Barbara Mervin Explained

Birth Date:1 April 1982
Birth Place:St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Height:1.73 m
Weight:70 kg
University:University of Western Ontario
Occupation:Sports fashion entrepreneur
Position:Loose forward
Amatteam1:Western Mustangs
Amatteam2:Peterborough Pagans
Amatteam3:Velox Valkyries
Clubs1:British Columbia
Repyears1:2004–present
Repcaps1:25
Ru Sevensnationalyears1:2012
Coachteams1:Victoria Vikes

Barbara Mervin (born April 1, 1982) is a Canadian rugby union player also known affectionately as Swevin Mervin.[1] She represented at the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup.[2] [3] She broke a bone in her right hand in 's first World Cup match against and missed out on the rest of the World Cup in France.[4] Mervin was a member of the Canadian sevens team that won the 2012 Las Vegas Sevens.

Mervin graduated from the University of Western Ontario with a Bachelor's degree in art history and she also has a diploma in fashion design from the Pacific Design Academy in Victoria, British Columbia.

Mervin coaches the University of Victoria Vikes. She also founded a clothesline company called Aptoella Rugby Apparel.[5]

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  1. Web site: Barbara Mervin a remarkable ambassador in Canadian Sports . 2018-11-22 . 2013-02-10 . AllowHerToPlay : a review of women in sport.
  2. Web site: Canada's Roster Announced for Women's Rugby World Cup . Ben Kerr, lastwordonsports.com . 30 June 2014 . 2 October 2014.
  3. Web site: Canada roster announced for Women's World Cup opener vs France . Bryan Kelly, Rugby Canada Communications (BC Rugby.com) . 31 July 2014 . 2 October 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141006084033/http://www.bcrugby.com/news/2014/07/31/provincial-15s-senior-women/canada-roster-announced-for-women-s-world-cup-opener-vs-france/ . 6 October 2014 .
  4. Web site: Mervin upbeat despite setback . Dale Clifford, Peterborough Examiner . 15 August 2014 . 6 November 2014.
  5. Web site: Mervin making waves with APTOELLA . Alison Donnelly, scrumqueens.com . December 2013 . 6 November 2014.