Natasha Watcham-Roy Explained

Natasha Watcham-Roy
Birth Date:28 April 1992
Birth Place:Ottawa, Ontario
Height:1.70 m
Weight:67 kg
Repsevensyears1:2015-

Natasha Watcham-Roy (born April 28, 1992) is a Canadian rugby union player.[1] She won a gold medal at the 2015 Pan American Games as a member of the Canadian women's rugby sevens team.[2]

In 2016, Watcham-Roy was named to Canada's first ever women's rugby sevens Olympic team.[3] In August 2018, she stepped away from the program.[4] On 22 November 2018, she announced her retirement due to mental health.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Natasha Watcham-Roy . Olympic.ca . . July 10, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160711092751/http://olympic.ca/team-canada/natasha-watcham-roy/# . 2016-07-11 . live .
  2. Web site: Natasha Watcham-Roy . Toronto2015.org . . July 16, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160808090913/http://results.toronto2015.org/IRS/en/rugby-7/athlete-profile-n10152792-watcham-roy-natasha.htm# . 2016-08-08 . live .
  3. News: Beth . MacDonnell . Historic first Canadian women selected for Olympic rugby at Rio 2016 . Olympic.ca . . July 8, 2016 . July 10, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160709224209/http://olympic.ca/2016/07/08/historic-first-canadian-women-selected-to-hit-the-olympic-rugby-pitch-at-rio-2016/# . 2016-07-09 . live .
  4. News: Canadian rugby sevens women open crucial World Series season in Colorado . Davidson . Neil . Burnaby Now . 2018-10-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181019001611/https://www.burnabynow.com/canadian-rugby-sevens-women-open-crucial-world-series-season-in-colorado-1.23468296# . 2018-10-19 . live .
  5. Web site: Olympic Medalist Natasha Watcham-Roy Retires from Canada Rugby Sevens .