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Sara Svoboda (born 3 February 1995) is a Canadian rugby union player. She plays in the Back row for Canada and Loughborough Lightning. [1] [2]
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Sara Svoboda (born 3 February 1995) is a Canadian rugby union player. She plays in the Back row for Canada and Loughborough Lightning. [1] [2]
Svoboda graduated from Centennial Secondary School. [1] [3] Her rugby career began with the Belleville Bulldogs minis program, she also progressed through their junior and senior ranks. [1] She represented McMaster University in Hamilton where she was studying Kinesiology. [1] [3]
Svoboda competed for Canada at the delayed 2021 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand. [4] She featured in the semifinal loss to England, and started in the third place final against France. [5] [6] [7] [8]
In 2023, She was named in Canada's squad for their test against the Springbok women and for the Pacific Four Series. [9] [10] She scored a try in Canada's 66–7 victory over South Africa in Madrid, Spain. [11] [12]
Svoboda's father, Paul, captained the Canadian Cougars rugby league team that played the USA in 1993. [3] [2] Her uncle Karl Svoboda played and captained Canada's Men's Team from 1985 to 1995, including at the first three Rugby World Cups. [3] [2] Her twin sister Katie is also capped for the senior women’s team having made her debut in 2016, while her younger sister Tia is an up-and-coming player. [2] [13] [14]
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