Elissa Alarie Explained

Birth Date:31 January 1986
Birth Place:Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada
Height:1.70 m
Weight:64 kg
Ru Position:Fullback
Amatteam1:Ste Anne de Bellevue RFC
Amatyears1:?-2012
Amatteam2:Velox Valkyries
Amatyears2:2012-
Ru Province1:Quebec
Repteam1: under-19
Repcaps2:43[1]
Ru Ntupdate:16 November 2018

Elissa Alarie (born 31 January 1986) is a Canadian rugby union player. She represented at the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup.[2]

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.[3] [4]

In June 2021, Alarie was selected for Canada's 2020 Summer Olympics team.[5] [6] She is openly lesbian.[7]

Rugby Fifteens career

Alarie was named in Canada's squad to the 2021 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand.[8] [9] [10]

Notes and References

  1. News: Canadian women open four-game rugby tour against second-ranked England . National Post. Neil Davidson . 16 November 2018. 22 October 2021.
  2. Web site: Canada's Roster Announced for Women's Rugby World Cup . Ben Kerr. Last Word on Sports. 30 June 2014 . 2 October 2014.
    - Web site: Canada roster announced for Women's World Cup opener vs France . Bryan Kelly. BC Rugby. British Columbia Rugby Union . 31 July 2014 . 22 October 2021 . 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 .
  3. Web site: Next up for Canada's Women's Sevens. Rugby Manitoba. 15 March 2013 . 22 October 2021 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141006092440/http://www.rugbymanitoba.com/next-up-for-canadas-womens-sevens/ . 6 October 2014 .
  4. Web site: ELISSA ALARIE "Doubt your Fears, Not your Dreams". Aptoella Rugby . 22 October 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181203061146/http://aptoella.com/elissa-alarie-doubt-your-fears-not-your-dream/ . 3 December 2018 . dead .
  5. Web site: Awad. Brandi. Team Canada names women's and men's rugby teams for Tokyo 2020. Canadian Olympic Committee. 25 June 2021. 4 July 2021.
  6. News: Davidson. Neil. 25 June 2021. Veteran trio to lead Canada's rugby 7s squads at the Tokyo Olympics. CBC. Canadian Press. Toronto. 22 October 2021.
  7. Web site: John Leicester . Associated Press. 27 July 2021. 'About time': LGBTQ Olympic athletes unleash a rainbow wave. 2 August 2021. WSLS.
  8. Web site: Canada's Women's Rugby World Cup squad named for New Zealand . 2022-09-15 . Rugby Canada . en.
  9. Web site: Mockford . Sarah . 2022-10-09 . Canada Women's Rugby World Cup Squad 2022 – Japan 5-41 Canada . 2022-10-12 . Rugby World . en-US.
  10. Web site: 2022-09-01 . de Goede to lead Canada squad to World Cup in New Zealand . 2022-10-12 . Americas Rugby News . en-US.

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