| Date of birth | December 28, 1996 [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Victoria, British Columbia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb; 11 st 11 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University of Victoria [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Pamphinette "Pam" Buisa (born 28 December 1996) is a Canadian rugby union and sevens player. She has represented Canada at an international level. Buisa wears a size US 10.5 rugby boot.
Buisa won a gold medal at the 2019 Pan American Games as a member of the Canada women's national rugby sevens team. [2] Alongside teammates Caroline Crossley and Charity Williams, Buisa represents the national women's sevens team on the Rugby Canada Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour Working Group which was established on July 17, 2020. [3]
In June 2021, Buisa was named to Canada's 2020 Summer Olympics team. [4] [5] She 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]
Buisa was added to Canada's fifteens team to the 2021 Rugby World Cup after Laura Russell was ruled out due to injury. [10] [11] In 2023, She was named in Canada's traveling squad for their test against the Springbok women and for the Pacific Four Series. [12] [13]
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