Olivia Apps
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| Born | December 1, 1998 Toronto, Ontario, Canada | |||||||
| Height | 164 cm (5 ft 5 in) | |||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | |||||||
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Olivia Apps (born December 1, 1998) is a Canadian rugby union and sevens player.[1]
Career
Apps was part of Canada's 2018 Commonwealth Games team that finished in fourth place.[1]
In June 2021, Apps was named to Canada's 2020 Olympic team as an alternate.[2][3] In September 2021, following the Olympics, she was named Captain of the Canada's Women's 7s national rugby team.[4]
Apps competed for Canada at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town.[5][6] They placed sixth overall after losing to Fiji in the fifth place final.[7][8]
Personal life
Apps is the daughter of Alfred Apps and Danielle French. At seven years old, she was diagnosed with alopecia universalis. She began competitive rugby at age 15.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "Olivia Apps". www.olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on February 4, 2022. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
- ^ Awad, Brandi (June 25, 2021). "Team Canada names women's and men's rugby teams for Tokyo 2020". www.olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on February 12, 2022. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
- ^ Davidson, Neil (June 25, 2021). "Veteran trio to lead Canada's rugby 7s squads at the Tokyo Olympics". Canadian Press. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Archived from the original on September 15, 2021. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
- ^ Williams, Rob (September 20, 2021). "Despite everything, Canada Sevens put on a show in Vancouver again". Daily Hive. Archived from the original on October 25, 2021. Retrieved May 3, 2022.
- ^ "2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens – ARN Guide". Americas Rugby News. September 8, 2022. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Canada's Senior Women's and Men's Sevens rosters named for Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town". Rugby Canada. September 2, 2022. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
- ^ "Canada women finish 6th at Rugby World Cup Sevens after lopsided loss to Fiji". Terrace Standard. September 15, 2022. Retrieved September 23, 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Canadian women finish 6th at 7s World Cup following 53-0 drubbing at hands of Fiji". CBC.ca. September 11, 2022. Retrieved September 23, 2022.
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