Olivia DeMerchant
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| Date of birth | February 16, 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 97 kg (214 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | St. Francis Xavier University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Olivia DeMerchant (born February 16, 1991) is a Canadian rugby union player. She represented Canada at the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup.[2][3] In 2011, she played for the Canadian women's under-20 team.[4]
She played four seasons for St. Francis Xavier University where she studied. She subsequently returned, after playing with the Saracens Ladies in 2016-2018,[5] and is currently playing her final year of eligibility in the 2018 season.[6]
Football
Olivia Demerchant began playing women's tackle football with the Capital Area Lady Gladiators of the Maritime Women's Football League in 2015. She dominated on both offense and defense from the running back and defensive end positions. She earned a Maritime Women's Football League Offensive All-Star award and 2015 Offense Player of the Year with the Lady Gladiators.
References
- ^ https://nationalpost.com/pmn/sports-pmn/canadian-women-open-four-game-rugby-tour-against-second-ranked-england
- ^ Ben Kerr, lastwordonsports.com (30 June 2014). "Canada's Roster Announced for Women's Rugby World Cup". Retrieved 2 October 2014.
- ^ Bryan Kelly, Rugby Canada Communications (BC Rugby.com) (31 July 2014). "Canada roster announced for Women's World Cup opener vs France". Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
- ^ StFX Athletics & Recreation (St. Francis Xavier University) (14 July 2011). "DeMerchant suits up with Canadian U20 national rugby team". Retrieved 4 October 2014.
- ^ "International rugby player Olivia DeMerchant a 'rookie' again for X-Women - Atlantic University Sport (AUS)". Retrieved 2018-12-01.
- ^ StFX Athletics & Recreation (St. Francis Xavier University) (3 September 2014). "Rugby chat with World Cup silver medalist Olivia DeMerchant". Retrieved 4 October 2014.