Paige Farries

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Paige Farries
Date of birth (1994-08-12) 12 August 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Red Deer, Alberta
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
Current team Saracens
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2020–2023 Worcester Warriors 39 [1] (80 [1] )
2023– Saracens 13 [1] (40 [1] )
Correct as of 2025-01-07
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2017–present Canada 38 (–)
Correct as of 19 December 2024
National sevens team
YearsTeamComps
2013 Canada

Paige Nickerson Farries (born 12 August 1994) is a Canadian rugby union player. [2] She currently plays as a wing for Saracens in Premiership Women's Rugby, the top-flight competition of women's rugby union in England, and for Canada at international level. [3]

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Personal life

Farries is originally from Red Deer, Alberta, but now lives on Vancouver Island. [4] She played lacrosse for several years, but stopped playing in grade 11 due to the size and the physicality of the boys. [4] While deciding what to do next, her high school’s rugby director invited her to try rugby. After giving it a go, she became instantly hooked. [4]

Rugby career

2020–22

In 2020, Farries signed with Worcester Warriors in the Premier 15s. [5]

Farries competed for Canada at the delayed 2021 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand. [6] [7] 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. [8] [9] She also played in the semi-final against England, and in the third place final against France. [10] [11] [12]

2023

In October 2023, Farries was made redundant from Worcester Warriors, prior to the start of the 2023–24 season, after the club withdrew from the league because of insufficient funds to continue operating. [13] The following month, she joined Saracens. [14]

Farries was named in Canada's squad for their test against the Springbok women and for the Pacific Four Series. [15] [16] She scored a try in her sides 66–7 victory over South Africa in Madrid, Spain. [17] [18] She started in her sides Pacific Four loss to the Black Ferns, they went down 21–52. [19] [20]

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  12. ↑ "Blue wave hits Canada as France celebrates Bronze victory". Americas Rugby News. 2022-11-12. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
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  14. ↑ "Paige Farries: Saracens Women sign Canadian international". BBC Sport . 22 November 2023. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
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