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| Date of birth | 9 February 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Loretteville, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 179 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 83 kg (183 lb; 13 st 1 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Laetitia Royer (born 9 February 1991) is a Canadian rugby union player who plays in the Back row.
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In 2020, she joined the French club Lons Section Paloise, after two seasons at the club, she left after their final match where she scored a try in a 33–0 victory against the Valkyries Normandie RC allowing them to stay in Élite 1.
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