Lori Josephson

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Lori Josephson (born 3 October 1992) is a Canadian rugby union player. She was a member of Canada women's national rugby union team. In 2014, she was named the Canadian Interuniversity Sport player of the year. [1] [2]

Career

She competed at the 2013 CIS Women's Rugby Championship, [3] 2013 U20 Six Nations Cup, winning a gold medal, [4] [5] 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] and 2019 Women's Rugby Super Series. [11] [12]

She played for Unjiversity of Western Ontario. [13] She plays for Guelph Redcoats. [14] [15] She appeared at 2018 AthletesCAN Forum. [16]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Gabrielle Hindley named a CIS All-Canadian". University of British Columbia Athletics. 2014-10-29. Retrieved 2023-05-29.
  3. ↑ "King's student athlete Lori Josephson discovers passions both on and off the field". www.kings.uwo.ca. Retrieved 2023-05-29.
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  12. ↑ "World Rugby Women's Rugby Super Series 2019 - Canada v. USA". www.world.rugby. Retrieved 2023-05-29.
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  14. ↑ "Rugby Ontario Announces 2019 Award Winners". www.rugbyontario.com. Retrieved 2023-05-29.
  15. ↑ since 2005, Serving the BC Rugby community. "Canada Women November Tour 2018". www.bcrugbynews.com. Retrieved 2023-05-29.
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