Nakisa Levale

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Nakisa Levale
Date of birth (1997-03-12) 12 March 1997 (age 27)
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Rugby union career
National sevens team
YearsTeamComps
2021–PresentFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada

Nakisa Levale (born 12 March 1997) is a Canadian rugby sevens player. She was named in Canada's sevens team and competed at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. [1] [2] [3] Her side lost to New Zealand in the bronze medal match and finished fourth overall. [4] [5]

Levale competed for Canada at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town. [6] [7] They placed sixth overall after losing to Fiji in the fifth place final. [8] [9]

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References

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  2. "Canada's Women's and Men's Sevens rosters named for Commonwealth Games". Rugby Canada. 2022-07-12. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
  3. "Canada names rosters for Commonwealth Games 7s". Americas Rugby News. 2022-07-12. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
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  8. "Canada women finish 6th at Rugby World Cup Sevens after lopsided loss to Fiji". Terrace Standard. 2022-09-15. Retrieved 2022-09-23.
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