| Date of birth | October 25, 1990 | ||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Williams Lake, British Columbia | ||||||||||
| Height | 1.59 m (5 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) | ||||||||||
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Kayla Moleschi (born October 25, 1990) is a Canadian rugby union player. [1] She won a gold medal at the 2015 Pan American Games as a member of the Canadian women's rugby sevens team. [1] [2] She is known as a core contributor with an explosive step. [3]
In 2016, Moleschi was named to Canada's first ever women's rugby sevens Olympic team [4] and also named Rugby Canada 2016 Women's Sevens Player. [3]
In June 2021, Moleschi was named to Canada's 2020 Summer Olympics team. [5] [6]
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