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Elissa Alarie

Date of birth	(1986-01-31) 31 January 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth	Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	64 kg (141 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fullback Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) ?-2012 Ste Anne de Bellevue RFC () 2012- Velox Valkyries () Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) Quebec () International career Years Team Apps (Points) –  Canada under-19 2013–present  Canada 43 Correct as of 16 November 2018 National sevens team Years Team Comps 2013-2016?  Canada
Medal record Women's rugby union Representing  Canada World Cup 2014 France Team competition

Elissa Alarie (born 31 January 1986) is a Canadian rugby union player. She represented Canada at the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup.

Rugby career

Sevens career

In 2013, she was included in the Canada's sevens teams to the 2013 Hong Kong Sevens and 2013 China Women's Sevens. The latter was the third leg of 2012–13 IRB Women's Sevens World Series. In 2016, she was also chosen for Canada's first women's rugby sevens Olympic Team.

In June 2021, Alarie was selected for Canada's 2020 Summer Olympics team. She is openly lesbian.

Rugby Fifteens career

Alarie was named in Canada's squad to the 2021 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand.

References

1. Neil Davidson (16 November 2018). "Canadian women open four-game rugby tour against second-ranked England". National Post. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
2. Ben Kerr (30 June 2014). "Canada's Roster Announced for Women's Rugby World Cup". Last Word on Sports. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
   - Bryan Kelly (31 July 2014). "Canada roster announced for Women's World Cup opener vs France". BC Rugby. British Columbia Rugby Union. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
3. "Next up for Canada's Women's Sevens". Rugby Manitoba. 15 March 2013. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
4. "ELISSA ALARIE "Doubt your Fears, Not your Dreams"". Aptoella Rugby. Archived from the original on 3 December 2018. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
5. Awad, Brandi (25 June 2021). "Team Canada names women's and men's rugby teams for Tokyo 2020". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
6. Davidson, Neil (25 June 2021). "Veteran trio to lead Canada's rugby 7s squads at the Tokyo Olympics". CBC. Toronto. Canadian Press. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
7. John Leicester (27 July 2021). "'About time': LGBTQ Olympic athletes unleash a rainbow wave". WSLS. Associated Press. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
8. "Canada's Women's Rugby World Cup squad named for New Zealand". Rugby Canada. 31 August 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
9. Mockford, Sarah (9 October 2022). "Canada Women's Rugby World Cup Squad 2022 – Japan 5-41 Canada". Rugby World. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
10. "de Goede to lead Canada squad to World Cup in New Zealand". Americas Rugby News. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2022.

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