Justin Blanchet
| Date of birth | 25 August 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 98 kg (216 lb; 15 st 6 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Justin Blanchet (born 25 August 1993 in Canada)[1] is a former Canadian rugby union player who played for the Exeter Chiefs and Bedford Blues. His playing position was flanker. He retired following his fourth concussion sustained in a warm-up match in the lead up to the 2019 Rugby World Cup.[2] Previously, he had earned 7 caps for the Canada national team, making his debut against Brazil in the 2019 Americas Rugby Championship.[3] His performances in the rest of the tournament saw him named in the Canada squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup,[4] however he withdrew from the squad following his concussion on 10 September 2019, following the warm-up match against the United States.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Justin Blanchet". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
- ^ "'Players wonder whether it's all worth it': life in rugby union's Championship". The Guardian. 12 February 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
- ^ "Listless Canada overpowered by Brazil". Americas Rugby News. 9 February 2019. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
- ^ "Rugby Canada announces 2019 Rugby World Cup Team; Final warm-up test match against USA set to take place September 7th at BC Place Stadium". Rugby Canada. 3 September 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
- ^ "ROSTER UPDATE: RUGBY WORLD CUP 2019". Rugby Canada. 10 September 2019. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
External links
[edit]- Justin Blanchet at ItsRugby.co.uk
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