Sara Kaljuvee

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Sara Kaljuvee
Date of birth (1993-02-07) February 7, 1993 (age 30)
Place of birth Toronto, Ontario
Height165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
University St. Francis Xavier University
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 18
National sevens team(s)
YearsTeamComps
2013–PresentFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Medal record
Women's rugby sevens
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Rio Team competition
Pan American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Toronto Team competition
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Lima Team competition

Sara Kaljuvee (born February 7, 1993) is a Canadian rugby sevens and fifteens player. She won a bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics, and competed for Canada at the delayed 2021 Rugby World Cup.

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Rugby career

2015–19

In 2016, Kaljuvee was named to Canada's first ever women's rugby sevens Olympic Team. She is a two time gold medalist at the 2015 Pan American Games and the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru as a member of the Canada women's national rugby sevens team. [1]

Kaljuvee was a part of the first ever women's Commonwealth Games tournament in 2018. [2] She was also a member of the 2018 Sevens World Cup Team. [3]

2022–23

In 2022, Kaljuvee was selected and competed as the starting center in Canada's fifteens squad for the Rugby World Cup in New Zealand. [4] [5] [6] She scored a try against Fiji in a warm-up match before the World Cup. [7]

Kaljuvee was named in Canada's traveling squad for the 2023 Pacific Four Series. [8] [9] She started in her sides Pacific Four loss to the Black Ferns, they went down 21–52. [10] [11]

In 2023, Kaljuvee featured in the Premier Rugby Sevens tournament for the Pittsburgh Steeltoes. [12]

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References

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  2. Kelly, Bryan (2 April 2018). "John Tait has announced his roster for the Commonwealth Games". Rugby.ca. Rugby Canada . Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  3. "Tait names Rugby World Cup 7s Roster". Rugby Canada. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-09-28. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
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  8. "Seven new names in Canada squad for Spain tour". Americas Rugby News. 2023-03-16. Retrieved 2023-03-25.
  9. "Kevin Rouet names Canada's Women's Rugby Team roster for Spain Tour and Pacific Four Series opener". Rugby Canada. 2023-03-15. Retrieved 2023-03-25.
  10. "Black Ferns fly past Canada in front of record crowd in Ottawa". Americas Rugby News. 2023-07-09. Retrieved 2023-07-09.
  11. Burnes, Campbell (2023-07-09). "Black Ferns secure WXV1 qualification with Ottawa victory". allblacks.com. Retrieved 2023-07-09.
  12. "Steeltoes | Premier Rugby Sevens". www.prsevens.com. Retrieved 2023-07-09.