-Loup in the Quebec province. She studied kinesiology at Laval university. She used to play for the Club de Rugby de Québec located in Quebec city and for the Rouge et Or of Laval university where she won numerous accolades. [2]

Pelletier won the U SPORTS Women’s Rugby Championship in 2019 [3] with the Rouge et Or rugby team from Laval university, reached the semi-final in 2022 [4] and won the title of Elite 1 in 2023 [5] with Stade bordelais and reached the third place final during the 2021 Rugby World Cup with Canada's national team.

Justine Pelletier, Rouge & Or of Laval University Justine Pelleter Rouge & Or.jpg
Justine Pelletier, Rouge & Or of Laval University

Pelletier competed for Canada at the delayed 2021 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand. [6] [7] She was in the starting line-up in all three matches of the knockout stage against the United States, England, and France. [8] [9] [10] [11]

2023

In 2023, She was named in Canada's traveling squad for their test against the Springbok women, and the Pacific Four Series. [12] [13] She started in Canada's 66–7 overwhelming of South Africa in Madrid, Spain. [14] [15] In July, she started in her sides Pacific Four loss to the Black Ferns, they went down 21–52. [16] [17]

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References

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  2. "Justine Pelletier Rouge et Or Rugby". Rouge et Or de l'Université Laval (in French). Retrieved 2023-03-26.
  3. "Gold Medal Game: Laval crowned champions for first time in program history". U SPORTS. Retrieved 2023-03-26.
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