Paige Farries

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Paige Farries
Date of birth (1994-08-12) 12 August 1994 (age 29)
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2020–Present Worcester Warriors (0)
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2017–PresentFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 27 (0)
National sevens team(s)
YearsTeamComps
2013Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada

Paige Farries (born 12 August 1994) is a Canadian rugby union player. She plays at Wing for Canada and the University of Worcester Warriors.

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Personal life

Farries is originally from Red Deer, Alberta, but now lives on Vancouver Island. [1] She played lacrosse for several years, but stopped playing in grade 11 due to the size and the physicality of the boys. [1] While deciding what to do next, her high school’s rugby director invited her to try rugby. After giving it a try she became instantly hooked. [1]

Rugby career

2020–22

In 2020, She signed with the Worcester Warriors in the Premier 15s. [2]

Farries competed for Canada at the delayed 2021 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand. [3] [4] She scored the first try in the opening match against Japan, again in the second pool game against Italy, and then once more in their pool game against the United States. She scored a try, yet again, against the United States in their quarterfinal match. [5] [6] She also played in the semi-final against England, and in the third place final against France. [7] [8] [9]

2023

Farries was named in Canada's squad for their test against the Springbok women and for the Pacific Four Series. [10] [11] She scored a try in her sides 66–7 victory over South Africa in Madrid, Spain. [12] [13] She started in her sides Pacific Four loss to the Black Ferns, they went down 21–52. [14] [15]

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References

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