| Date of birth | March 10, 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | St. Francis Xavier University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Jeff Beukeboom (father) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tyson Taylor Beukeboom (born March 10, 1991) is a Canadian rugby union player. She has represented Canada at three consecutive Rugby World Cups, starting with the silver medal-winning squad of 2014; and also at the 2017 and 2021 tournaments.
Beukeboom is the daughter of former NHL ice hockey player Jeff Beukeboom. [1] She was born in Edmonton, Alberta, during her father's fifth season with the Edmonton Oilers. She attended St. Francis Xavier University. [2]
In 2012, Beukeboom was named the CIS Female Athlete of the Year. [3] She made her debut as a member of Canada‘s national team at the 2013 Nations Cup, and was a member of Canada's squad at the 2014 Rugby World Cup in France where her side were runners-up. [2] [4]
Beukeboom was selected in Canada's squad for the 2017 Rugby World Cup in Ireland. In 2018, she earned her 33rd cap against England in Doncaster. [5]
Beukeboom was named in the Canadian squad for the 2021 Rugby World Cup that was delayed to 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [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 started in Canada's 66–7 thrashing of South Africa in Madrid, Spain. [11] [12]
In July 2023, she started in her side's Pacific Four loss to the Black Ferns, they went down 21–52. [13] [14] Beukeboom scored a hat-trick in her 60th appearance, against Australia in her side's final match of the series. [15] [16]
