Connor Braid | |
Birth Name: | Connor Jackson Braid |
Birth Date: | 31 May 1990 |
Birth Place: | Victoria, British Columbia, Canada |
Height: | 1.82 m |
Weight: | 98.4 kg |
Ru Position: | Centre / Fly-half |
Ru Amateurclubs: | James Bay AA |
Ru Nationalteam: | Canada U20 |
Ru Nationalyears: | 2009–2010 2010–2018 |
Ru Nationalcaps: | 7 26 |
Ru Nationalpoints: | (40) (43) |
Ru Ntupdate: | 27 January 2018 |
Ru Clubyears: | 2012–2013 2014–2015 2014–2015 2016–2017 |
Ru Clubcaps: | 12 6 7 5 |
Ru Clubpoints: | (5) (11) (10) (27) |
Ru Clubupdate: | 21 January 2021 |
Repsevensyears1: | 2011– |
Repsevensteam1: | Canada |
Repsevenscomp1: | 37 |
Ru Sevensupdate: | 21 January 2021[1] |
School: | Oak Bay High School |
University: | Royal Roads University |
Connor Jackson Braid (born May 31, 1990) is a Canadian rugby union player. Braid is capable of playing at fly-half, in the centres or in the back three for XVs. In VIIs Braid's preferred position is at prop.
At the start of the 2014–15 season Braid signed an initial 3-month contract with Glasgow Warriors. This contract was extended although he was sent to London Scottish in December 2014 on loan with an agreement that he could return for cover during the 2015 Six Nations tournament. However, at the end of the Six Nations Glasgow Warriors announced that Braid would stay with the Pro 12 club until the end of the season.
Braid is now playing professionally with Canada 7s.
In June 2021, Braid was named to Canada's 2020 Summer Olympics team.[2] [3]