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Canadian rugby union player

Rugby player
Sommer Christie
Place of birthWentworth, Quebec
UniversityConcordia University
Rugby union career
Position(s) scrumhalf
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1999-2003 Concordia Stingers ()
Ste. Anne de Bellevue RFC ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2002?-2006? Canada
Coaching career
Years Team
2006-2009? Concordia Stingers

Sommer Christie is a Canadian rugby union player who participated at the 2002 and 2006 Women's Rugby World Cup. She earned an honourable mention in the list of the Ten Greatest North American Women rugby union players.

Rugby

Christie played club rugby for Ste. Anne de Bellevue RFC. She represented the Concordia Stingers in university from 1999 to 2003, while studying exercise science, and was later assistant coach for the team. Christie was part of the first-ever World University Sevens Championship team.

Honours and achievements

  • 2001, 2002, and 2003 CIS All-Canadian
  • 3x CIS Academic All-Canadian
  • 5x QSSF All-star
  • 2002, QSSF women's rugby MVP
  • 2002, Concordia University's Female Athlete of the Year
  • 2004, FISU Rugby 7s All-star
  • 2017, Concordia University Sport Hall of Fame induction

Wheelchair rugby

Christie is a mental performance consultant, for the Canadian national wheelchair rugby team.

References

  1. ^ Brown, Mathew. (2011). Rugby for dummies. Growden, Greg., Guthrie, Patrick, 1962- (3rd ed.). Mississauga, Ont.: Wiley. p. 321. ISBN 9781118043325. OCLC 731322674.
  2. "Rugby Manitoba". www.itsportsnet.com. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
  3. ^ "Christie named to World Cup team". stingers.ca. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
  4. "U-Sport All-Canadian teams" (PDF). U-Sports. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
  5. "2004 FISU WORLD UNIVERSITY 7-ON-7 RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP - Ontario University Athletics (OUA)". www.oua.ca. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
  6. "Sports Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony". www.concordia.ca. Retrieved April 19, 2019.

External links

Canada 2002 Women's Rugby World Cup squad
Forwards
Backs
Canada 2006 Women's Rugby World Cup squad
Forwards
Backs
Coach: Langevin


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